6.RI.1.D
Description:
Summarize/Claim
Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and cite evidence of its development; summarize the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
2A, 2B, 2C, 5B, 8A, 8B
Exemplars
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-15
F-15
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1649 words
Author: Mike Buchanan and Diane Lang
Synopsis: A student visits Honduras, where the water is clear and the people are friendly.
Excerpt:
Before a group of classmates and I were to set foot on Roatan, many different cultures had lived there. The most famous early inhabitants of the Bay Islands (as Roatan and its neighbor islands of Guanaja and Utila are called) were the Maya, but other people (called the Paya and Lenca) lived there as well.
In the early 1500s, Christopher Columbus sailed into the area and landed on Guanaja. This was tragic for the gentle native people, who had no defense against the diseases that the explorers brought over from Europe.
For many years, Britain and Spain struggled for control of the Bay Islands, but there was another interesting group of people who lived there. Pirates had stayed on the island we were visiting.
In the following decades, people from the Cayman Islands settled on Roatan. Many of them knew how to fish and found the reefs off the coast of Roatan to be prime fishing areas.
In the early 1500s, Christopher Columbus sailed into the area and landed on Guanaja. This was tragic for the gentle native people, who had no defense against the diseases that the explorers brought over from Europe.
For many years, Britain and Spain struggled for control of the Bay Islands, but there was another interesting group of people who lived there. Pirates had stayed on the island we were visiting.
In the following decades, people from the Cayman Islands settled on Roatan. Many of them knew how to fish and found the reefs off the coast of Roatan to be prime fishing areas.
Question:
Put the following in the order in which they came to Honduras, starting with the earliest.
- The Maya settled there.
- Columbus landed there.
- Pirates visited there.
- Cayman Islanders fished there.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write summary paragraphs for a prequel and sequel to a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2C: Summarizing
2C: Summarizing
Description:
Summarizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-3
F-3
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1579 words
Author: Travis J. Best
Synopsis: Jeremy Lin's road to stardom on the basketball court is unique.
Excerpt:
Gie-Ming would take Jeremy and his two brothers to the local YMCA to run drills every day after school. He made them practice the same things over and over to perfect them. Bird's picture-perfect jump shot. Magic's kickout passes. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar's famous overhead skyhook, something very rare for a guard to perfect. Gie-Ming pushed them hard, but the boys were game; they could not wait to hit the gym and keep getting better.
Question:
Which saying characterized the training Lin received from his dad on the court?
- Practice makes perfect.
- First things first.
- Nice guys finish last.
- It's what on the inside that counts.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a news report based on a selection you have read. Report facts from the selection as well as additional facts you researched from reputable sources.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-4
F-4
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1740 words
Author: Kelley Sachs
Synopsis: Some scientists believe life could exist on planets outside our solar system.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is mainly about astronomers and
- how they are learning about newly discovered planets.
- why they are sure life cannot exist outside our solar system.
- when they think space travel to exoplanets will be possible.
- what they are doing to prove all planets revolve around suns.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Using the Internet or other research tools, find three additional pieces of information that support the main idea stated in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
Description:
Determining Relative Importance
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-1
F-1
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1577 words
Author: Tamara Ellis Smith
Synopsis: A new idea for sneaker soles was inspired by a household item.
Excerpt:
At that time, six people died while mountain climbing in the Swiss Alps, which was partly due to their improper footwear. This inspired a friend of the climbers to create a new shoe sole.
Two years later, he patented his invention of a rubber sole that resisted abrasion and provided superb traction on all sorts of surfaces. In 1954 the first successful climb of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, was made by hikers wearing shoes with these soles.
Two years later, he patented his invention of a rubber sole that resisted abrasion and provided superb traction on all sorts of surfaces. In 1954 the first successful climb of K2, the second highest mountain in the world, was made by hikers wearing shoes with these soles.
Question:
Based on this selection, which shoe characteristic is most important for mountain-climbers?
- traction
- length
- price
- warmth
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a Facebook fan page for a selection. Include the most important information to share with fans.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-17
F-17
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1710 words
Author: Randi Bender
Synopsis: At the U.S. Space Camp, campers find out what it is like to work and travel in space.
Excerpt:
Other campers get to experience zero gravity under water. Real astronauts get much of their training in weightlessness under water. Being under water is the closest thing on Earth to the feeling of zero gravity in space. Astronauts spend hours practicing their specialty tasks in large pools that hold hundreds of thousands of gallons of water.
Question:
Which is the best example of how some space campers experience training conditions similar to those of real astronauts?
- feeling what zero gravity under water is like
- visiting the flight center for a rocket launch
- practicing swimming in a large pool
- studying space science and technology
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Imagine you are an attorney. Write an opening statement to the jury that argues the validity of a selection you read. Provide supportive evidence.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8B: Reasoning
8B: Reasoning
Description:
Reasoning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-19
F-19
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1719 words
Author: Beth Renaud
Synopsis: Disabled people gain strength and confidence from horseback riding.
Excerpt:
One of the most effective things about hippotherapy is that it puts riders in the mood to learn. Like Sarah, most riders are excited, comfortable, and joyfully distracted when they are on a horse. In common therapy situations, Sarah tends to be reluctant to follow instructions and do her exercises. On Oakley, she's cheerful and relaxed. In this state, she is much more willing to take part in the training that builds her strength and teaches her important life skills.
Question:
Choose the one sentence that explains how therapy with horses helps riders develop a positive mindset.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How would you apply what you learned in a selection to your own life?
Evaluator
Organization:
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