LA 3.1.6.g
      Description:
        
          Compare and contrast the characteristics that distinguish a variety of literary and informational texts.
        
    
    
      
        Maps to Reading Plus skills:
        
          5C
        
      
    
  Exemplars
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
              Description:
              Examining Genre
            
          
          
          
              SeeReader
              
                 ✓ standard met 
              
            
            
              
              
              
              
                
              
              
              
                Selection:
                
                   C-8 
                
                
                  
              
              C-8
 Grade level:  3 
    
                    Word count: 1260 words 
                   Author: Kate Carter 
                   Synopsis: Zoos have been around for thousands of years. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
                
              
                
                  Excerpt:
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                Question:
                This selection is best described as
                
            
          - informational text.
- science fiction.
- a biography.
- a legend.
              Writing
              
                 ✓ standard met 
              
            
            
              
                  Writing prompt:
                  
                    How do you know if a text is fiction or non-fiction? Provide examples from texts you have read to support your ideas.
                  
                
              Evaluator
                  Organization:
                  Certica Solutions