South Dakota ELA 3.L.1.g
The Standard
- 3.L.1
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Form and use adverbs and adjectives (comparative and superlative).
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students change describing words to compare two people or things, then three or more. They use these words to describe both nouns and actions.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student calls one pencil longer than another and the longest of three. They write that one runner moves more quickly than another and identify who moves most quickly.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may use fastest to compare only two runners or write more faster. They may write quicklier instead of more quickly, or use an adjective to describe an action.
How to Assess It
- Give an exit ticket: Complete 'The blue pencil is ___ (long) than the red one' and 'Of three runners, Ava runs ___ (quickly).' Ask students to explain each choice.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Line up three paper strips by length, then label them long, longer, and longest.
Ask, 'How does a turtle move compared with a rabbit?' Have partners write a sentence using more slowly.
Give pairs word cards marked tall, taller, tallest, quickly, more quickly, and most quickly; have them sort the cards into two word families.
Read a three-day weather forecast; write which day is warmer than Tuesday and which is warmest.
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