CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7

ELA6th GradeIntegration of Knowledge and Ideas

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

What This Standard Means

Students need to combine information from words, charts, graphs, maps, photos, timelines, videos, or audio. They should not treat each source as separate. They need to pull facts from each format, compare them, and explain how the pieces fit together to understand one topic or issue.

Mastery looks like a student saying, “The article explains why, the graph shows how much, and the map shows where.” Students often get stuck by only using the written passage, misreading axes or labels, or listing facts without connecting them. Teach them to cite the format and explain what it adds.

Ways to Teach It

Give pairs an article, bar graph, and photo about plastic waste, then have them make a three-column evidence chart showing what each source adds.
Ask students to write: Which source helped you understand the topic most, and what did it show that the others did not?
Show a short passage and one chart, then ask students to write one sentence combining evidence from both.
Use a weather forecast video, radar map, and temperature table to decide whether an outdoor school event should be moved inside.