📚 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

Typical age: 9–11 years

“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?”

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Short Research Projects
Research and note-taking skills support the ability to gather and organise textual evidence for literary analysis writing
Inferring Characters' Feelings and MotivesREQUIRED
Drawing evidence from literary texts in writing requires the ability to draw inferences from texts with evidence
Domain Vocabulary Across Subject Areas
Drawing evidence from literary and informational texts requires academic vocabulary for reasoning about evidence

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Research & Source EvaluationREQUIRED
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