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Major Regional Dialects

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What does your dialect sound like? Examine variation in English as it relates to geographic regions with your class. They recognize some of the major differences between regional dialects and determine that everyone speaks a dialect. They trace historical events that have shaped the current major regional dialects.

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5th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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L.5.3.b L.6.1.a L.6.1.e

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