South Dakota ELA 8.RI.10.b
The Standard
- 8.RI.10
- By the end of the year, independently read and comprehend literary nonfiction and informational texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives that exhibit complexity appropriate for at least grade 8.
Self-select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose texts they want to read for fun or to learn about an interest. They also choose texts that help with a class task and explain why each choice fits.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can pick a book they expect to enjoy and a text that answers a research question. They can point to a title, blurb, or page detail that supports each choice.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose the shortest text or the first search result without checking whether it fits their purpose. They may think a text they enjoy will always work for a report.
How to Assess It
- Give students blurbs for a mystery novel, a skateboarding article, a cookbook, and a state wildlife agency page on prairie fires. Ask them to choose a text for fun, a personal interest, and a prairie fire report, with a reason for each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set out novels, magazines, and nonfiction books; have students browse and choose one to read for fun and one for a wildfire report.
Ask students to write why they might choose different texts for weekend reading and a report on wildfires.
Give pairs three reading-purpose cards and six book blurbs; have them match each card to a text and defend their picks.
Have students search the public library catalog for a book about a hobby, then record its title and call number.
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