Virginia SOL 4.R.1.D
The Standard
Develop notes that include important concept, summaries, and identification of information sources.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students take notes from a text or other source, choosing main concepts and useful supporting details. They write a brief summary and record where the information came from.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students create organized notes that capture main concepts and useful details without copying large sections. Their summary is accurate, and each source is clearly named.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may copy whole sentences instead of selecting key information and using their own words. They may list minor details as main ideas or name Google as the source instead of giving the title and author.
How to Assess It
- Give students a one-page article and ask for three key notes, a two-sentence summary, and the article title and author.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a short article, sticky notes, and highlighters to mark key concepts, supporting details, and source information in different colors.
Ask students to explain in writing, Which three facts belong in your notes, and why did you leave the others out?
Play Note or Not by showing details from a passage and having teams decide whether each detail belongs in a short set of notes.
Have students research a school lunch option, summarize its benefits and drawbacks, and record the title and author of each source used.
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