Easily Cite Text Evidence. The No-Prep Step-by-Step Text Evidence Mastery unit takes a student-centered approach, placing the learner at the heart of the learning process using text evidence passages, text evidence task cards, citing text evidence worksheets, and more. With a carefully scaffolded curriculum, students will learn to identify, evaluate, and utilize textual evidence effectively. Get ready for increased reading comprehension! SEE PREVIEW!
This unit caters to diverse grade levels, from basic to advanced, and ensures progressive skill development. It is a standard-based unit with RACE or ACE strategies for inference, citing evidence, paraphrasing, and quoting. It is beneficial when prepping for state tests or assessments requiring text-dependent analysis.
WHAT WILL YOU FIND IN THIS STEP-BY-STEP TEXT EVIDENCE UNIT?
1. SCRIPTED LESSON PLANS AND SUGGESTED MENTOR TEXT LIST: These plans take the guesswork out of teaching text evidence.
2. ANCHOR CHARTS: Text Evidence Anchor Charts and examples for:
- What is text evidence?
- How to provide text evidence using RACE (RESTATE, ANSWER, CITE, EXPLAIN) or ACE (ANSWER, CITE, EXPLAIN)
- How to RESTATE a question
- How to ANSWER questions
- Prior Knowledge
- Inferences
- How to CITE EVIDENCE
- How to EXPLAIN
- Paraphrasing using RAP
- Quoting
3. MINI-LESSON PRACTICE PAGES: Students will build confidence by practicing each mini-lesson.
4. FIVE DIFFERENTIATION PASSAGES WITH OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS: The three LEXILE LEVELS for each of the high-interest informative reading passages range from 725 to 1080 (Gr. 4-6.5). Passage 1 has questions within the RACE or ACE charts, passages 2-4 have lines for answers, and passage 5 is an assessment.
5. INTERACTIVE NOTES (DIFFERENTIATED): There are notes for every anchor chart. The digital version has fill-in-the-box notes, and the printable version has four choices. (all notes included, sentence frames, write all notes, mini-anchor chart) Mini-anchor charts are great for absent students or saving time.
6. TASK CARDS: 24 task cards with multiple-choice and open-ended questions for step-by-step practice. The printable version is perfect for centers and posting around the room (directions and template included). The digital version comes in GOOGLE SLIDES.
7. BONUS ACTIVITIES: Directions for a hands-on activity are included. A book response page and two graphic organizers can also be used with any book.
8. TRACKING FORM: Track each student’s progress.
★ PDF, POWERPOINT, AND GOOGLE. Please Note: All Google Links and answer keys are in the Teacher Printable PDF.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: RI.4.1, RI.5.1, RI.6.1
★ If you are looking for RACES, there are supplement materials that can be used along with RACE: RACES anchor chart, interactive page for “S” and RACES, and RACES charts to use with the passages. Please Note: This is supplemental, so use the RACE file and supplemental materials. It is PDF only.
These comprehensive Text Evidence Task Cards are designed to enhance reading comprehension and critical thinking skills in students of all levels! This versatile set includes printable and Google task cards, offering three levels of text-dependent differentiation to accommodate diverse learning needs.
Each set features carefully crafted tasks, including multiple-choice and short-answer questions, to provide step-by-step practice in analyzing and citing textual evidence. Whether your students are beginners or advanced learners, these task cards offer engaging opportunities to strengthen their ability to extract key information from texts.
Includes:
- Printable and Google: Use one or a combination. Students can use the Google version to read the text and questions. Then, record on a printable template.
- High-Interest Text: Topics were chosen to keep student interest.
- Three Levels of Differentiation: Meet the needs of all learners or use it as a step-by-step practice. Watch student engagement increase!
- Multiple-choice and Short-answer Questions: Build confidence with step-by-step questioning. It is perfect for differentiation, too.
- Center Materials: There is a title, anchor charts, clear Instructions for easy implementation, a task card label for the container, and pockets to place the task cards in the center.
- Fiction and Nonfiction Standards: It covers various language arts skills for fiction and nonfiction. (cause/effect, theme, tone, summarize, plot, inference, vocabulary, true/false, description, character development, compare/contrast, problem/solution, figurative language, point of view, main idea/details, author’s purpose, explanation)
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: RL.4.1, RL.5.1, RL.6.1, RI.4.1, RI.5.1, RI.6.1
With clear instructions and a user-friendly format, these task cards are perfect for independent practice, small groups, centers, or whole groups. Elevate your reading lessons and empower your students with the reading skills to excel in reading comprehension! Watch your students become confident and proficient readers!
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