CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.2a
The Standard
Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students introduce an informative topic so readers know what the writing will explain. They group ideas using a clear structure, such as comparison or cause and effect. They add headings, graphics, or media when those tools improve understanding.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student clearly introduces the topic and groups related details using a logical pattern. Headings, charts, tables, or media make the explanation easier to follow.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may begin with a fact but never clearly name the topic. They may group ideas randomly, add headings that do not match the sections, or include graphics that repeat rather than clarify information.
How to Assess It
- Give students six notes about hurricanes. Ask them to write an introduction, group the notes under two headings, and choose one useful graphic.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs fact cards about volcanoes to sort into causes, effects, and definitions, then build a paper outline with headings.
Ask students to explain whether comparison or cause and effect would best organize an article about school lunch choices.
Play an organization match game where students pair note sets with definition, classification, comparison, or cause and effect structures.
Turn a school club information sheet into a short web page with headings, a table, and one labeled image.
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