Dialects & Registers
CONCEPTUALCompare and contrast the varieties of English used in stories, dramas, or poems, including dialects and registers, understanding how language varies by region, context, and purpose
Mastery Evidence
- Identify dialect features in character dialogue and explain their effect
- Compare formal and informal registers in different types of texts
- Explain how an author uses language variety to develop character or setting
Assessment Prompt
“When [child] reads a story with characters who speak in dialect or old-fashioned language, can they understand it and explain how it differs from the way we speak today?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
L.5.3bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsCompare and contrast the varieties of English (e.g., dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems.
Prerequisites1
- Formal and Informal EnglishhardAges 7—10
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- Expressing & Justifying Opinions soft
Oral expression skills support understanding formality in speech
- Exploring Ideas Through Talk soft
Conversational skills provide foundation for evaluating viewpoints
- Feeling of not understanding soft
Using talk to explore ideas and speculate requires noticing what you don't yet understand — the comprehension-monitoring habit in a spoken register
- Asking for Help hard
Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck
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