RL.6.3
Description:
Describe how the plot of a literary text unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3C, 5A
Exemplars
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-12
F-12
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1756 words
Author: Mike Buchanan and Diane Lang
Synopsis: A lost pet uses every ounce of his energy to find his way home.
Excerpt:
The vet pulled the dog's mouth open to examine his teeth and looked at me. "You don't really think this is your dog?" He frowned at me, stepped away from the table and said, "Those stories you read are seldom, if ever, accurate, but certainly misleading."
Question:
Why is Dr. Jacobs skeptical that the dying dog is Jeff?
- The vet felt stories on returning dogs are misleading.
- The dog tried to bite the vet with his teeth.
- The dog would not open his mouth for the vet.
- The vet thought the dog had more spots than Jeff.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of how recognizing cause and effect helped you better understand the plot development of a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-12
F-12
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1756 words
Author: Mike Buchanan and Diane Lang
Synopsis: A lost pet uses every ounce of his energy to find his way home.
Excerpt:
A rabbit bounded across the parking lot and into the shadows of the woods, with Jeff racing after it, barking furiously.
Mom and Dad chased him and called his name, but all we could hear was Jeff barking until it became quiet.
For several days, when I stepped off the bus from school, I expected to see Jeff, but the yard was empty.
The next afternoon, when we took Fluff for her annual veterinarian checkup, Mom explained to Dr. Jacobs how Jeff had run away.
Mom and Dad chased him and called his name, but all we could hear was Jeff barking until it became quiet.
For several days, when I stepped off the bus from school, I expected to see Jeff, but the yard was empty.
The next afternoon, when we took Fluff for her annual veterinarian checkup, Mom explained to Dr. Jacobs how Jeff had run away.
Question:
The narrator of this selection is a
- child.
- mother.
- dog.
- vet.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain why an author chose to organize a selection's plot in an unconventional way. What benefits or disadvantages resulted from the action being presented in this way?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions