Kentucky Reading and Writing C.6.2.b
The Standard
- C.6.2
- Compose informative and/or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
Introduce a topic, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts and information, using strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast and cause/effect; include formatting, graphics and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Text Types and Purpose
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students write an opening that names the subject and tells readers what the piece will cover. They group related facts and use headings, images, or video when those help explain the ideas.
What Mastery Looks Like
- In a report on playground puddles, a student tells readers the report will explain causes and possible fixes. The report separates those ideas with headings and uses a labeled sketch to show where water collects.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students write an opening that never tells readers what the report will cover. Others list facts in the order they found them or add a picture that does not explain anything.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, ask students to write a two-sentence opening for a report on playground puddles, list three section headings, and name one graphic that would help readers.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs eight fact cards about playground puddles; have them sort causes, effects, and fixes onto labeled chart paper.
Compare 'Puddles are wet' with 'Puddles form for several reasons, and schools can prevent some.' Ask which opening better guides readers.
Play heading match: students pair short puddle paragraphs with 'Causes,' 'Effects,' or 'Fixes,' then defend one match.
Give students a school grounds map and ask them to plan a puddle report for the custodian, with headings and a labeled drainage sketch.
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