3.13.E

ELA3rd GradeThe student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes.

The Standard

demonstrate understanding of information gathered

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 explain what they learned from gathered information in their own words. They select details that answer the inquiry question and tell how those details connect.

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can summarize the main learning in their own words. They can choose accurate, relevant details and explain how those details answer the inquiry question.

Common Misconceptions

Students may copy a source word for word instead of explaining what it means. They may list interesting facts that do not answer the inquiry question or treat one detail as the main idea.

How to Assess It

Use this exit ticket: “What did you learn about your research question, and which fact best supports your answer?”

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give groups six fact cards from a class topic. Have them sort relevant and irrelevant facts, then explain one choice.

  2. Ask, “What is the main thing your sources taught you, and which detail proves it?” Students discuss, then write two sentences.

  3. Play Fact Match. Students pair inquiry questions with supporting fact cards and earn a point for explaining each match.

  4. Have students research the school lunch menu and explain which choices meet a class-created healthy meal rule.

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