1. Understanding R.I.8.3
Mrs. Myers
8th Grade ELA

2. Standard R.I 8.3
Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (Through comparisons, analogies, or categories)

3. What does this mean?
How can comparisons, categories, and analogies deepen readers' understanding of relationships in the text?

4. What?
Authors clarify complex relationships (among people, their ideas, and the events they experience) through comparisons, analogies, and categorizing.

5. Student Friendly Objective #1
I know connections are relationships or similarities.

6. Student Friendly Objective #2
I know distinctions are differences.

7. Student Friendly Objective #3
I know analogies are comparisons used to show relationships.

8. Student Friendly Objective #4
I know texts use comparisons, analogies, and categories to show similarities and differences among individuals, ideas, or events.

9. How did we get here? Let’s backtrack!
Rewind

10. In Kindergarten we Learned…
R.I.K.3 - With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

11. In 1st Grade We Learned…
R.I Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

12. In 2nd Grade We Learned
RI Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

13. In 3rd Grade We Learned…
RI Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

14. In 4th Grade We Learned…
RI Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

15. In 5th Grade We Learned…
RI Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

16. In 6th Grade We Learned…
RI Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).

17. In 7th Grade We Learned…
text RI Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).