Cluster 3: Integration of Knowledge and IdeasArchived

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Number: LAFS.8.RI.3
Title: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Type: Cluster
Subject: English Language Arts - Archived
Grade: 8
Strand: Reading Standards for Informational Text

Related Standards

This cluster includes the following benchmarks.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.7a
Identify and evaluate advantages of different mediums.
LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.7b
List and evaluate the disadvantages of different mediums.
LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.7c
Evaluate the advantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.8a
Identify an argument or claim that the author makes.
LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.8b
Evaluate the claim or argument to determine if it is supported by evidence.
LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.8c
Identify irrelevant evidence and claims.
LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.9a
Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic.
LAFS.8.RI.3.AP.9b
Identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.

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Lesson Plan

Graphic Organizers For Science Reading/Writing:

This activity emphasizes the importance of teaching reading and writing strategies for students to use with informational text.

Type: Lesson Plan

Original Student Tutorials

The Truth About Sugar?:

Analyze the central idea in multiple texts in this interactive tutorial. You'll read several short texts in which authors disagree about the effects of sugar consumption. You'll practice identifying their different central ideas and the various types of evidence used to support them.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Changing the Driving Age?:

Learn to analyze and evaluate arguments for their soundness and relevancy. In this interactive tutorial, you'll read several short passages about raising the legal driving age. You'll practice examining the evidence presented to determine whether it's sound and relevant to the argument at hand.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Tutorial

Fact and Opinion: Parents, Teens, and Texting:

In this tutorial from PBS, students will watch videos by and about teens for whom texting is a part of their daily life. Then they will evaluate statistics about texting and use those facts to form an opinion about texting, such as whether parents are justified in reading their teens' texts. They will be able to evaluate and interpret facts to form an opinion. During this process, they will also read informational text, learn and practice vocabulary words, and explore content through videos and interactive activities.

Type: Tutorial

Student Resources

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Original Student Tutorials

The Truth About Sugar?:

Analyze the central idea in multiple texts in this interactive tutorial. You'll read several short texts in which authors disagree about the effects of sugar consumption. You'll practice identifying their different central ideas and the various types of evidence used to support them.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Changing the Driving Age?:

Learn to analyze and evaluate arguments for their soundness and relevancy. In this interactive tutorial, you'll read several short passages about raising the legal driving age. You'll practice examining the evidence presented to determine whether it's sound and relevant to the argument at hand.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

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