Virginia SOL 2.W.2.A.iii
The Standard
Developing, selecting, and organizing ideas and details relevant to the topic, purpose, and genre.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose a clear topic and decide whether they are telling a story, explaining, or giving an opinion. They select useful details and place them in a sensible order before drafting.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student selects details that fit the topic and leaves out unrelated ideas. The student arranges those details in an order that works for a story, explanation, or opinion piece.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list every idea they have, even when details do not fit the topic. They may mix story events, facts, and opinions or place ideas in a confusing order.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Plan an informational paragraph that teaches a new student how recess works. Write the main idea and three useful details in a clear order.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs picture and detail cards, then have them build a beginning, middle, and end plan for a story.
Ask, "Which details belong in a plan for explaining how to care for a class pet, and why?"
Play Detail Detective: read a topic and four details, then students show keep, remove, or reorder cards.
Have students plan a note persuading the principal to add one playground item, using two reasons that fit the audience.
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