5.11.D.vii
The Standard
pronouns, including indefinite
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 find and correct pronouns such as everyone, someone, both, and several in their drafts. They make each pronoun agree with its verb and keep references clear.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can identify indefinite pronouns while rereading a draft. The student correctly writes everyone is, several are, and similar pronoun-verb pairs.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often treat everyone, each, or somebody as plural because they refer to groups. They may also pair plural pronouns such as several with singular verbs.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Edit “Everyone bring their notebook, but several is missing.” Underline each indefinite pronoun and correct the verbs.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs pronoun cards and verb cards, then have them match everyone with is, several with are, and other correct pairs.
Ask students to explain why “Everyone is ready” and “Several are ready” use different verbs.
Post five sentences around the room for an editing relay in which teams correct pronoun and verb errors.
Have students edit a classroom announcement containing indefinite pronouns, then check that each pronoun works with its verb.
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