Description
Teaching your 7th grade students to identify and evaluate arguments? This 42 page mini unit includes all you need to check for understanding of RI.7.8. With this standards-based resource, students will have the opportunity to read 4 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.7.8
- 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 7.8 Defined Poster
- I Can Poster
- Standard Self-Assessment Tool
- Key Terms Defined
- “Jefferson High Newsletter” Passage
- Passage Prompts
- Map Out the Logic Activity
- “Please Read Before Tomorrow” Letter
- Passage Prompts
- A Different Perspective Activity
- “Tama Times – Opinion Piece” Passage
- Passage Prompts
- Collect the Facts Graphic Organizer
- “Join Toledo Bank Today” Advertisement
- Passage Prompts
- Create Your Own Ad Activity
- RI.7.8 Summative Assessment with Rubric
- Answer Keys