CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.9b
The Standard
Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., "Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]").
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to use nonfiction reading skills inside their own writing. They should find an author’s main points, match each point with the reasons and evidence that support it, and explain how that support works. They also need to quote, paraphrase, and cite details accurately when writing about a text.
Mastery looks like a short written response that names the point, gives the right supporting evidence, and explains the connection in the student’s own words. Students often get stuck by listing facts without linking them to a point, copying too much text, or choosing evidence that is interesting but not useful.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs a printed article, highlighters, and sticky notes to label each author point and the evidence that supports it.
- Prompt students to write: Which reason best supports the author’s main point, and why is it stronger than another detail?
- Use an exit ticket with one paragraph and ask students to identify the claim, one reason, and one matching piece of evidence.
- Have students read a school lunch menu article and write which evidence would best support a change to cafeteria choices.
Before This Standard
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What This Unlocks
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