2.11.D.viii

ELA2nd Gradeedit drafts using standard English conventions, including:

The Standard

coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students combine two subjects or two actions in one sentence using a joining word such as “and,” “or,” or “but.” They reread drafts and fix missing or incorrect joining words.

What Mastery Looks Like

A student writes sentences such as “Mia and Luis read” and “Mia reads and writes.” The student can find and correct missing or incorrect joining words in a draft.

Common Misconceptions

Students may write an incomplete pairing, such as “Lena and sings” or “runs and the dog.” They may also repeat the subject instead of joining two actions under one subject.

How to Assess It

Give students: “The rabbit hops. The rabbit digs.” Ask them to combine the ideas, circle the joining word, and underline both actions.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give pairs noun, verb, and conjunction cards, then have them build sentences with two subjects or two actions.

  2. Ask students to write about two friends doing one activity, then one friend doing two activities.

  3. Play Sentence Match by pairing subject or action strips and choosing “and,” “or,” or “but” to join them.

  4. Read a lunch menu or class schedule, then write sentences that join two choices or two activities.

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