Conventions are essential for
reading, writing, and speaking. Instruction in language conventions will,
therefore, occur within the context of reading, writing, and speaking, rather
than in insolation. The student writes to make connections with the larger
world. A student’s ideas are more likely to be taken seriously when the words
are spelled accurately and the sentences are grammatically correct. Use of
Standard English conventions helps readers understand and follow the student’s
meaning, while errors can be distracting and confusing. Standard English
conventions are the “good manners” of writing and speaking that make
communication fluid.
ELA4C1
The student
demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language,
realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and
grammar in both written and spoken formats.
The student
a. Recognizes the subject-predicate
relationship in sentences.
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/subj-pred_files/v3_document.htm
http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html
http://ace.acadiau.ca/english/grammar/gsubpred.htm
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/quiz.html
http://www.hrw.com/language/eolang/peonline/course_1/ch10/lg1110330_332.pdf
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subject.htm
b. Uses and identifies four basic
parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb, adverb).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/revision_bites/sentences1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/revision_bites/sentences2.shtml
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=0
Adjectives
http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/grammar/Adjectives/adjective.htm
http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/englishpage.html#Adjectives
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=4&Unit=4&Topic=Adjectives&x=24&y=10
Nouns
http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/englishpage.html#NOUNS
http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/grammar/Nouns/TitlePage.htm
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=4&Unit=2&Topic=Nouns&x=7&y=13
Verbs
http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/grammar/Verbs/verbs.htm
http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/englishpage.html#VERBS!!
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_c_L16.pdf
Adverbs
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adverb.htm
http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/englishpage.html#ADVERBS
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=4&Unit=7&Topic=Adverbs+and+Prepositions&x=25&y=16
c. Uses and identifies correct
mechanics (end marks, commas for series, capitalization), correct usage
(subject and verb agreement in a simple sentence), and correct sentence
structure (elimination of sentence fragments).
Mechanics- End Marks
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/gold/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/09GE2901.pdf
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/bronze/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/07GE2601.pdf
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/bronze/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/07GE2603.pdf
Commas for Series
http://ffjh.davis.k12.ut.us/thompson/commas/commas/rule1.htm
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/lists1.htm
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/bronze/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/07GE2607.pdf
Commas
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/bronze/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/07GE2605.pdf
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/writingc/handouts/punctuationrules.htm
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/writingc/handouts/comma1.htm
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_e_L46.pdf
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_e_L47.pdf
Capitalization
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/592/01/
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=4&Unit=5&Topic=Capitalization+and+Punctuation&x=46&y=13
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/bronze/grammar_practice_activities/gram_prac_act_7_ch27.html
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_d_L44.pdf
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_e_L44.pdf
Correct Usage - Subject
Verb Agreement
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/bronze/grammar_practice_activities/gram_prac_act_7_ch24.html
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/writingc/handouts/subjectverbagreement2.htm
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_c_L36.pdf
Correct Sentence Structure
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/completesentence.htm
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/completesent.ppt#4
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/fragment.html
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/fragment.htm
http://www.englishplus.com/grammar/00000005.htm
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/gold/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/09GE2003.pdf
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_e_L03.pdf
How to Make A Complete
Sentence
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/complete.html
http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/englishpage.html#Sentence
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=4&Unit=1&Topic=The+Sentence&x=26&y=6
d. Uses and identifies words or
word parts from other languages that have been adopted into the English
language.
e. Writes legibly in cursive,
leaving space between letters in a word and between words in a sentence.
D'Nealian Cursive
http://www.abcteach.com/DNealian/cursiveah.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/DNealian/cursiveip.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/DNealian/cursiveqx.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/DNealian/cursiveyz.htm
f. Uses knowledge of letter sounds,
word parts, word segmentation, and syllabication to monitor and correct
spelling.
Remembering How to Spell
Words
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/mem1.html
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/mem2.html
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html
Syllables
http://jc-schools.net/langarts/syllables-rules_files/v3_document.htm
http://www.all-about-spelling.com/closed-and-open-syllables-spelling.html
http://www.all-about-spelling.com/syllables-spelling.html
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/syllab1.html
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/syllab2.html
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/syllab3.html
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/syllab3ans.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/syllables/quiz.shtml
http://www.quia.com/rr/137272.html
NO EXCUSES Spelling List
http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/sittonspelling.htm#4thnoexcuse
Fourth Grade
Non-Negotiable Words
http://www.georgetownisd.org/ccorner/language/Fourth%20Grade/SpellingList4th-Grade.pdf
Compound Words
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/compund_words.html
g. Spells most commonly used
homophones correctly (there, they’re, their; two, too, to).
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/writingc/handouts/homonymlist.htm
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/writingc/handouts/homonym1.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/grammar/PDFs/g_spelhomo.pdf
Spelling City
http://www.spellingcity.com/index.php?option=com_spellingengine&task=sampleLists&teacherId=62&Itemid=69&PHPSESSID=cf3b4e9c7dcae639e572a6ba5689be2b
h. Varies the sentence structure by
kind (declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences and
functional fragments), order, and complexity (simple, compound).
Kinds of Sentences
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/strategiesforwriters/tests/pdf/lvl_g_L07.pdf
http://205.126.22.50/language/lessons/foursentences.html
Interrogative Sentences
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/question.html
Functional Fragments
Combining Sentences
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/combine.html
Simple, Compound, and
Complex Sentences
http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/sentence2.html
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/bronze/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/07GE2015.pdf
Compound Subjects and Verbs
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/writing_grammar/gold/grammar_practice_activities/pdf/09GE2007.pdf
