In this standards-based resource, your students will use 4 passages and passage prompts to identify individuals, ideas, and events in a text, and to explain how they’re connected. Students will also analyze connections and distinctions between individuals, ideas, and events. This 48 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of RI.8.3 with a summative assessment and rubric.
In this standards-based resource, your students will use 4 passages and passage prompts to identify individuals, ideas, and events in a text, and to explain how they’re connected. Students will also analyze connections and distinctions between individuals, ideas, and events. This 48 page mini-unit includes all you need to check for understanding and mastery of RI.8.3 with a summative assessment and 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.8.3
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 with standard breakdown
Digital Version of each activity with Instructions for How to Access
RI.3 Defined Poster
I Can Poster
Student Self-Assessments
Understand the Text Instructional Resource
“One Giant Leap for Mankind” Passage
Passage Prompts
Sequence the Connection Activity
“Life of Jackie Robinson” Passage
Passage Prompts
Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
Understand the Text Resource
“A Devastating Parallel” Passage
Passage Prompts
Create Your Own Analogy Activity
Summative Assessment
Answer Keys
This product was created using the 8th-grade RI3 standard, but most of the content could also be used with 6th or 7th grade since the standards are so similar.
The following standards are addressed with this resource.
CCSSRI.8.3
Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
FAQs
Are answer keys included?
Yes. The answer keys are included as the last pages of the resource download.
Do all the activity worksheets need to be completed all at once, or can I split it up?
You could certainly split this up into multiple days/activities. Especially with the long resources. Some activities are easy to split into three “activities”. First, cold read (could be a partner read) w/vocab and multiple choice questions. Second, re-read and summary page. Third, choose one writing activity. You could even do stations. Maybe partner read first, then one station does the vocabulary and summary page. Another station could do the multiple choice, and you could do a teacher-led station with one writing prompt. Then, you can have a fourth station independently write the other prompt. Of course, you know your students better than I do! These are just some ideas!! I try to section out the activities, so you have the freedom to make it work for you!
Is a digital version included?
Yes, all resources within this product line includes a digital version that uses Google Apps.
What is the Lexile level of your reading passages?
Since Lexile is trademarked, I am unable to label them as Lexile levels. However, I have used the free Lexile analyzer and I stay within the recommended grade level range. If there is a specific reading packet that you need details for, please contact me directly and I’ll give you a more specific range.
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