8.RL.1.A
Description:
Evidence/Inference
Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1B, 4B, 9A
Exemplars
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
Description:
Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
H-2
H-2
Grade level: 8
Word count: 1800 words
Author: Jules Verne
Synopsis: Is the mysterious object a floating island, a gigantic whale, or a creature unknown to science?
Excerpt:
On March 5, 1867, the "Moravian" from the Montreal Ocean Company ran afoul of a rock marked on no charts of these waterways.
This event, extremely serious in itself, might perhaps have been forgotten like so many others, if three weeks later it had not been reenacted under the same conditions. Only, thanks to the nationality of the ship damaged by this new ramming, and thanks to the reputation of the company to which this ship belonged, the event caused a huge uproar.
This event, extremely serious in itself, might perhaps have been forgotten like so many others, if three weeks later it had not been reenacted under the same conditions. Only, thanks to the nationality of the ship damaged by this new ramming, and thanks to the reputation of the company to which this ship belonged, the event caused a huge uproar.
Question:
Choose the sentence in this excerpt that explains why the damage to the "Scotia" made big news.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
What text clues in a selection led you to conclude that a character was good or evil?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
H-2
H-2
Grade level: 8
Word count: 1800 words
Author: Jules Verne
Synopsis: Is the mysterious object a floating island, a gigantic whale, or a creature unknown to science?
Excerpt:
In every big city the monster was the latest rage. The people sang about it in the coffee houses. They ridiculed it in the newspapers. They dramatized it in the theaters. And the tabloids found it a fine opportunity for hatching all sorts of hoaxes. In those newspapers short of copy, you saw the revival of every huge imaginary creature from "Moby Dick," that dreadful white whale, to the amazing squid that could entwine a 500-ton ship and drag it into the bottom of the ocean. They even reprinted reports from ancient times.
Question:
Based on this excerpt, how could coverage of the monster by the media be described?
- making it the current fad
- ignoring it as a news item
- presenting just the facts
- calmly studying the situation
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Draw five columns and label each one with one of your five senses. Find examples of figurative language from selections you have read that relate to each sense.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
Description:
Compare, Contrast, and/or Integrate
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
H-32
H-32
Grade level: 8
Word count: 2030 words
Author: Anna Fisher
Synopsis: Many people escaped from East Germany through tunnels under the Berlin Wall, but some did not make it.
Excerpt:
Gram shuffled into the kitchen, tapping her metal cane on the linoleum floor, her brocade lounging jacket hanging loosely over her shoulders. "Please help me into the parlor, Maggie; I hope you'll join me for some tea this afternoon."
A month later, Gram boarded the plane with almost no assistance from Maggie, who had noticed that her grandmother appeared much younger since they had started planning their trip. She was steadier on her feet and her face seemed to have fewer wrinkles.
A month later, Gram boarded the plane with almost no assistance from Maggie, who had noticed that her grandmother appeared much younger since they had started planning their trip. She was steadier on her feet and her face seemed to have fewer wrinkles.
Question:
What do these two excerpts tell you about Gram?
- Gram felt revived by her decision to visit her homeland.
- Gram let her health deteriorate from inactivity.
- Gram was happy to be dependent on her family.
- Gram made a decision to take better care of herself.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Compare and contrast the views expressed by a fictional character to your own views.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions