South Dakota ELA 9-10.RST.1
The Standard
Accurately cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to accurate and relevant details of explanations or descriptions.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025) · Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain a process or result in a science or technical reading. They use details from the text to support their explanation and show where they found them.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain why a result happened, then quote or paraphrase a detail that supports the explanation. They give its paragraph number and keep measurements and conditions accurate.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose a fact on the same topic that does not support their point. They may treat their own guess as the text's explanation or change a number when paraphrasing.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket, paragraph 1: “Both cups held 100 mL of water and 5 g of sugar. Sugar dissolved in 30 seconds in warm water and 90 seconds in cold water.” Ask, “What effect did water temperature have? Cite paragraph 1 and use both times to support your answer.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Have pairs build a gravel-and-sand filter, then cite a numbered paragraph explaining which layer catches larger particles.
Read a numbered passage on solar panels and ask, “Which detail explains why output drops in shade, and how?”
Give teams claim cards and numbered excerpts from a battery manual; score a point only for a match with a cited detail.
Use a water-resistant sunscreen label; students explain how swimming changes reapplication timing and cite the directions.
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