English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.21

Identify and interpret various cohesive devices that link words and sentences to one another within the text.

COS Examples

Examples: pronoun references, conjunctions, word substitution using synonyms

Note: Working with cohesive devices is a scaffold to building comprehension at both sentence and paragraph levels.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Words and sentences can be joined together with certain words, phrases, or references.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify cohesive devices that link together words and sentences within a text, such as pronoun references, word substitution using synonyms, and conjunctions.
  • Interpret cohesive devices to build comprehension at the sentence and paragraph levels.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Cohesive devices, like pronoun references, word substitution, and conjunctions, can link words and sentences together within the larger body of text.
  • To fully comprehend a text, they must understand the meaning of the cohesive devices.

Vocabulary

  • Identify
  • Interpret
  • Cohesive devices
  • Link
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