2.7.B
The Standard
write brief comments on literary or informational texts that demonstrate an understanding of the text
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students write a short response after reading, listening to, or viewing a text. They show understanding by naming a specific event, idea, character action, or fact.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student writes one or two complete sentences that match the text. The response names a specific event, idea, or fact and adds a relevant thought or explanation.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may retell the whole text instead of commenting on one clear idea. They may give an opinion such as “I liked it” without naming an event, character action, or fact.
How to Assess It
- After a short read-aloud, ask: “Write two sentences about one part that mattered. Include a detail from the text that shows why.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students sticky notes to mark one page, then write a sentence explaining what happened or what they learned there.
Ask, “Which character choice mattered most, and why?” Students discuss with a partner, then write a two-sentence response.
Play Detail Match by pairing short response cards with the correct story event or informational fact.
Read a school lunch menu or weather notice, then have students write one useful fact and explain how it affects their plans.
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Related Standards
- 1.7.B
write brief comments on literary or informational texts;
- 4.7.B
write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources;
- 5.7.B
write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of sources;
- 3.7.B
write a response to a literary or informational text that demonstrates an understanding of a text;
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