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6th Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part II: Learning About How English Works
Expanding & Enriching Ideas
Using nouns and noun phrases

Using nouns and noun phrases to expand ideas and provide more detail.

| W.6.5 | WHST.6-8.5 | SL.6.6 | L.6.1 | L.6.3 | L.6.4 | L.6.5 | L.6.6 |
EMERGING
1

Expand noun phrases in simple ways (e.g., adding a sensory adjective to a noun) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, and the like.

EXPANDING
2

Expand noun phrases in a variety of ways (e.g., adding comparative/superlative adjectives to noun phrases or simple clause embedding) in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, and the like.

BRIDGING
3

Expand noun phrases in an increasing variety of ways (e.g., adding comparative/ superlative and general academic adjectives to noun phrases or more complex clause embedding) in order to  enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, and the like.