Body paragraph 2 with CEW + pronoun number/person consistency + vague pronouns

Read: 'When a student studies hard, you usually do well.' What's wrong?

• Listen for 'drift between 3rd and 2nd person' observation
• Show MG-9; name the rule
• Try fixes: 3rd consistent ('the student does well') or 2nd consistent ('when you study')

Today: body paragraph 2 with CEW, plus two pronoun moves — CONSISTENCY (MG-9) and VAGUE PRONOUNS (MG-10). RULE 1 (NUMBER): pronouns match antecedents. Modern Standard English accepts 'each student should bring their book' (singular they). RULE 2 (PERSON): pick 2nd person (you) OR 3rd person (one / a student / they) at the start of your essay and stay there. Drifting is what most G6 writers do — they slip between 'when a person ___' and 'when you ___' in the same paragraph. Pick one. NOW MG-10 — VAGUE PRONOUNS. Every it/this/that/which must point to a SPECIFIC noun within 1 sentence. WRONG: 'The school adopted uniforms. This was controversial.' (this = ?). FIX: 'This DECISION was controversial.' Audit move: highlight every it/this/that/which/they in your draft; ask 'WHAT does this refer to?'; if unclear, fix by adding the noun.

• Choose one person at the start of your essay and stay there.

  model 3rd consistent: 'When a student wants to argue well, the student should plan first.' OR 2nd consistent: 'When you want to argue well, you should plan first.'

  prompt Fix this person drift: 'When a student wants to argue well, you should plan first.'
• 'This' needs a noun. 'This benefit' / 'this finding' / 'this decision' — the noun anchors the pronoun.

  model Fix: 'Recess improves attention. THIS BENEFIT is why ___' or 'Recess improves attention — THE COGNITIVE RESET — which is why ___'.

  prompt Fix this vague pronoun: 'Recess improves attention. This is why ___'

• What's your essay's person — 2nd or 3rd?
• Find one 'this' in your draft. What does it refer to? Add the noun.

M-6-F-GR-09-A Chart

MG-9 enlarged to 18x24. Two rules side-by-side. RULE 1 (NUMBER): pronouns match antecedents; modern accepts singular they. RULE 2 (PERSON): pick 2nd or 3rd at start of essay and stay. Worked example showing person drift before/after. Below: 'In an argumentative essay, choose at start: 2nd person if direct/informal stance; 3rd person if formal/academic stance.' Dyslexic-friendly font.

MG-9 Chart

Pronoun number/person consistency anchor (L.6.1.c): 2-rule card. RULE 1 (NUMBER): 'Pronouns must match their antecedents in NUMBER. Each / every / either / neither = singular. Both / many / few = plural.' Examples: 'Each student should bring his or her book.' (or modern Standard English: 'their' as singular-they — acceptable at G6+.) RULE 2 (PERSON): 'Don't drift between persons. Pick 2nd person (you) OR 3rd person (a student / one) and STAY THERE.' WRONG: 'When a student studies hard, you usually do well.' (drifts 3rd → 2nd.) RIGHT (3rd consistent): 'When a student studies hard, the student usually does well.' or RIGHT (2nd consistent): 'When you study hard, you usually do well.' Below: 'In argumentative writing, choose your person at the start of the piece and stay there.' Print-ready 11x17.

• Draft body paragraph 2 using CEW frame and your second source.

  scaffold MG-3 CEW anchor at desk; teacher conferences for warrant work
• Audit your draft (paragraphs 1-2) for pronoun person consistency and vague pronouns. Mark and fix.

  scaffold MG-9 and MG-10 anchors at desk; yellow highlighter for pronouns, red for vague

M-6-F-GR-09-B Chart

MG-10 enlarged to 18x24. Two rules: (1) every it/this/that/which must point to specific noun within 1 sentence; (2) when 2 nouns precede a pronoun, referent must be unambiguous. 2 worked examples per rule (before with arrow to '?'; after with arrow to clear noun). Audit-move instruction: highlight every pronoun yellow, draw arrow to antecedent in blue, if no clear arrow then fix in red. Dyslexic-friendly font.

MG-10 Chart

Vague pronoun anchor (L.6.1.d): 2-rule card. RULE 1: 'Every it/this/that/which must point to a SPECIFIC noun within 1 sentence — the ANTECEDENT.' WRONG: 'The school adopted uniforms. This was controversial.' (this = ?). FIX: 'The school adopted uniforms. This decision was controversial.' RULE 2: 'When two nouns precede a pronoun, the pronoun must clearly refer to ONE of them.' WRONG: 'Maya told Sara that she had won.' (she = Maya or Sara?). FIX: 'Maya told Sara, "You won."' or 'Maya told Sara that Sara had won.' Audit move: highlight every it/this/that/which/they; ask 'WHAT does this refer to?'; if unclear, fix. Print-ready 11x17.

• Share your body paragraph 2 with elbow partner.
• Identify one vague pronoun you fixed today and how you fixed it.

• Restate: every 'this' needs a ___
• Preview tomorrow's mentor-text deep dive (Thunberg, Reynolds, Smith) and ethos/pathos/logos

• Audit your full draft (intro + body 1 + body 2) for vague pronouns. Highlight, identify antecedent, fix.