CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.9
The Standard
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Writing Standards
What This Standard Means
Students need to pull useful evidence from novels, poems, articles, speeches, or other texts and use it to support a claim, reflection, or research point. They should choose evidence that fits, introduce it clearly, explain what it shows, and connect it back to their own thinking.
Mastery looks like evidence that is specific, well placed, and explained instead of dropped in. Students often pick quotes that sound good but do not prove the point. They may also summarize too much, forget page or paragraph references, or assume the quote explains itself.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs three claim cards and a shared article, then have them highlight the strongest sentence to support each claim.
- Ask students to write: Which line best proves the character changed, and how does it prove that?
- Use an exit ticket with one claim, one quote, and two sentences explaining how the quote supports the claim.
- Have students examine a movie review and identify where the writer uses evidence from the film to support an opinion.
Plan a Lesson for CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.9
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