RL.9

Description: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories, including American Indian stories.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 9A, 9B

Exemplars

9A: Comparing/Contrasting

9A: Comparing/Contrasting

Description: Compare, Contrast, and/or Integrate

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: A-78

A-78

Grade level: 1
Word count: 825 words
Author: Phillis Gershator
Synopsis: In this African folk tale, a stubborn young woman finally changes her mind with the help of a little bird.
Excerpt: Tiyoro was the most stubborn woman in the village. Nothing could make her change her mind.

Bafou was a young man. He was friends with Tiyoro.

Bafou was as stubborn as Tiyoro.

Question: When the selection begins, Bafou and Tiyoro are alike because both
  1. refuse to change their minds.
  2. are too tired to keep dancing.
  3. refuse to get married.
  4. have a pet bird.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: How is the life of a character in a selection similar to (or different from) your own life?

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

9B: Classifying

9B: Classifying

Description: Classify

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: A-26

A-26

Grade level: 1
Word count: 786 words
Author: Teri Jones
Synopsis: Pets and zoo animals live in cities. It is surprising that wild animals also live there.
Excerpt: A coyote could be in a city. A coyote looks like a dog. But it is a wild animal. It might have to look for food. It will go to a city. It will stay in a dark place. It will come out only at night. Most people in a city will not even see it.

A raccoon is a wild animal. But a raccoon can live in a city very easily. It can get into a small space. It can make its home in almost any building. It can get into a garden. It will eat the plants. A raccoon will look for food at night. Most of the people will have already gone to bed.

A bat can live in a city. A bat is a wild animal. It can fly. A bat will stay away from the people. It will look for a place where no people live. It may find an old building. It will live there. It will come out only at night.

Question: From what you have read, which animals look for food at night?
  1. coyotes, raccoons, and bats
  2. bears, bats, and falcons
  3. raccoons, deer, and dogs
  4. falcons, bears, and bats

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: What makes a character a hero or a villain? List the names of characters who are heroes or villains and explain why they belong to that group. The characters can be from fiction or non-fiction texts.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions