English // Writing Composition

Literary Evidence in Writing

Draw evidence from literary texts to support analysis, reflection, and research in writing, applying grade-level reading standards to literature

Ages
9 to 11
Type
Method
Builds on
3 topics
Leads to
1 topic
Standards
4 codes

Quick check

When the learner 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?

Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.

Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • 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

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

3 topics
  • Inferring Characters' Feelings and MotivesRequired

    Reading Comprehension // Ages 7 to 10

    Drawing evidence from literary texts in writing requires the ability to draw inferences from texts with evidence

  • Short Research ProjectsHelpful

    Writing Composition // Ages 8 to 11

    Research and note-taking skills support the ability to gather and organise textual evidence for literary analysis writing

  • Domain Vocabulary Across Subject AreasHelpful

    Vocabulary // Ages 9 to 11

    Drawing evidence from literary and informational texts requires academic vocabulary for reasoning about evidence

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Literary Evidence in Writing

Ages 9 to 11 // Method

Leads to

1 topic
  • Research & Source EvaluationRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 11 to 14

    Summarising and organising material from multiple sources, including assessing credibility and integrating evidence, builds on the prior skill of drawing evidence specifically from literary texts and applying reading standards to literature

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
W.4.9W.4.9aW.5.9W.5.9a

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