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# **Standards Close-Up**

Focused, Standards-Aligned Resources to Enhance Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills for Grades K-5.

Explore Standards Close Up with virtual samples of student texts and teacher resources designed to support targeted instruction and deepen understanding of key concepts in literacy.

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### Standards Close-Up Virtual Sampler

Standards Close-Up offers topic sets targeting specific ELA standards. Explore your virtual samplers today. Note: Standards Close-Up is available for Grades 2-5.

All components are available in both print and digital formats!

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 Grade 3

 Grade 5

- Teacher's Guides
  
  Text-specific Teacher's Guides include lesson plans for guided reading groups and strategy groups, which allow teachers to choose their instructional focus.![a1](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a1.png?width=281&height=300&name=a1.png)
  
  [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/9fa47391-c0d4-4577-8169-debf4b284218.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/9fa47391-c0d4-4577-8169-debf4b284218)
- Student Texts
  
  As part of a paired set, texts model skills and strategies for a specific ELA standard, build knowledge of social studies and science topics, and offer writing opportunities to demonstrate comprehension.
  
  ![\_g31](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g31.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g31.jpg)
  
  [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/382610e2-da25-4c43-abca-2a2230f5bb68.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/382610e2-da25-4c43-abca-2a2230f5bb68)
- Text Evidence Question Cards
  
  To accompany each text, text evidence questions support comprehensive standards coverage with evidence-based questions.![a3](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a3.jpg?width=282&height=300&name=a3.jpg)
  
  [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/47dd28ba-ffde-4e93-bf7c-c9d3d63491e6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/47dd28ba-ffde-4e93-bf7c-c9d3d63491e6)
- Writing Exemplars with Rubrics
  
  Writing prompts, text exemplars, and rubrics help students understand expectations as they plan and revise their work in informational, narrative, and opinion writing assignments.
  
  ![\_g32](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g32.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g32.jpg)[![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/5c3e0bd1-be59-4e10-be23-bdfbd1e6df41.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/5c3e0bd1-be59-4e10-be23-bdfbd1e6df41)

- Teacher's Guides
  
  Text-specific Teacher's Guides include lesson plans for guided reading groups and strategy groups, which allow teachers to choose their instructional focus.![b1 (1)](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/b1%20(1).jpg?width=281&height=300&name=b1%20(1).jpg)
  
  [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/eb81c0ac-4510-4e6b-b00d-cc0874bdcb56.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/eb81c0ac-4510-4e6b-b00d-cc0874bdcb56)
- Student Texts
  
  As part of a paired set, texts model skills and strategies for a specific ELA standard, build knowledge of social studies and science topics, and offer writing opportunities to demonstrate comprehension.
  
  ![\_g51](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g51.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g51.jpg)
  
  [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/1d79582e-90ad-4560-a10e-bb645a1939e1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/1d79582e-90ad-4560-a10e-bb645a1939e1)
- Text Evidence Question Cards
  
  To accompany each text, text evidence questions support comprehensive standards coverage with evidence-based questions.
  
  ![b3](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/b3.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=b3.jpg)
  
  [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/6bc303f0-e465-4241-b8af-75a41b5ec448.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/6bc303f0-e465-4241-b8af-75a41b5ec448)
- Writing Exemplars with Rubrics
  
  Writing prompts, text exemplars, and rubrics help students understand expectations as they plan and revise their work in informational, narrative, and opinion writing assignments.
  
  ![\_g52](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g52.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g52.jpg)[![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/77b45699-9ca2-4c9f-9fa3-03458a60972b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/77b45699-9ca2-4c9f-9fa3-03458a60972b)

- Grade 3
  
  \- +

    - Teacher's Guides
      
      Text-specific Teacher's Guides include lesson plans for guided reading groups and strategy groups, which allow teachers to choose their instructional focus.![a1](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a1.png?width=281&height=300&name=a1.png)
      
      [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/9fa47391-c0d4-4577-8169-debf4b284218.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/9fa47391-c0d4-4577-8169-debf4b284218)
    - Student Texts
      
      As part of a paired set, texts model skills and strategies for a specific ELA standard, build knowledge of social studies and science topics, and offer writing opportunities to demonstrate comprehension.
      
      ![\_g31](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g31.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g31.jpg)
      
      [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/382610e2-da25-4c43-abca-2a2230f5bb68.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/382610e2-da25-4c43-abca-2a2230f5bb68)
    - Text Evidence Question Cards
      
      To accompany each text, text evidence questions support comprehensive standards coverage with evidence-based questions.![a3](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a3.jpg?width=282&height=300&name=a3.jpg)
      
      [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/47dd28ba-ffde-4e93-bf7c-c9d3d63491e6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/47dd28ba-ffde-4e93-bf7c-c9d3d63491e6)
    - Writing Exemplars with Rubrics
      
      Writing prompts, text exemplars, and rubrics help students understand expectations as they plan and revise their work in informational, narrative, and opinion writing assignments.
      
      ![\_g32](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g32.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g32.jpg)[![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/5c3e0bd1-be59-4e10-be23-bdfbd1e6df41.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/5c3e0bd1-be59-4e10-be23-bdfbd1e6df41)
- Grade 5
  
  \- +

    - Teacher's Guides
      
      Text-specific Teacher's Guides include lesson plans for guided reading groups and strategy groups, which allow teachers to choose their instructional focus.![b1 (1)](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/b1%20(1).jpg?width=281&height=300&name=b1%20(1).jpg)
      
      [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/eb81c0ac-4510-4e6b-b00d-cc0874bdcb56.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/eb81c0ac-4510-4e6b-b00d-cc0874bdcb56)
    - Student Texts
      
      As part of a paired set, texts model skills and strategies for a specific ELA standard, build knowledge of social studies and science topics, and offer writing opportunities to demonstrate comprehension.
      
      ![\_g51](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g51.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g51.jpg)
      
      [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/1d79582e-90ad-4560-a10e-bb645a1939e1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/1d79582e-90ad-4560-a10e-bb645a1939e1)
    - Text Evidence Question Cards
      
      To accompany each text, text evidence questions support comprehensive standards coverage with evidence-based questions.
      
      ![b3](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/b3.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=b3.jpg)
      
      [![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/6bc303f0-e465-4241-b8af-75a41b5ec448.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/6bc303f0-e465-4241-b8af-75a41b5ec448)
    - Writing Exemplars with Rubrics
      
      Writing prompts, text exemplars, and rubrics help students understand expectations as they plan and revise their work in informational, narrative, and opinion writing assignments.
      
      ![\_g52](https://info.benchmarkeducation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_g52.jpg?width=281&height=300&name=_g52.jpg)[![Look Inside](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/44286982/77b45699-9ca2-4c9f-9fa3-03458a60972b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/44286982/77b45699-9ca2-4c9f-9fa3-03458a60972b)

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