Description
With this standards-based resource based on RI.6.1, students will have the opportunity to read 4 passages and use passage prompts to make inferences and cite text evidence. Students will have extra practice with determining explicit and implicit information, as well as supporting their analyses with text evidence. This resource includes everything you need to check for understanding, including a summative assessment with a rubric. All answer keys are also included.
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.6.1
- 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
- RI.6.1 Defined Poster
- I Can Poster
- Student Self-Assessment
- Learning Target 1: Explicit Information
- Explicit vs. Implicit Instructional Resource
- “Seat Belts and Road Trips” Passage
- Passage Prompts
- Create Your Own Warning Labels Activity
- Learning Target 2: Implicit Information
- Making Inferences Worksheet
- “The Praying Mantis” Passage
- Passage Prompts
- Inferences: A Fun Riddle Activity
- Learning Target 3: Citing Textual Evidence to Support Analysis
- Primary Vs. Secondary Sources
- Citing Sources Instructional Resource
- Tagging Sources Instructional Resource
- “House Fire Prevention and Safety” Poster
- Passage Prompts
- Citing Sources Practice Worksheet
- RI.6.1 Summative Assessment
- Digital Version of Each Activity
- Answer Keys
This product is created for 6th grade, but the activities could be transferable to 7th and 8th grade since many of the standards are parallel.
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