RI.7
Description:
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 2A, 6A, 7C
Exemplars
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-10
A-10
Grade level: 1
Word count: 719 words
Author: Ellen Bari
Synopsis: Rochelle is the first African American female chess champion. She's on her way to becoming a chess master.
Excerpt:
When did she start playing? It started when Rochelle was in third grade. That is when her grandmother showed her how to play.
Question:
When did Rochelle first play chess?
- in the third grade
- in the first grade
- in kindergarten
- in preschool
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain when and where a selection takes place. What clues help you determine that information?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-82
A-82
Grade level: 1
Word count: 537 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: What is a friendship? These two girls experience it every day.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is mainly about
- a friendship.
- a trip in an airplane.
- two cats.
- talking too much.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Use a story map to show the main idea and its supporting details in a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
Description:
Recognizing Author's Purpose
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-31
A-31
Grade level: 1
Word count: 794 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Did you know you can see a star during the day? The sky is full of surprises!
Excerpt:
One day another rocket will go to a planet. But this time it will be different. Why? People will be on it! Maybe you will be one of them!
Question:
The author of this selection believes people
- will visit other planets someday.
- already live on other planets.
- are not smart enough to visit other planets.
- are much too afraid to visit other planets.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose an image from an non-fiction selection you have read. Create a list of all the information visible in the image that supports the facts presented in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
7C: Interpreting Images
7C: Interpreting Images
Description:
Intepreting Images and Maps
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-51
A-51
Grade level: 1
Word count: 754 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: How do trees grow, and why do they matter?
Image:
Question:
This tree has just started to grow. Based on what you read in this selection, a tree at this stage would be called a
- sapling.
- branch.
- root.
- log.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Can an image help you understand a selection's main idea or theme? Choose two selections you read and explain how the image did or did not help you understand the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions