English // Speaking & Listening
Adapting Speech to Context
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation while adjusting tone, vocabulary, and style for different audiences
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Does the learner naturally speak differently depending on who they're talking to — for example, more formally with a teacher than with a friend at the playground?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Present the same information formally to a panel and informally to peers
- Adjust vocabulary and sentence structure when speaking to different audiences
- Identify contexts that require formal English and those where informal speech is appropriate
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topics- Formal and Informal EnglishRequired
Vocabulary // Ages 7 to 10
Adapting speech builds on formal/informal register
- Choosing Formal VocabularyRequired
Vocabulary // Ages 10 to 11
Adapting speech builds on formal vocabulary
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Adapting Speech to Context
Ages 10 to 11 // Method
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Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
- SL.5.6
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