Aligned Standard

ELA.EE.RI.8.8: Determine the argument made by an author in an informational text.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned the following California State Standards:

  • RI.8.8 - 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.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

During a shared reading activity, the student can recognize that another person can have a perspective that is different.

Distal Precursor

When reading an informational text, the student is able to identify the main points of the text and distinguish these from the details which support the main points.

Proximal Precursor

The student can identify how specific details of a text help the author make a particular point/claim and can match details to the corresponding point/claim.

Target

After reading an informational text that states an explicit argument, the student is able to identify the statement from the text that reflects the main argument.

Successor

The student can understand that an argument is made up of a claim which has evidence to support it, and the student can identify these components in a text.