Text Evidence Sub Plan for Grades 7-8 (No Prep): Evidence Ranking

Not all evidence is equally strong. Students read a news feature, "The Quarry Lane Downhill," about a homemade cart race. For each of three printed claims they rank three quotations from the article, 1 for strongest support to 3 for weakest, and then explain in one sentence why their number 1 is the strongest, comparing it with another quotation. That makes nine quotations to weigh, and each one has to be tested against the claim.

What's inside

• Sub Plan, 2 pages
• Reading, 2 pages: the news feature, "The Quarry Lane Downhill," 10 numbered paragraphs
• Student Packet, 2 pages
• Answer Key, 1 page, with a 30-point guide
• All four documents in one ready-to-print PDF, in print order, 7 pages
• 9 files in all. Print only: no slides, no tech, no scissors.

Answer key included

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