6.5.H
ELA6th 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 combine details from one or more texts with what they already know. They use those connections to form a new conclusion, insight, or explanation.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students connect details within or across texts and draw a reasonable new conclusion. They explain how specific evidence and prior knowledge led to that conclusion.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may summarize each source separately instead of combining ideas. They may also state an unsupported opinion or treat one detail as a complete conclusion.
How to Assess It
- Give students two short paragraphs about the same issue. Ask, “What new conclusion can you draw from both paragraphs, and which details support it?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups evidence strips from two texts to sort, connect, and use to write one new conclusion.
Ask, “How did your thinking change after reading the second text?” Students answer with evidence from both texts.
Play Synthesis Match by having students pair related detail cards, then earn a point for stating a supported new idea.
Have students compare two product reviews and create a buyer recommendation that combines claims, evidence, and their own needs.
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