NY Next Generation ELA 2SL4
The Standard
Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details. They express ideas and feelings clearly for listeners.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student organizes a focused description and selects details that help listeners picture or understand the subject. Ideas and feelings are stated clearly.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list unrelated adjectives. They may omit the subject, sequence, or feeling that makes details understandable.
How to Assess It
- Show a familiar scene or event picture. Ask students to give a clear description using three relevant details and one idea or feeling.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Use objects and picture prompts to practice who, where, what, and feeling details.
Ask students which detail helps listeners understand most.
Play Mystery Description with relevant clues.
Describe a familiar school place or event for a new student.
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Related Standards
- KSL4
Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail.
- 9-10W3d
Use precise words and phrases, explicit details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
- 1SL4
Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with relevant details expressing ideas clearly.
- 6W3.d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
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