South Dakota ELA 5.W.9
The Standard
Cite evidence from literary or informational texts to support written analysis, reflection, and research, applying one or more grade 5 standards for Reading Literature or Reading Informational text as appropriate.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students write about a story, article, or research question. They use a relevant quote or accurate paraphrase, name its source, and explain how it supports their point.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain a character’s change or an author’s main idea using a well-chosen detail. They give a page or paragraph number and explain why the detail fits.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may drop in a quote without saying what it proves. They may choose a detail that does not support their claim or copy words without naming the source.
How to Assess It
- Give students a copy of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Ask: “Why does the hare lose?” Have them quote one line, name the story, and explain how the line supports their answer.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs printed stories; have them highlight a character’s choice and place a sticky note beside a line that helps explain it.
Ask: “What lesson does the character learn?” Have students write a claim, quote one line, and explain the link.
Play Evidence Sort: give groups four claims and eight numbered details from a class article to match and explain.
Give students a school recycling flyer; have them cite one fact in a note recommending a change to classroom recycling.
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