South Dakota ELA 7.W.9
The Standard
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support written analysis, interpretation, reflection, and research, applying one or more grade 7 standards for Reading Literature or Reading Informational text as needed.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students make a written point about a story or article and back it with a detail from the text. They quote or paraphrase accurately, then explain how the detail supports their point.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student chooses a relevant line or fact, names its source, and explains its link to the claim. They can do this when interpreting a character's choice or analyzing an article's main point.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose a line that sounds interesting but does not support their claim. They may drop in a quote without explaining it, or present a paraphrase as their own idea.
How to Assess It
- Give students a paragraph showing a character's decision and ask: "Why does the character make this choice? Use one detail from the paragraph and explain how it supports your answer."
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a printed student response about a story and three highlighters; mark the claim, text detail, and explanation in different colors.
Have students write which claim a short article on teen sleep supports best, using one fact and explaining its link to the claim.
Put two claim cards and four evidence cards from an article on teen sleep on desks; pairs match them and explain one match.
Read a cafeteria menu and a nutrition label; write a lunch recommendation supported by one detail from each.
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