NY Next Generation ELA 3W1.a
The Standard
Introduce a claim, supported by details, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students introduce a claim supported by details and organize reasons and evidence logically. The opening tells readers what the argument will establish.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student states a clear, debatable claim and groups supporting reasons in an understandable order. Details connect to the claim.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may write a topic or fact instead of a claim. They may list reasons in random order or include unrelated details.
How to Assess It
- Give a familiar issue and three details. Ask students to write a claim and organize two supporting reasons with evidence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Arrange claim, reason, and detail cards into a logical argument plan.
Ask students which reason should come first and why.
Play Claim or Topic Sort with sample openings.
Plan an argument about a classroom choice using relevant details.
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Related Standards
- 6W1.a
Introduce a precise claim, acknowledge and distinguish the claim from a counterclaim, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
- 5W1.a
Introduce a precise claim and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
- 7W1.a
Introduce a precise claim, acknowledge and distinguish the claim from a counterclaim, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
- 4W1.a
Introduce a precise claim, supported by well-organized facts and details, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
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