South Dakota ELA 8.RI.10.c

ELA8th GradeReading Informational Text

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.

Read widely to understand diverse perspectives and viewpoints.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students read accounts of the same issue from people with different roles. They track what each person notices, values, and leaves out, using details from the text.
What Mastery Looks Like: Given several accounts of a policy change, a student explains each writer’s view and cites a detail from each account. They can identify whose voice is missing and pose a question for that person.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call every difference a disagreement, even when writers share facts. They may assume the most confident writer has the full story or confuse a writer’s claim with a verified fact.
How to Assess It: After students read a student email and a principal’s notice about a phone rule, ask: “What matters most to each writer? Cite one detail from each and name one person neither speaks for.”

Lesson moves

Hand out three accounts of a cafeteria menu change: a student comment, a cook’s note, and a parent email; groups mark each person’s concern.
After reading a student and driver account of a late bus, ask: “Where do they agree, and what matters most to each?”
Give pairs two articles about a park renovation; have them race to match four quoted details to the writers who used them.
Bring a city notice and a shop owner’s letter about a new bike lane; students annotate who benefits and who faces problems.

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