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 the Milky Way gallaxy and what it takes to be a scientist. 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 about what you would need to know to be a scientist using information from the text. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1 and 2 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing.