De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Learning About the Solar System [Pdf]

"Learning about the Solar System" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about scientists and learning about our solar system and how it works. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining the main idea, underlining supporting text, and writing a paper of what you would need to learn to become a scientist using support form the passage. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1 and 2 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.