CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2
The Standard
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts · Writing Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain a complex topic clearly and accurately. They select useful facts, examples, definitions, and quotations, then organize and analyze them so readers can follow the ideas.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students introduce a focused topic and group related information in a logical order. They use accurate evidence, explain connections, choose precise language, and close with a conclusion that follows from the information.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often list facts without explaining how the facts connect. They may rely on personal opinions, drop in quotations without analysis, or organize ideas in the order they found them.
How to Assess It
- Give students six facts about teen sleep and ask them to write one organized paragraph explaining how sleep affects learning. Require three facts, clear transitions, and an explanation of each fact.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs fact cards about teen sleep, then have them sort the cards into sections and write a heading for each section.
Ask students to write: How does the order of ideas help a reader understand a complex topic?
Run a transition match game where teams connect evidence and explanation cards with the most accurate linking phrase.
Have students create a one-page explainer for families about a school policy, using verified facts, headings, and a source list.
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