4.ELAR.11.D
Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:: (i) Complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments. (ii) Past tense of irregular verbs. (iii) Singular, plural, common, and proper nouns. (iv) Adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms. (v) Adverbs that convey frequency and adverbs that convey degree. (vi) Prepositions and prepositional phrases. (vii) Pronouns, including reflexive. (viii) Coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences. (ix) Capitalization of historical periods, events, and documents; titles of books; stories and essays; and languages, races, and nationalities. (x) Punctuation marks, including apostrophes in possessives, commas in compound sentences, and quotation marks in dialogue; and (xi) correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words.
Grade 4 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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Skills
- edit (drafts using standard English conventions) #dok2
- identify (errors in sentence structure and grammar) #dok2
- apply (correct capitalization and punctuation) #dok2
- revise (drafts to use correct spelling and word forms) #dok2
- construct (sentences with correct subject-verb agreement and proper mechanics) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can recognize and correct errors in simple and compound sentences. #dok1
- I can identify and apply subject-verb agreement in sentences. #dok2
- I can edit my writing to avoid splices, run-ons, and fragments. #dok2
- I can use the correct past tense forms of irregular verbs in my writing. #dok1
- I can correctly use singular, plural, common, and proper nouns in sentences. #dok1
- I can apply the appropriate forms of adjectives and adverbs in sentences. #dok2
- I can use prepositions and prepositional phrases accurately in writing. #dok2
- I can identify and use reflexive pronouns correctly. #dok1
- I can use coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences. #dok2
- I can capitalize historical periods, events, documents, and titles correctly. #dok1
- I can punctuate sentences correctly, including the use of apostrophes, commas, and quotation marks. #dok2
- I can spell grade-appropriate words with correct orthographic patterns and high-frequency words. #dok2
- I can edit my draft for multiple conventions at the same time to improve clarity and correctness. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Mastering standard English conventions improves the clarity and effectiveness of written communication.
- Editing and revising drafts for conventions is a multi-step process essential for producing polished writing.
Essential Questions
- Why is it important to use standard English conventions in writing?
- How can you identify and correct common errors in sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation?
- In what ways do spelling and word choice affect the meaning and credibility of your writing?
- What strategies can you use to edit and proofread your own or others' drafts for multiple conventions?
- How does revising for conventions make your writing more effective and understandable to others?