Virginia SOL 7.W.1.B
The Standard
Write expository texts to examine a topic or concept that develops the focus with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, or other information from multiple credible sources, using structures and patterns (e.g., description, enumeration, classification, comparison, problem-solution, or cause-effect) to clarify relationships among ideas.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students research a focused topic using several trustworthy sources. They select useful facts and details, then organize them with a pattern that makes relationships clear.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A strong response keeps one clear focus and follows a logical pattern. It uses accurate, relevant details from several trustworthy sources and explains how the ideas connect.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may collect facts without connecting them to a clear focus. They may rely on one weak source, include unrelated details, or switch organizational patterns midway.
How to Assess It
- Give students three short source cards. Ask them to write an eight-sentence explanation using two credible sources and one clear organizational pattern.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Sort printed evidence cards about plastic waste into causes and effects, then arrange them into an explanatory outline.
Write which organizational pattern best explains school lunch waste, then defend your choice with two specific reasons.
Play a matching game that pairs sample paragraphs with description, classification, comparison, problem-solution, or cause-effect structures.
Use two local government or news sources to explain a community issue and organize the information for a public audience.
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