South Dakota ELA 11-12.W.8.c
The Standard
- 11-12.W.8
- Gather relevant information from multiple credible sources.
Fluently integrate information (e.g., paraphrases, summaries, direct quotations, elaborations, and attributions).
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students work source information into their own writing through paraphrases, summaries, and short quotes. They name the source and explain how each detail supports their point.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can fit a short quote into a sentence and name who said it. They can paraphrase without copying the source's wording, then explain why the evidence matters.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may drop a quote into a paragraph without introducing it or explaining it. Some change only a few words and call it a paraphrase. Others name the source but leave readers to figure out the connection to their claim.
How to Assess It
- Give students this source line: “Librarian Maya Chen reported that after the library stayed open until 7 p.m., after-school visits doubled by December.” Ask for two sentences arguing for later hours that paraphrase the schedule, quote “doubled by December,” name Chen, and explain the evidence.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs strips reading “later hours help,” “visits doubled,” and “librarian Maya Chen”; have them arrange the strips and write two connected sentences.
Put “Visits doubled” on the board as a stand-alone quote; ask students to write a lead-in, name Chen, and explain its point.
Show four short paragraphs and have teams race to mark dropped quotes, missing source names, and evidence that needs explanation.
Hand out Tuesday’s lunch menu and a survey comment reading “Add more fruit”; have students write a menu request using both sources.
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