NY Next Generation ELA 6SL6
The Standard
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students adjust speech for different contexts, tasks, and audiences. They use formal English when the situation calls for it.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student changes vocabulary, tone, detail, and delivery appropriately between informal discussion and formal presentation. Meaning remains clear in both settings.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat formal English as using long or obscure words. They may use one register everywhere or change tone without considering audience and purpose.
How to Assess It
- Give one idea and two contexts, a peer conversation and a formal school presentation. Ask students to deliver an appropriate version for each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Transform an informal message into a formal announcement using audience and purpose cards.
Ask students which language choices signal a formal context.
Play Register Switch with the same message for different audiences.
Practice explaining a class project to peers, families, and school leaders.
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Related Standards
- 5SL6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate.
- 7SL6
The 7th Grade version of this standard.
- 8SL6
The 8th Grade version of this standard.
- 9-10SL6
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
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