Dearborn Educational Curriculum

Conventions of Standard English: Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*

Conventions of Standard English: Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).

Conventions of Standard English: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Conventions of Standard English: Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*

Conventions of Standard English: Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.

Conventions of Standard English: Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).

Conventions of Standard English: Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.

Conventions of Standard English: Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

Knowledge of Language: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

Knowledge of Language: Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.