RL.1.c

Description: Key Ideas and Details Read closely to comprehend texts of grade-level appropriate complexity: Provide an objective summary of the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 2C

Exemplars

2C: Summarizing

2C: Summarizing

Description: Summarizing

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: K-11

K-11

Grade level: 11
Word count: 2375 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Acceptance and compassion go a long way in helping people with Tourette Syndrome.
Excerpt: "This year I had the awesome opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., and undergo training as a TS Youth Ambassador. I thought I was shy, but the training motivated me to voice my cause. Currently, I speak to students throughout the state spreading the word about Tourette Syndrome and urging its acceptance as a medical condition. I encourage you to someday become Youth Ambassadors, educating others and inspiring open-mindedness in your communities.

Question: What does this selection tell you about the Tourette Syndrome Youth Ambassador Program?
  1. Ambassadors encourage patience and understanding when interacting with people who have TS.
  2. Ambassadors develop outgoing personalities, even when they had been shy.
  3. Ambassadors spread information about research studies that are trying to develop a cure for TS.
  4. Ambassadors work at camps and other institutions to help people with TS understand their condition.

Writing
✓ standard met

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

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions