Standard: 6.W.2b – Develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Grade level: Grade 6
Subject: English Language Arts
Domain: Writing
Teacher Overview
This standard focuses on helping students develop their writing topics with relevant and varied information. It is essential for building strong, persuasive, and informative writing skills that are crucial for academic success in later grades. Students should be comfortable with basic writing skills, including sentence and paragraph structure, and should be able to identify and use different information sources.
Students will be able to write more complex and nuanced pieces, integrating various sources and perspectives to support their arguments and narratives effectively.
Common Misconception 1
Some students may think that any piece of information can support their topic, regardless of its relevance. This leads to writing that is unfocused and off-topic.
Intervention 1
Use graphic organizers to help students map out their main idea and supporting details, ensuring all information is relevant.
Common Misconception 2
Other students might believe that using only one type of information, such as only facts, is enough to support their topic. This can make their writing one-dimensional.
Intervention 2
Provide examples of writing that effectively use a mix of facts, definitions, quotations, and examples to show the depth and richness of well-supported writing.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should have a basic understanding of sentence structure, paragraph formation, and the ability to identify and use different types of information sources.
Subsequent Knowledge
After mastering this standard, students will be able to craft more complex and nuanced pieces of writing, integrating multiple sources and perspectives to support their arguments and narratives.
Instructional Activities
- Have students write a research paper on a topic of their choice, using at least three different types of sources.
- Conduct a class activity where students must identify and categorize different types of information (facts, definitions, quotes, examples) from a sample text.
- Create a peer-review session where students provide feedback on the relevance and variety of information in each other’s writing.
