Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
8.10.D*
synthesize and make logical connections between ideas within a text and across two or three texts representing similar or different genres and support those findings with textual evidence.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
8.11.A*
compare and contrast persuasive texts that reached different conclusions about the same issue and explain how the authors reached their conclusions through analyzing the evidence each presents
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
8.T.C.2.a
Compare and contrast varying perspectives on a particular topic found across a variety of texts, analyzing how texts establish and develop perspective to shape perceptions or beliefs. (I)
Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
8.T.T.2.b
Analyze and evaluate 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. (I)