English Language Arts and Reading.5.11.D.vi

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The student is expected to

edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:

 

prepositions and prepositional phrases and their influence on subject-verb agreement;

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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.

The following is one example of how to assess proficiency of this student expectation (SE) or a portion of the SE. More examples coming soon.


Provide each student with a teacher-created paragraph with numerous sentences containing prepositional phrases. Many of the sentences should contain incorrect subject-verb agreement (e.g., The houses on this street is big.) Task students with reviewing the paragraph and editing as needed.
 

Further Explanation

This assessment example requires students to apply their knowledge of prepositional phrases and how they can create confusion regarding subject-verb agreement. This knowledge is acquired through practice and experience with appropriate use of prepositions and prepositional phrases in writing. This skill should be developed with writing in all genres.

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.
a class of function words that are followed by nouns or pronouns, creating a prepositional phrase (e.g., by in “by the river” and at with “at school”)
a phrase that begins with a preposition, is followed by an object, and shows a relation to another word or element in the clause (e.g., “on the road” and “by her”)
Students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of the functions of prepositions and prepositional phrases and to use them effectively in their writing. Students must know how to identify the true subject in a clause when a prepositional phrase appears between the subject and its verb and then to assure the appropriate subject-verb agreement. For example, students should know that in the sentence “Each one of the contestants was ready to hear the results,” the subject is each and not contestants; therefore, the correct verb is was not were. Students should review their drafts to evaluate the use of prepositional phrases for correctness and make necessary changes to improve the quality of their writing.
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 nouns and pronouns match in number and person (first person, second person, third person)

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.