6.6.C

ELA6th GradeThe student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.

The Standard

use text evidence to support an appropriate response

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students answer a question or make a claim about something they read, hear, or view. They select a specific detail and explain how it supports their response.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students make a clear claim or answer, then choose a relevant quotation or paraphrased detail. They explain how that detail supports their thinking and identify where it came from.
Common Misconceptions: Students may choose a quote that mentions the topic but does not support their answer. They may also insert evidence without explaining the connection or copy too much of the source.
How to Assess It: Use this exit ticket: “What is the source’s main message? Give one exact detail and explain how it supports your answer.”

Lesson moves

Give pairs a claim card and printed evidence strips, then have them select, tape, and label the two details that best support it.
Ask students, “Which character made the best decision?” and require one quoted detail plus two sentences explaining the connection.
Play Evidence Match by having teams pair response cards with supporting details, earning a point only when they explain each match.
Show two product advertisements and have students decide which claim is better supported by specific words, images, or facts in the ads.

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