RL.1.c

Description: Key Ideas and Details Read closely to comprehend text. Provide a summary of the text excluding personal opinions or judgments.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 2C

Exemplars

2C: Summarizing

2C: Summarizing

Description: Summarizing

SeeReader
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Selection: F-51

F-51

Grade level: 6
Word count: 1334 words
Author: Barbara D. Krasner
Synopsis: Immigrants to the United States had to pass physical examinations, and a chalk mark on the shoulder indicated their result.
Excerpt: After several hours, the Palmieris approached the inspectors' desks at the back of the Great Hall. A man checked their tags and spoke to Mama in Italian.

The inspector checked her responses against the information on the ship's manifest. He seemed to be satisfied. One official handed "landing cards" to Mama, Angelina, and her sisters. Feeling relief and excitement, they made their way back downstairs and collected their bags.

Question: According to this part in the selection, what is a "landing card"?
  1. a document permitting entry into the United States
  2. a notation in the passenger list of a ship's manifest
  3. a ticket needed to board the ferry to Ellis Island
  4. an indication that an immigrant was in good health

Writing
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Writing prompt: Imagine you are an attorney. Prepare a summation of a selection you have read to present to a jury for deliberation.

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