Text Comparison Mastery Scale
ELA Standard • RI.9
Text Comparison Mastery Scale
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Standard RI.9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two informational texts on the same topic.
Student:
Teacher:
Year / Term:
Mastery Level
Points
Evidence Checklist (Learning Targets)
Students At This Level
ADVANCED Exceeds
4
Author Arguments: I can explain how two authors give different main points or arguments about the same topic.
Evidence Evaluation: I can decide which key details best support an author's main point.
Dual-Text Synthesis: I can combine information from two texts to show a deep understanding of a topic.
Unique Purpose: I can talk about how different details show each author's unique message or goal.
PROFICIENT Standard
3
Main Point Comparison: I can compare the most important points in two texts on the same topic to show how they are alike.
Key Detail Contrast: I can contrast key details in two texts to show exact ways they are different.
Independent Sorting: I can fill out a graphic organizer on my own to sort similarities and differences.
Evidence-Based Compare: I can write or speak about how two texts compare using specific facts and evidence from both readings.
APPROACHING Developing
2
Dual Text Identification: I can name the main idea and details in two separate texts about the same topic.
Chart Sorting: I can use a chart to sort obvious ways two texts are the same and different.
Guided Differences: I can spot different facts in two texts when my teacher asks me guiding questions.
Supported Extraction: I can pick out main points and key details in two texts with a little bit of help.
BEGINNING Acquiring
1
Single Text Topic: I can find the main topic and simple details in a single text.
Explicit Fact Recall: I can answer questions about facts directly written in the text.
Identical Fact Match: I can point out facts that are exactly the same in two different texts.
Assisted Distinction: I can tell the difference between a main idea and a detail when my teacher helps me.
RI.9 Mastery Scale • Data Folder Insert
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