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RN Reading: Nonfiction
- Learning Outcome
- 8.RN.1 Read a variety of nonfiction within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 6-8. By the end of grade 8, students interact with texts proficiently and independently.
- Key Ideas and Textual Support
- 8.RN.2.1 Analyze what a text says explicitly as well as draw inferences from the text through strong and supportive textual evidence.
- 8.RN.2.2 Analyze the development of a central idea over the course of a text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide a detailed, objective summary of the text.
- 8.RN.2.3 Analyze how a text makes connections and distinctions among individuals, events, and ideas.
- Structural Elements and Organization
- 8.RN.3.2 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.
- 8.RN.3.3 Determine an author’s perspective or purpose in a text, and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
- Synthesis and Connection of Ideas
- 8.RN.4.1 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.
- 8.RN.4.2 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
- 8.RN.4.3 Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.