South Dakota ELA 4.W.8

4.W.8 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 4.W.8.a

  Take notes and categorize information.

• 4.W.8.b

  Provide a list of sources.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students use a memory, a book, and a library database page to answer a question. They jot useful notes, group them by idea, and list the sources they used.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given a question about bees, a student picks details that answer it rather than every interesting fact. Their notes use short phrases under clear headings, and their source list names the book and database page.

03

Common Misconceptions

Some students copy whole sentences instead of writing brief notes. Others keep unrelated facts or group notes only by source, not by idea. They may list Google instead of the page they used.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a bee book excerpt and a printed library database page. Ask for one fact from each and one remembered observation, sorted under headings, plus a list of both source titles.

1. 01

   Hand pairs fact strips from a bee book and a library database printout; have them sort useful details under food, shelter, and threats.

2. 02

   Ask, "Which playground observation about bees helps answer where they find food, and which memory does not belong in your notes?"

3. 03

   Play Source Match: students match six bee fact cards to a book or database page, then write each source title.

4. 04

   Have students inspect flowers outside school, then add one observation and two sourced facts to notes for a garden planting sign.

• 3.W.8

  Gather and recall information from experiences and print and digital sources.

• 6-8.WHST.8

  Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.

• 7.W.8

  Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.

• 5.W.8

  Gather and recall relevant information from experiences and multiple print and digital sources such as library databases.