Literary Evidence in Writing
Draw evidence from literary texts to support analysis, reflection, and research in writing, applying grade-level reading standards to literature
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When your child writes about a book they've read — like an essay about a character or a theme — do they support their ideas with specific quotes or details drawn directly from the text?
Draw evidence from literary texts to support analysis, reflection, and research in writing, applying grade-level reading standards to literature
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- Write a response to a literary text that includes direct quotations and specific details from the text as evidence to support a claim or observation
- Explain how a character's actions or dialogue reveal their traits or motivations, citing specific passages from the story as evidence
- Compare how two literary texts treat a similar theme, using textual evidence from both to support the comparison
“When your child writes about a book they've read — like an essay about a character or a theme — do they support their ideas with specific quotes or details drawn directly from the text?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Writing Composition
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
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