CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9

ELAGrades K–12Research to Build and Present Knowledge

The Standard

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students select relevant details or quotations from a text to support an idea. They explain how each chosen detail connects to a claim, reflection, or research question.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given a question, students make a clear point, choose accurate evidence, and explain how the evidence supports their thinking. They can distinguish strong evidence from details that merely relate to the topic.
Common Misconceptions: Students may summarize the whole text, insert a quotation without explaining it, or choose details that do not support the point. They may treat personal opinion as proof or copy wording without naming the source.
How to Assess It: Give students a short passage and ask: "What is one idea the author develops? State the idea, give one supporting detail, and explain the connection."

Lesson moves

Give pairs claim cards and evidence cards from a shared text, then have them sort matches and explain each choice.
Ask students to answer, "Which character made the best choice?" with one text detail and two sentences explaining the connection.
Play Evidence Match: teams race to pair claims with supporting details, then lose a point for any match they cannot justify.
Read two product reviews and identify which facts each reviewer uses to support a recommendation, then rate the stronger case.

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