A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
A knowledge and skills statement is a broad statement of what students must know and be able to do. It generally begins with a learning strand and ends with the phrase “The student is expected to:” Knowledge and skills statements always include related student expectations.
Demonstrated Proficiency of ELA.7.8.D.iii
Provide small groups of students with two informational texts. Task students with identifying the organizational pattern for each and analyzing how the organizational pattern supports the information in the text.
Further Explanation
Students should be able to analyze how the information in the text is supported by the organizational pattern used. Students analyze these organizational patterns to understand how topics, categories, and subcategories are organized.
Glossary Support for ELA.7.8.D.iii
Students should understand that informational texts have distinguishing characteristics, such as the use of a controlling idea or thesis to guide the focus of the writing, and that these texts can be structured in various ways to serve specific purposes. Students in this grade should be familiar enough with these characteristics and structures to be able to examine the intent and effect of their use in texts.
a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate
Informational text is often organized in a way that best reflects the purpose of the piece. Because informational texts often seek to inform or explain various aspects of a topic, students should understand that different organizational patterns may be used within a single text depending on how the ideas within the text are related. For example, an informational article about the branches of government might structure a section about the branches by categorizing their functions.