RI.8.5
Description:
Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A
Exemplars
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
H-24
H-24
Grade level: 8
Word count: 1674 words
Author: Travis J. Best
Synopsis: Jesse Ventura launched himself from the wrestling ring to the governor's mansion.
Excerpt:
Without wrestling he never would have had the notoriety to run for office, or possibly even be in movies. Without holding the prestigious office of mayor he never could have hoped to successfully run for the even more prestigious one as governor.
Question:
Based on this excerpt, which two answers describe the relationship between these two sentences?
- cause and effect
- chronological order
- problem and solution
- main idea and supporting detail
- right and wrong
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain an author's use of description in a selection, and how the description shaped the way you viewed and understood the person, object, or event described.
Evaluator
Organization:
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