NY Next Generation ELA 3W2.b
The Standard
Develop a topic with facts, definitions, and details; include illustrations when useful for aiding comprehension.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students develop an informative topic with facts, definitions, and details and add illustrations when useful. Each support helps readers understand.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student selects accurate, relevant information and explains it. Any illustration clarifies a fact or relationship.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may stack facts without development. They may add decorative pictures or definitions readers do not need.
How to Assess It
- Give a topic and fact set. Ask students to develop one paragraph with a fact, definition, detail, and a justified illustration.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Match facts, definitions, details, and illustrations to subtopics.
Ask students what the picture clarifies.
Play Useful Detail Sort.
Create an illustrated informational paragraph.
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