RI.7.9
Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
How this standard develops across Grades 6–8
The ELA strands share anchor standards, so the same skill appears at each grade with rising demand. Here is the full arc.
- RI.6.9Grade 6: Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).
- RI.7.9Grade 7: Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.
- RI.8.9Grade 8: Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 7 English Language Arts scope and sequence teaches RI.7.9 in Unit 6: Arguments and Their Deliveries, weeks 21–24.
Trace and evaluate arguments for sound reasoning and sufficient evidence; compare a text to its delivered version; analyze how two authors shape the same facts. See the full pacing guide →
Teaching Kits for this standard
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