Common Core Standard For English Language Arts Page 31

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Common Core State StandardS for engliSh language artS & literaCy in hiStory/SoCial StudieS, SCienCe, and teChniCal SubjeCtS
Figure 18: Language Progressive Skills, by Grade
The following standards, marked with an asterisk (*) in the main Standards document, are particularly likely to require
continued attention in higher grades as they are applied to increasingly sophisticated writing and speaking.
Grade(s)
Standard
3
4
5
6
7
8
9–10
11–12
L.3.1f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-
antecedent agreement.
L.3.3a. Choose words and phrases for effect.
L.4.1f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing
and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-
ons.
L.4.1g. Correctly use frequently confused words
(e.g., to/too/two; there/their).
L.4.3a. Choose words and phrases to convey
ideas precisely.
*
L.4.3b. Choose punctuation for effect.
L.5.1d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts
in verb tense.
L.5.2a. Use punctuation to separate items in a
series.
L.6.1c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts
in pronoun number and person.
L.6.1d. Recognize and correct vague pronouns
(i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous
antecedents).
L.6.1e. Recognize variations from standard English
in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and
identify and use strategies to improve expression
in conventional language.
L.6.2a. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses,
dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical
elements.
L.6.3a. Vary sentence patterns for meaning,
reader/listener interest, and style.
L.6.3b. Maintain consistency in style and tone.
L.7.1c. Place phrases and clauses within a
sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced
and dangling modifiers.
L.7.3a. Choose language that expresses ideas
precisely and concisely, recognizing and
eliminating wordiness and redundancy.
L.8.1d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts
in verb voice and mood.
L.9
10.1a. Use parallel structure.
*
Subsumed by L.7.3a
Subsumed by L.9–10.1a
Subsumed by L.11–12.3a

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