CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.2b

ELA7th GradeText Types and Purposes

The Standard

Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students build informative writing with specific evidence that fits each main point. They introduce each detail and explain how it adds to the reader’s understanding.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student supports each main point with accurate, specific evidence from a trustworthy source or text. The student introduces evidence and explains how it helps readers understand the topic.
Common Misconceptions: Students add interesting details that do not support the main point. They may drop in a quotation without context, treat opinions as evidence, or repeat the same idea.
How to Assess It: Give students a topic sentence and four evidence choices. Ask them to select the two strongest choices and explain how each supports the topic.

Lesson moves

Have pairs sort evidence cards into relevant, irrelevant, and needs explanation, then defend two choices.
Ask students to write which detail best explains a topic and why a reader would need it.
Play Evidence Match by having teams pair topic sentences with supporting facts, examples, definitions, and quotations.
Use a school lunch proposal and ask students to support one recommendation with menu data, student survey results, and a dietitian quotation.

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Learning progression

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