7.ELAR.6.B
Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres.
Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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Skills
- write (responses that demonstrate understanding of texts) #dok3
- compare (sources within and across genres) #dok3
- analyze (relationships between sources and genres) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify sources within and across genres. #dok1
- I can describe the main ideas in a text. #dok1
- I can classify different genres of sources. #dok2
- I can compare sources based on their content and structure. #dok2
- I can explain how sources are similar or different within and across genres. #dok2
- I can write a response that demonstrates my understanding of a text. #dok3
- I can compare multiple sources by analyzing their similarities and differences within and across genres. #dok3
- I can justify my comparisons of sources by providing evidence from the texts. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Understanding texts deeply involves comparing sources both within the same genre and across different genres.
- Writing responses that demonstrate understanding requires analyzing and connecting information from multiple sources.
Essential Questions
- How can comparing sources within and across genres deepen our understanding of texts?
- What strategies help us write responses that clearly demonstrate our understanding?
- How do different genres affect the way information is presented and understood?
- What are the similarities and differences between sources within the same genre and those from different genres?
- How do we use evidence from texts to support our written responses?