NY Next Generation ELA KL5.c
The Standard
Use words to identify and describe the world, making connections between words and their use (e.g., places at home that are colorful).
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use words to identify and describe the people, places, objects, actions, and experiences around them. They connect each word to real examples that make its meaning clear.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student selects an accurate identifying or describing word for a familiar situation. The student explains the connection through speech, drawing, movement, or a simple sentence.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name an object without describing it or use one favorite adjective for many different features. They may repeat a word correctly without connecting it to an observable example.
How to Assess It
- Give the student pictures of familiar rooms and objects. Ask for words that identify and describe each, with an explanation or demonstration of the connection.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Match identifying and describing word cards to real classroom objects, then explain or demonstrate each connection.
Ask, ‘Which place at home could be colorful, and what would make that word fit?’
Play Word Hunt by finding real examples of assigned describing words around the room or playground.
Create a picture-word guide that identifies and describes important places in the classroom.
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Related Standards
- 2L5.b
Use words for identification and description, making connections between words and their use (e.g., describe foods that are spicy or juicy).
- 2L5.a
Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
- 1L5.c
Use words for identification and description, making connections between words and their use (e.g., places at home that are cozy).
- 3L5.b
Use words for identification and description, making connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).
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