3.6.H
ELA3rd GradeThe student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
The Standard
synthesize information to create new understanding
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 pull together related details from across a text or from more than one source. They use those connections to form and explain a new idea.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students state a new idea that is supported by details from multiple parts of a text. They can explain which details they combined and how those details shaped their thinking.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list facts without explaining how they connect. They may also give an unsupported opinion or retell the text instead of forming a new idea.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short paragraphs about how bees help plants. Ask, “What new idea can you form by putting these details together?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs four fact cards about an animal, then have them group the facts and write one new conclusion.
Read two short passages on recess, then ask, “What new idea do both passages help you understand?”
Play Detail Match by having students pair related detail cards and earn a point for stating a supported new idea.
Compare a weather forecast with playground conditions, then write a recommendation for recess using evidence from both sources.
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