EnglishVocabularyAges 10–11
Dialects & Registers
Compare 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
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- 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
“When your 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 record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Vocabulary
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
Standards
ccss-ela:L.5.3b