Grade 8 » Reading Informational Text


Key Ideas and Details

8.RI.2

Description: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an evidence-based summary of the text.
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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts

8.RI.3

Description: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events.
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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts

Craft and Structure

8.RI.4

Description: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts

8.RI.5

Description: Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts

8.RI.6

Description: Determine an author's perspective, and/or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to any conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

8.RI.8

Description: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
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✓ standard met
Aligned modules:
✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts