RI.2.8
Description:
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Identify the reasons an author gives to support ideas in a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
8A, 8B
Exemplars
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-18
B-18
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1107 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: It would be impossible to live without plants. They are very important to our lives. From breathing to eating to brushing our teeth, we use plants throughout the day.
Excerpt:
Water moves from the roots of a plant to its leaves. When the water reaches the leaves, it changes into a vapor. You cannot see this vapor but it gets into the air. That water vapor joins with other vapor in the sky. It all comes together to make a cloud. Groups of clouds come together and we get rain. The rain falls to the ground.
Question:
According to this selection, which of the following is true about plants?
- Plants have a role in the creation of rain water.
- Plants are not important for the environment.
- Plant pieces are found in most clouds.
- Plants can survive if their roots are cut off.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe at least five ways you can tell if a selection is true or not true. Use examples from selections you have read to support your statements.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8B: Reasoning
8B: Reasoning
Description:
Reasoning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-15
B-15
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1069 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: How to make your school environmentally friendly, one step at a time.
Excerpt:
Now that we're outside, let's talk about the best thing you can do to help your school go green. Have a Walk Ride Day each month. That's a day when students, parents, teachers--everyone--agrees to walk, ride a bike, take a bus or subway, or share a ride to school. This is a win for everyone. You get exercise and have fun. Your school's neighborhood gets cleaner air.
Question:
How does sharing a ride to school help the environment?
- You will use only one car, so you save gas and cause less pollution.
- While you ride to school, you can talk to your friends.
- Riding in a car is faster than walking or riding a bike, so you will arrive at school earlier.
- Riding in a car means you can do your homework on the way to school.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Tell how two (or more) facts from a selection led you to answer a question about the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions