English Language Arts and Reading.5.11.D.i

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The student is expected to

edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:

 

complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments;

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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.

As students complete a shared writing activity, have them edit the piece of writing for subject-verb agreement and ensure there are a variety of complete simple and compound sentences as well as no sentences which are splices, run-ons, or fragments. To verify subject-verb agreement, have students circle the subject and underline the verb in each sentence. Additionally, have students edit sentences they believe have incorrect subject-verb agreement.
 

Further Explanation

This assessment requires students to understand how to correctly construct simple and compound sentences that contain correct subject-verb agreement. Students should also be able to use complex sentences without splices, run-ons, or fragments. This skill should be developed with writing in all genres.

Students are expected to use complete simple and compound sentences when they edit a piece of writing. A simple sentence consists of one independent clause (e.g., “The chicken crossed the road.”). A compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses linked with a conjunction or semicolon (e.g., “Emma talked; and Javier listened.”).
a sentence composed of at least two independent clauses linked with a conjunction or semicolon (e.g., “Emma talked, and Javier listened.”)
During the editing stage of the writing process, students further improve their drafts and often prepare them for publishing by correcting errors, adding clarity, and using more precise and effective word choice. Students add, delete, or rearrange words or sentences and remove unnecessary information.
an incorrect sentence structure that occurs when a sentence is incomplete, sometimes because it is missing a subject or predicate (e.g., “Some dogs in my house”)
a grammatically incorrect sentence structure that occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without an appropriate conjunction or punctuation (e.g., “Jim felt sick he went home.”)
a sentence consisting of one independent clause (e.g., “The chicken crossed the road.”)
a grammatically incorrect sentence structure that occurs when a comma alone without a conjunction is used to join two independent clauses (e.g., “Joan is going to the museum, I plan to join her.”) These are commonly referred to as comma splices and are a subset of run-on sentences.
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
the grammatical state of a sentence when the subject and verb match in number (singular or plural) and/or person (first person, second person, or third person)
a part of speech that describes a past, present, or future action or state of being, is the grammatical center of the predicate, and shows agreement with the subject and/or object

Research

Composition Writing Studio. Writing Process. University of Purdue’s Online Writing Lab. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html

Summary: This online resource offers a comprehensive overview of the writing processes and the components involved in each. The overview includes definition of terms, examples, graphs and charts, and additional resources.