7.RI.9 Analyze & Compare Authors of INFORMATIONAL Nonfiction Text 7th Grade CCSS

Description

Teaching your 7th grade students to compare how two or more authors write about the same topic? Do you need students to analyze their different emphases of evidence and interpretation of facts? This 37 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding of RI.7.9.

With this standards-based resource, students will have the opportunity to read and compare 3 sets of texts and use passage prompts to cite evidence and analyze each selection. Students will complete an activity for each text.

This resource includes everything you need to check for understanding, including a summative assessment with a rubric. All answer keys are also included, as well as a teacher guide breaking down the standard into learning targets and Depth of Knowledge (DOK) stages.

This resource includes both a printable and digital version that is ready for Google Classroom and other distance learning platforms.

You can use this resource:

• To give extra practice with CCSS RI.7.9
• For close reading and guided reading
• For classwork, center rotations
• For assessments and test prep

How will this resource help me?

• Easily assess where students are in their understanding of this standard
• Encourage students to self-assess their own growth
• Ensure standard mastery by assessing each objective within the standard

This resource includes:

• Teacher Guide
• Digital Version of All Activities
• RI 7.9 Defined Poster
• I Can Poster
• Standard Self-Assessment Tool
• “Moline Gazette” Article & “Moline Radio Z95.5” Script Notes
  • Passage Prompts
  • 2 Interpretations Activity

• “Save the Zoos” text & “Eliminate Zoos Now!” text
  • Passage Prompts
  • “Is that good or bad?” Class Activity
  • Shaping the Interpretation Organizer
• RI.7.9 Summative Assessment with Rubric
• Answer Keys