NY Next Generation ELA 8SL1.d
The Standard
Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify personal views in light of the evidence presented.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students acknowledge new information and qualify or justify their views in light of evidence. They explain whether evidence changes the scope, confidence, or support for a position.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student restates new information accurately and updates a claim when warranted. If the view remains, the student justifies it with evidence that addresses the new point.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may refuse to adjust language despite contrary evidence. They may abandon a view too quickly or claim qualification without stating what changed.
How to Assess It
- After a discussion introduces conflicting evidence, ask students to acknowledge it and write a revised or newly justified position with reasoning.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Record initial views, new evidence, and revised qualifiers on a three-column chart.
Ask students how words such as often, may, or under these conditions improve accuracy.
Play Claim Calibration with evidence that requires stronger, weaker, or narrower conclusions.
Revise a recommendation after hearing stakeholder evidence in a school debate.
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