ELA21.5.14

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.14
Write using grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases accurately, including those that signal contrasting ideas, additional information, and other logical relationships.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Academic vocabulary is language that is more formal than spoken language.
Domain-specific vocabulary refers to words that are used specifically in school subject areas, like math, science, and social studies.
There are words and phrases that can be used in writing to signal relationships between ideas.
Academic, domain-specific vocabulary should be used in school writing.

Skills

Students are able to:

Accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in writing.
Accurately use words and phrases that signal contrasting ideas, additional information, and other logical relationships between ideas in writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

It is important to use academic, domain-specific vocabulary in formal settings, like school writing.
They can show relationships between their ideas in writings by using particular words and phrases.

Vocabulary

General academic vocabulary
Domain-specific vocabulary
Words that signal contrasting ideas
Words that signal additional information
Words that signal other logical relationships

Aligned Learning Resources

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