NY Next Generation ELA 5W1.a
The Standard
Introduce a precise claim 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 precise claim and organize reasons and evidence logically. The introduction gives the argument a clear direction.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The claim is focused and debatable, and supporting reasons follow an understandable plan. Evidence is grouped with the reason it supports.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may state a topic or fact rather than a claim. They may organize by source order instead of logical relationships.
How to Assess It
- Give an issue and several evidence notes. Ask students to write a precise claim and create a logical reason-evidence outline.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Arrange claim, reason, and evidence cards before drafting.
Ask students which organization makes the argument easiest to follow.
Play Precise Claim Clinic with broad and focused examples.
Plan an argument about a school policy or class decision.
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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.
- 8W1.a
Introduce a precise claim, acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from a counterclaim, 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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