Kentucky Reading and Writing C.3.6
The Standard
Summarize information from experiences, or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on information from various print/digital sources, and analyze by sorting into appropriate categories.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students jot short notes from their own observations, printed texts, and digital sources. They sort the notes by topic and sum up what they learned in their own words.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student records useful facts from a classroom observation, a printed page, and a webpage without copying whole sentences. They place each note under a clear heading and write a short summary using facts from more than one source.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may copy full sentences instead of noting key facts. They may sort a fact by a matching word rather than its meaning, or list facts without giving the main idea.
How to Assess It
- Print a card that says 'Roots take in water' and display a slide that says 'Leaves use sunlight to make food.' Have students jot one note from each, sort them under Water and Light, then write one summary sentence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Observe a classroom plant and jot two notes, then sort them with facts from a printed plant sheet and a plant webpage.
Ask, 'Which note best explains why our plant needs light?' Have partners defend their choice using a note from a plant webpage.
Give pairs six plant fact cards to sort under Water, Light, or Soil, then have them explain one card they disagreed about.
Read a basil seed packet and a garden center webpage, then make a Water, Light, and Soil care chart for a basil pot.
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