RI.8.3
Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
Cluster RI.8.AKey Ideas and Details
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.6.3Grade 6: Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
- RI.7.3Grade 7: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
- RI.8.3Grade 8: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
Where this sits in the school year
Our Grade 8 English Language Arts scope and sequence teaches RI.8.3 in Unit 4: Informational Ideas and Evidence, weeks 12–15.
Central ideas and their development in nonfiction; strongest textual evidence; how texts connect and distinguish ideas, individuals, and events. See the full pacing guide →
Teaching Kits for this standard
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