CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7
The Standard
Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Reading Standards for Informational Text
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students gather related information from written text and from visuals, audio, video, charts, or tables. They connect those details to explain a topic or issue clearly.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students explain what each source contributes to their understanding. They combine details from text, images, charts, or video into one accurate conclusion and cite evidence from each format.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may summarize each source separately without connecting the information. They may ignore labels, scales, captions, or dates, or assume a visual simply repeats the text.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short article and a matching chart. Ask, "What does each source add, and what conclusion can you draw using both?"
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups an article, infographic, and data table, then have them arrange evidence cards into one shared explanation.
Ask students to write: "How did the visual change or deepen your understanding of the article? Use one detail from each."
Play Source Match by having teams pair claims with supporting details from a passage, photograph, map, or graph.
Compare a news article and weather map, then ask students to recommend whether an outdoor event should continue and explain why.
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