Virginia SOL 2.W.1.B
The Standard
Write informative/explanatory texts that introduce a topic and develop the ideas with facts and examples.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name a clear topic at the beginning. They explain it with accurate details and examples that help a reader understand.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student begins with a sentence that clearly names the subject. The student adds accurate details and a fitting example that teaches the reader something.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may open with a detail instead of naming the topic. They may add opinions, repeat one fact, or give examples that do not explain the topic.
How to Assess It
- Use an exit ticket: “Write three sentences about frogs. Name the topic, include one fact, and give one example.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs picture and fact cards about an animal, then have them arrange an opening, two facts, and one example.
Ask students to write: “What could you teach a first grader about recess rules, and which facts would help?”
Play Fact or Example: read sentences aloud, and students hold up labeled cards to identify each type.
Have students create a short visitor guide explaining one place in the school, using facts and an example of what happens there.
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