This unit caters to a diverse range of grade levels, from basic to advanced, and ensures progressive skill development. It is a standards-based unit that incorporates RACE, ACE, or RACES strategies for inference, citing evidence, paraphrasing, and quoting. It is beneficial when preparing for state tests or assessments that require text-dependent analysis.

INCLUDED 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. Differentiation and extension activities are included.

2. WARM-UP ACTIVITY: Get students excited with a mystery introduction.

3. ANCHOR CHARTS: Text Evidence Anchor Charts and examples for:

• What is text evidence?
• How to provide text evidence using RACES, RACE, or ACE (I got you covered!)
• How to RESTATE a question
• How to ANSWER questions
• Prior Knowledge
• Inferences
• How to CITE EVIDENCE
• How to EXPLAIN
• Paraphrasing using RAP
• Quoting
• How to SUM IT UP

4. MINI-LESSON PRACTICE PAGES: Students will build confidence by practicing each mini-lesson.

5. FIVE DIFFERENTIATION PASSAGES WITH OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS: The three LEXILE LEVELS for each of the high-interest informative reading passages are 500, 700, & 950 (Gr. 4-6). One is used as an assessment.

6. INTERACTIVE NOTES (DIFFERENTIATED): There are notes for every anchor chart. The digital version features fill-in-the-box notes, while the printable version offers four choices. (all notes included, sentence frames, write all notes, mini-anchor chart, and a no-cut-and-paste option) Mini-anchor charts are great for absent students or saving time.

7. 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 AND FORMS.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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COMMON CORE STANDARDS: RL4.1, RL5.1, R.6.1, RI 4.1, 5.1, 6.1

CCSS RI.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS RI.5.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS RI.6.1

Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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