Text Analysis
A complete literacy lesson in one packet.
Text Analysis combines four resources into one: a grade-appropriate reading passage, text-dependent questions at multiple DOK levels, a writing prompt that pushes deeper analysis, and a rubric to score the response. Everything you need to teach close reading in one generation.
Text Analysis Packet · Grade 8
The Gettysburg Address
1. Passage
2. Text-dependent questions
Why does Lincoln open with “Four score and seven years ago”?
What does “a new birth of freedom” mean in context?
3. Writing prompt
How does Lincoln redefine the purpose of the Civil War in 272 words?
4. Rubric
4-point scale: Content · Evidence · Analysis · Writing
Built for close reading
Every section is intentionally connected. The text-dependent questions force students back into the text. The writing prompt requires them to use specific evidence. The rubric rewards text citation, not just opinion. This is what the ELA standards actually ask for.
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Rubrics
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