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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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?
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
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