CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2b
The Standard
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to add clear information that helps a reader understand their topic. They should use facts, short definitions, and specific details instead of vague statements. A report about frogs should explain what frogs eat, define amphibian, and include details about where frogs live.
Mastery looks like a paragraph with accurate information that stays on topic and answers likely reader questions. Students often get stuck writing opinions, repeating the same fact, or adding random details that do not support the main idea. They may also confuse a definition with an example.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students a topic card, three fact strips, one definition strip, and two detail strips, then build a strong information paragraph.
- Prompt students to write: What does my reader need to know, and which fact, definition, or detail will help most?
- Have students underline one fact, circle one definition, and box two details in their draft before turning it in.
- Show a kids magazine article and label how the writer uses facts, definitions, and details to explain the topic.
Plan a Lesson for CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2b
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.2b
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.2b
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2b
Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2b
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.