Maryland ELA RL.6.1
The Standard
Cite multiple pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Maryland College and Career Ready Standards for English Language Arts (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use at least two different details from a story to support a claim about a character or event. They tell the difference between what the story says and what they figure out from clues.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student makes a clear claim and supports it with two relevant quotes or precise paraphrases. They explain how each detail supports the claim.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose details that are true but do not prove their claim. They may treat a guess as a fact, use the same detail twice, or list quotes without explaining them.
How to Assess It
- Read: 'Tariq checked the audition list three times; when he found his name, he grinned and texted his sister.' What does Tariq likely feel, and how does each of two details support your answer?
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut four lines from 'The Lion and the Mouse' into strips; pairs choose two that show how the mouse helps the lion.
Ask, 'How does the lion's view of the mouse change?' Partners cite two moments from the fable.
Give teams a claim card reading 'The mouse is brave'; have them find two lines in the fable that support it.
Hand out a printed backpack review; students infer whether the buyer recommends it and underline two phrases that support their answer.
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Related Standards
- RL.7.1
The 7th Grade version of this standard.
- RI.5.1
Cite multiple pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- RI.7.1
Cite multiple pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- RL.8.1
Cite multiple pieces of textual evidence that most strongly support an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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