Virginia SOL 6.W.2

6.W.2 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• 6.W.2.A.i

  Composing a thesis statement that focuses the topic and introduces the piece clearly.

• 6.W.2.A.ii

  Establishing a central idea incorporating evidence and maintaining an organized structure to fit the form and topic.

• 6.W.2.A.iii

  Elaborating and supporting ideas, using relevant facts, definitions, details, quotations, and/or examples.

• 6.W.2.A.iv

  Using transitions to show relationships between ideas, signal a shift or change in the writer’s thoughts, and make sentences clearer.

• 6.W.2.A.v

  Selecting vocabulary and information to enhance the central idea, tone, and voice.

• 6.W.2.A.vi

  Expanding and embedding ideas to create sentence variety.

• 6.W.2.A.vii

  Providing a concluding statement or section.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students plan, draft, revise, and edit a multi-paragraph piece with a focused thesis and logical structure. They support claims with relevant evidence, explain connections, vary sentences, choose fitting words, and write a clear conclusion.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student writes several focused paragraphs built around a clear thesis. Evidence is explained, transitions clarify connections, sentences vary, and the conclusion gives the reader a clear ending.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may treat a topic as a thesis, list evidence without explaining it, or place ideas in random order. They may overuse transitions such as “first” and “next,” add unrelated details, or end by repeating the introduction word for word.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a mixed-up paragraph with a thesis, evidence, explanation, transition, and conclusion. Ask them to reorder it and label each part.

1. 01

   Give groups color-coded sentence strips for a thesis, evidence, explanation, transitions, and conclusion, then have them build a logical essay outline.

2. 02

   Ask students to explain in writing which detail best supports a sample thesis and why the other details are weaker.

3. 03

   Play Transition Match by having pairs connect sentence cards with transition cards, then defend how each transition shows the relationship.

4. 04

   Have students write a school improvement proposal using survey results, student quotations, and specific examples as evidence.

• 9.W.2

  The 9th Grade version of this standard.

• 10.W.2

  The 10th Grade version of this standard.

• 2.W.2

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• K.W.2

  The Kindergarten version of this standard.