NY Next Generation ELA 6R3
The Standard
In literary texts, describe how events unfold, as well as how characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. In informational texts, analyze how individuals, events, and ideas are introduced, relate to each other, and are developed.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- In literature, students trace how events unfold and how characters respond or change toward a resolution. In informational text, they analyze how people, events, and ideas are introduced and developed together.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student explains a character change through connected plot events and evidence. For nonfiction, the student traces relationships and development across several parts of the text.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may summarize events without analyzing a character’s response or change. They may list informational subjects separately instead of explaining how they influence one another.
How to Assess It
- Give a short literary or informational passage. Ask students to trace one development or relationship across at least two moments, citing evidence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Arrange event and response cards on a plot line or informational relationship map.
Ask students which event or idea most changes what follows and why.
Play Development Chain by connecting evidence cards with cause, response, change, or relationship links.
Trace how a school decision affects different people and events over time.
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