7.10.D.iii
The Standard
conjunctive adverbs
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students edit sentences and drafts that use conjunctive adverbs such as however, therefore, meanwhile, and instead. They select words that show clear relationships and add correct punctuation.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose a conjunctive adverb that shows the intended relationship, such as contrast, result, or addition. They use a semicolon or period before it and a comma after it when needed.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may use a comma before however and create a comma splice. They may also confuse conjunctive adverbs with coordinating conjunctions or omit the comma after the adverb.
How to Assess It
- Give students: “The forecast predicted rain however we played outside.” Ask them to edit it correctly and explain both punctuation marks.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips, conjunctive adverb cards, semicolons, periods, and commas, then have them build and punctuate five correct examples.
Ask students to compare however, therefore, and meanwhile, then write one sentence explaining how each changes the link between ideas.
Play an editing relay where teams correct sentences with missing semicolons, periods, or commas around conjunctive adverbs.
Have students revise three school announcement lines using conjunctive adverbs to show contrast, cause and effect, and sequence.
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