Standard: 8.R.RI.03 Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
Objective: The Highly Proficient student can evaluate how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
Big Ideas: 1. In a text, distinctions or connections can be made between people, events, or ideas. 2. Comparing or categorizing events, people, and ideas lead to greater understanding of the text. 3. Connections include text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world
Essential Questions: 1. What are distinctions and connections? How can these be made between people, events, or ideas? How does this lead to a greater understanding of the text?