CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2c
The Standard
Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students group related facts, then connect them so readers can follow the information. They choose transitions that show addition, examples, or reasons.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student writes an informational paragraph that moves smoothly from one related fact to the next. Transitions accurately signal an added detail, an example, or a reason.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may begin every sentence with the same transition. They may confuse adding an example with giving a reason, or connect facts that do not belong together.
How to Assess It
- Give students three facts about one animal. Ask them to write a paragraph using two different transitions that clearly show how the facts relate.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs fact strips and transition cards, then have them build and read a clear informational paragraph.
Ask students to explain how changing a transition changes the relationship between two facts.
Play Transition Match, where students pair sentence cards with the connector that best shows addition, example, or cause.
Examine a short museum sign and highlight words that help readers connect facts about the exhibit.
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