CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9-10.2b
The Standard
Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to build an informational piece with evidence that actually helps the reader understand. They should choose facts, definitions, details, quotes, and examples that fit the topic and the audience. They also need enough support, not just one dropped quote or a list of random facts.
Mastery looks like clear explanation backed by purposeful evidence. Each detail answers a reader’s likely question or clears up confusion. Students often get stuck using weak facts, adding quotes without explaining them, or writing for a teacher who already knows everything instead of a real audience.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students three source cards and have them sort details into use, maybe use, and leave out for a teen audience.
- Ask students to write: What would a ninth grader need explained before this quote makes sense?
- Have students highlight one claim, two strong details, and one sentence explaining why each detail belongs.
- Use a school policy, local news article, or product review to show how writers choose details for different readers.
What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.
Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2b
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