English Language Arts and Reading.2.11.D.viii

The student is expected to

edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:

 

coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.

Use the following rubric to monitor students’ progress toward mastering this SE. This SE should be assessed both while students are developing drafts and after students have completed their drafts.

Sample rubric:

  1. The student is unable to edit drafts to correctly use coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates even with adult assistance.
  2. The student is inconsistently able to edit drafts to use coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates correctly with adult assistance.
  3. The student is consistently able to edit drafts to use coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates correctly with adult assistance.
  4. The student is independently able to edit drafts to use coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects and predicates correctly.
The subject of a sentence can carry out two or more actions in the predicate (the part of the sentence containing the verb). The verbs expressing these actions are joined by a coordinating conjunction. For example, in the sentence “Mason tried to clean his room but forgot to look under the bed,” the subject, Mason, both tried and forgot. The conjunction but indicates a contrast or conflict between something intended and the outcome.
Sentences can have two or more subjects that have the same value in a sentence and share the same verb/predicate. These subjects are joined by a coordinating conjunction to indicate their relationship. For example, in the sentence “My brother and sister enjoyed the surprise party,” the conjunction and indicates that the brother and sister (subjects in the sentence) both enjoyed (shared verb) the party.
Students are expected to use coordinating conjunctions in their writing as a tool to establish the relationship between words, phrases, or independent clauses in a sentence. This link should indicate a relationship based on cause and effect, opposition, alternatives, or the addition or negation of equally important ideas or details. For example, in the sentence “I want to have ice cream for dinner, but my mom will not let me,” the coordinating conjunction but makes it clear to the reader that the mother and the speaker’s intentions are in opposition.
Editing is a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling. Applying the standards of the English language correctly helps the audience more easily comprehend the information because it is not having to interrupt thinking to determine what the writer intended to say.
standard rules of the English language, including written mechanics such as punctuation, capitalization, spelling, paragraphing, etc. and written/oral grammar such as parts of speech, word order, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure

Research

Graham, S., Bollinger, A., Booth Olson, C., D’Aoust, C., MacArthur, C., McCutchen, D., & Olinghouse, N. (2012).Teaching elementary school students to be effective writers: A practice guide (NCEE 2012–4058). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/writing_pg_062612.pdf

Summary: The four recommendations in the WWC practice guide, Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers, encourage teachers to help students use writing effectively to communicate ideas.