English Language Arts and Reading.3.7.C

The student is expected to

use text evidence to support an appropriate response;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.

Consider pairing SE 3.7.B with SE 3.7.C and assess both SEs at the same time. With SE 3.7.B, students write a response to a literary or informational text that demonstrates an understanding of the text. Organize students in pairs and instruct them to read an informational text. Pose a question about a text feature that is included in the text. Then, task students to work with their partners to respond to the text feature question. Student responses should be supported with specific evidence from the text. Students should be able to point out the evidence to their partners.

Further Explanation

When responding to a text, students need to use information directly taken from the text. It is important that students understand that their responses must be based on actual ideas presented in the text and not their personal opinions about the topic.

A response is appropriate when it is logically connected to the topic in question and uses relevant and convincing text evidence as justification. Students are expected to write responses that are pertinent to the lesson or concept being taught and that follow the specific purpose of the task.
Students should use information directly from texts to justify their responses. When responding to a text, students need to make sure they are correctly interpreting the author's purpose and the text content. It is important that students understand that their responses must be based on actual ideas presented in a text and not on their personal opinions about the topic being discussed.