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English Language Arts and Literacy | Grade : 8

Strand - Reading Informational Text

Cluster - Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

[RI.8.9] - 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.

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  • Analysis (Analyze)
    In general, a careful examination of the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another; in language arts, a study of how words, sentences, paragraphs, stanzas, or sections of a text affect its meaning.
  • Interpret
    Assign a certain meaning to a text or communication; for example, Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been interpreted as being a racist novel by some critics and antiracist by others.
  • Massachusetts Anchor Standards for Reading

Predecessor Standards:

  • RI.7.9
    Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.

Successor Standards:

  • RI.9-10.9
    Analyze seminal documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, Lincoln's Second Inaugural and the Gettysburg Addresses, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s "Letter From Birmingham Jail"), including how they address related themes and concepts.

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