South Dakota ELA 2.RI.7

ELA2nd GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

Use and explain how specific images (e.g., photographs, charts, diagrams) contribute to and clarify a text.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read an informational text and look closely at a photo, chart, or diagram. They point to a detail in the image and explain which part of the text it makes clearer.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student points to arrows showing water entering roots in a diagram and connects them to a sentence about how plants get water. They explain what the arrows help them see.
Common Misconceptions: Students may describe everything in a picture without connecting it to the text. They may also say an image is helpful without naming a detail that explains something specific.
How to Assess It: Show a labeled plant diagram beside the sentence, "Roots take in water from soil." Ask: "Which detail in the diagram helps you understand this sentence? How?"

Lesson moves

Give pairs a short plant paragraph and a root diagram; have them draw lines from diagram details to the sentences they clarify.
Show a frog camouflage photo beside a paragraph about hiding; ask, "Which part of the photo helps you understand how the frog stays hidden?"
Play image detective: show three diagrams beside an animal paragraph, and have students choose which one best explains a given sentence.
Post a local weather report with a temperature chart; ask which bar helps explain the sentence, "Friday was the warmest day."

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