Your students have mastered using textual evidence in literature, but what about using this skill in informational texts.  Uh oh! That is right—they are not the same thing. Darn the Common Core! See options on how to differentiate teaching of the skill, and how to assess it with the provided quiz. The quiz itself is adequate, but the format of the assessment does not reflect how the skill is used—although it can be modified to do so.   

 

Common Core

RI.11-12.1