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English · Grade 7

Analyze Text Evidence and Inference

Through an original story about a girl who secretly saves her family's garden during a drought, learners cite several pieces of evidence for one analysis, build inference chains and test whether evidence is sufficient, analyze how setting shapes characters and plot, and write an analytical paragraph that weaves evidence and commentary. A fictional lighthouse keeper's log checks transfer.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 minutes
  • Evidence and inference check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Cite several pieces of textual evidence, explicit and inferential, to support an analysis.
  • Build an inference chain from several clues and judge whether the evidence is sufficient for a conclusion.
  • Analyze how setting shapes characters and plot.
  • Write an analytical paragraph that integrates several pieces of evidence with commentary.

Lessons

  1. Several pieces of evidence 6 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Inference chains and sufficient evidence 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  3. How setting shapes characters and plot 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  4. Write an analytical paragraph 5 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  5. Evidence and inference check 9 questions at the end

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