Virginia SOL 6.W.2.A.iii
The Standard
Elaborating and supporting ideas, using relevant facts, definitions, details, quotations, and/or examples.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose evidence that directly explains or proves each main idea. They add facts, definitions, details, quotations, or examples, then explain how each one supports the point.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A strong writer builds each paragraph around one clear idea and includes specific, accurate support. The writer introduces quotations, explains evidence, and removes details that do not fit.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often add many details without checking whether they support the paragraph’s main idea. They may insert a quotation without context or explanation, or treat a personal opinion as a fact.
How to Assess It
- Give students a topic sentence and a short source excerpt. Ask them to select one fact or quotation and write two sentences explaining how it supports the idea.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups sentence strips with claims and details, then have them sort each detail under the claim it best supports.
Ask students to write which evidence best supports a sample paragraph’s main idea and explain why in three sentences.
Play an evidence match relay where teams pair topic sentences with relevant facts, examples, definitions, and quotations.
Have students recommend a school lunch change using nutrition data and one quotation from a class survey.
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Related Standards
- 8.C.2.A.ii
Incorporating pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples to support the main ideas.
- 3.W.2.A.iii
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- 5.C.1.A.iv
Summarizing the main ideas being discussed, using evidence, examples, and details to support opinions and conclusions.
- 7.C.2.A.ii
Providing evidence to support the main ideas, including pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples.
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