RI.1.a
Description:
Key Ideas and Details
Read closely to comprehend texts of grade-level appropriate complexity:
Determine what the text says explicitly and implicitly.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 1B, 2B, 3C, 8B
Exemplars
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-3
L-3
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2101 words
Author: Peter Kupfer
Synopsis: Over the years, mail has been delivered by pigeons, horses, balloons, and even rockets.
Excerpt:
The first documented use of a postal system was in ancient Egypt, where pharaohs used couriers to send official decrees throughout the region. Other early postal systems were developed in Persia (present-day Iraq), India, China, and ancient Rome.
Question:
The first documented use of a postal system was in
- Egypt.
- Persia.
- India.
- England.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a website for a non-fiction selection you read. Include the main idea and supporting details. Include images that would help viewers of your website better understand the topic.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
Description:
Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-7
L-7
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2446 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: The Soviets shot down an American pilot during the Cold War. What happened when it was revealed the pilot was on a spy mission?
Excerpt:
"I replied by advising the Soviet leader that I had, during the previous week, stopped these flights and they would not be resumed. I offered also to discuss the matter with him in personal meetings, while the regular business of the summit might proceed. Obviously, I would not respond to his extreme demands. He knew, of course, by holding to those demands the Soviet Union was scuttling the summit conference.
Question:
Choose the sentence in this excerpt that demonstrates Khrushchev knew ahead of time that his demands would be unacceptable to the United States.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write a question about one additional fact you would have liked to learn from a selection you read. Answer the question by using the Internet or other research tools to find the necessary information.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
Description:
Determining Relative Importance
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-17
L-17
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2144 words
Author: Kate Scoville
Synopsis: There is no "typical" day at the office, and the job demands exhausting hours of difficult and sometimes downright dangerous work.
Excerpt:
It is important that zoo vets give their patients a precise dose of anesthesia. Too much of the potent medicine could slow an animal's heart to the point that it stops beating. On the other hand, too small a dose could cause the animal to regain consciousness during the procedure. With their sharp claws and teeth, predator animals like Gahiji would be particularly dangerous if they were to wake up during a procedure.
Question:
What is the most important reason zoo vets must administer the correct dose of anesthesia to their patients?
- Zoo animals could regain consciousness and injure themselves or the veterinarians.
- Anesthesia is an expensive drug and should not be wasted on unnecessary doses.
- An inadequate dose of anesthesia could cause an animal to stay unconscious too long.
- Too much anesthesia could cause an animal to feel additional pain during surgery.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
When reading for information, why is it important to concentrate on the most important facts? Give an example from your social studies or science textbook of how you would do this.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-4
L-4
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2455 words
Author: Elizabeth Graziose
Synopsis: Therapy sessions have become more exciting and beneficial with the introduction of video games.
Excerpt:
Although many systems are modified to meet specific therapeutic requirements, physical therapy can still be aided with the use of an unmodified gaming system. A popular virtual reality game system is being used in its unmodified form. This system requires the players to physically move their entire bodies while playing, therefore causing them to carry out some of the traditional exercises that are used in physical therapy. By taking part in the variety of games, patients are gaining strength and endurance without feeling as if they are in therapy.
Question:
Choose the sentence in this excerpt that explains how an unmodified gaming system can be used in aiding physical therapy.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Using your science book, give three examples of each of the following: single cause--single effect, single cause--multiple effects, multiple causes--single effect.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8B: Reasoning
8B: Reasoning
Description:
Reasoning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-2
L-2
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2262 words
Author: Beth Renaud
Synopsis: The Harlem Renaissance brought talented African American writers and artists into the mainstream of American culture.
Excerpt:
The intention of artists, thinkers, and political activists during the Harlem Renaissance was partially to "uplift the race" -- to elevate black people's self-esteem by celebrating black history, culture, intellect, and talent. Naturally, a group of people inspired by these role models and armed with self-esteem would be more resistant to discrimination and more willing to confront the system than those who were demoralized.
Question:
In the end, the Harlem Renaissance gave African Americans a sense of
- empowerment.
- futility.
- stoicism.
- entitlement.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Do people learn by studying the past? Use details from a selection you have read, as well as your reasoning skills, to support your answer.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions