South Dakota ELA 6.RI.2.c

ELA6th GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

Provide an objective summary of the text.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read an informational text, find its main point, and choose the details that matter most. They write a short summary in their own words, without adding opinions or extra facts.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can turn a one-page article into three or four sentences that state its main point and key supporting details. The summary stays neutral and leaves out minor examples.
Common Misconceptions: Students may retell every fact in order, even when some facts do not support the main point. They may add their reaction, copy whole sentences, or mistake an interesting detail for the main point.
How to Assess It: Hand out a one-page article about how bees make honey. Ask students to write three sentences that state the main point and two key details, without opinions or copied sentences.

Lesson moves

Give pairs an article about school gardens and detail cards to sort into key points and minor facts before drafting a summary.
After reading a short article about tornado safety, ask students to write a summary and underline any words that show an opinion.
Have partners trade summaries of the same article and circle copied phrases, opinions, and minor details before revising.
Give students a local weather alert and ask them to summarize the warning and key details for an absent classmate.

Free download

A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to 6.RI.2.c, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.

PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.

Keep exploring

Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.