South Dakota ELA 11-12.SL.6
The Standard
Adapt speech and communication to a variety of contexts, audiences, tasks. Use self-reflection and feedback from others. Demonstrate a command of standard English conventions when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 11–12 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.)
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain the same idea differently to a friend, a class, or a school board. They review a recording and a classmate’s comment, then revise their wording or delivery. They use standard English when the setting calls for it.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can turn a casual explanation into a clear update for a school board, using details that matter to that audience. After feedback, they can name one change they made and explain why it helps.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think good speaking means sounding formal in every setting. Some change a few words but keep examples that do not fit the audience. Others receive feedback but make no changes when they speak again.
How to Assess It
- Have students give a 20-second update about a canceled school event to a friend and then to the principal. After one partner comment, they revise the principal update using standard English and name one change they made.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs two audience cards, a younger student and a school board member, and have them record two versions of a field trip proposal.
Ask students to compare their recordings: Which words changed for each listener, and which version needs a clearer explanation?
Play audience switch: draw a setting card during a cafeteria policy pitch, restate the pitch, then try again after partner feedback.
Have students record a 45-second voicemail to a summer job supervisor explaining a schedule conflict in clear, professional English.
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