LA 5.1.6.h
Description:
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a national and international multicultural perspective.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 5A, 9A, 9B
Exemplars
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
Description:
Compare, Contrast, and/or Integrate
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
E-55
E-55
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1842 words
Author: Mike Ciecierski
Synopsis: When it's time to think about a career, follow your interests. Work is more pleasant if you get to do something you enjoy.
Excerpt:
However, when she was not talking on the phone, Nick's mom always talked to him about school and careers. She wanted him to become a doctor. She said Nick had a talent for science, so a career in medicine was the right one for him. He had something else he wanted to do.
Although his mom wanted him to be a doctor, Nick thought the career he would really want was to make movies.
As he passed the coffee shop, he recognized his neighbor, a man who sat at the corner table and drew in a sketch book. Nick knew that the man was a successful artist. One time when Nick and his mom were in the coffee shop, the man talked to them about his work. He had said, "When I was young I had a real talent for art. But my father wanted me to be a bus driver, so that's what I did. After many unhappy years in that career, I decided that art was what I was supposed to do. So I corrected the mistake I made. Now I do the kind of work I love."
Although his mom wanted him to be a doctor, Nick thought the career he would really want was to make movies.
As he passed the coffee shop, he recognized his neighbor, a man who sat at the corner table and drew in a sketch book. Nick knew that the man was a successful artist. One time when Nick and his mom were in the coffee shop, the man talked to them about his work. He had said, "When I was young I had a real talent for art. But my father wanted me to be a bus driver, so that's what I did. After many unhappy years in that career, I decided that art was what I was supposed to do. So I corrected the mistake I made. Now I do the kind of work I love."
Question:
Read these two excerpts from the selection. In what way are Nick and the man in the coffee shop alike?
- They both wanted to pursue a career that was different from the one a parent suggested.
- They were both interested in making movies.
- They both followed a parent's advice and pursued careers they did not like.
- They both had a parent who was a doctor.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How is the life of a character in a selection similar to (or different from) your own life?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3A: Predicting Outcomes
3A: Predicting Outcomes
Description:
Predicting Outcomes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-11
HiE-11
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1713 words
Author: Dustin Rowland
Synopsis: In some parts of the world, animals are built to survive in temperatures that humans could not bear.
Excerpt:
Because it does not mind the heat, the silver ant will actually choose the hottest time of day to search for food. In fact, the silver ant becomes active only when temperatures reach at least 115 degrees. Although they can survive for only eight to ten minutes in that heat without burning up, they choose this time for a reason.
Question:
According to the selection, if the silver ant takes longer than ten minutes to search for food, it will
- burn up and die.
- starve to death.
- freeze to death.
- change its color.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Use a selection you have read to finish this statement: "If only (a character) had done (this action) instead of (this action), then (make a prediction about what might have happened)." Use details from the selection to explain and support your prediction.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-1
HiE-1
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1716 words
Author: Kerry Mescallado
Synopsis: President Theodore Roosevelt was one of America's most prominent and energetic leaders. But to his children, he was just a big kid.
Excerpt:
"Has the lordly Ted turned up yet? Is his loving sister able to reduce the size of his head, or does she need any assistance from her male parent? Your affectionate father, The Tyrant."
Question:
In this excerpt, Roosevelt described his son, Ted, as "lordly" and asked his daughter, Ethel, if she needed any help "to reduce the size of his head." What do these lines say about Ted and Ethel?
- Ted would act bossy, like a king, and Ethel would try to get him to stop.
- Ted refused to try any new foods unless Ethel tried them first.
- Ted was afraid to travel and Ethel had to comfort him.
- Ted took care of the stray animals he found, but Ethel thought they were dangerous.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe the mood of the characters in a selection. Why did the characters feel the way they did?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-3
HiE-3
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1582 words
Author: Ben Robinson
Synopsis: Tony Hawk is a skateboarding legend. He is known for his fearless, record-breaking skating as well as his business success.
Excerpt:
Because skating is such a risky sport, the skate parks needed to have insurance. The parks had to pay money to insurance companies in case a skater was injured. If the number of skaters increased, then the insurance costs increased. High insurance costs forced many skate parks to close, so skaters did not have a place to enjoy their sport.
Question:
According to the selection, high insurance costs led to
- skate park closures.
- new rules about skateboard safety.
- some sponsors paying Tony Hawk more money.
- the creation of new skate parks.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a "chain of events" diagram for a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-30
HiE-30
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1520 words
Author: Phyllis Wilner
Synopsis: Two organizations, MADD and SADD, continue to lead the fight against drunk driving.
Excerpt:
Together with a group of high school students, Robert formed a group called Students Against Drunk Driving, or SADD. SADD's goal was to make the kids themselves face up to the dangers of drunk driving, and to do something about it.
Today, SADD stands for Student Against Destructive Decisions. It addresses other important issues such as drug use and peer pressure in addition to teenage drinking and driving. There are now more than 10,000 chapters in middle schools, high schools, and colleges throughout the country. The students organize and run each new SADD chapter. They get help from an adult adviser.
Today, SADD stands for Student Against Destructive Decisions. It addresses other important issues such as drug use and peer pressure in addition to teenage drinking and driving. There are now more than 10,000 chapters in middle schools, high schools, and colleges throughout the country. The students organize and run each new SADD chapter. They get help from an adult adviser.
Question:
SADD was originally formed to help students understand the dangers of drunk driving. Which two sentences in this excerpt best explain the change and growth in the ongoing mission of SADD?
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe an author's use of symbols in a selection that you have read. Explain what the symbols mean and how they connect to the characters and events in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
Description:
Determining Relative Importance
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
E-55
E-55
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1842 words
Author: Mike Ciecierski
Synopsis: When it's time to think about a career, follow your interests. Work is more pleasant if you get to do something you enjoy.
Excerpt:
At last, the director yelled, "Cut! We're done!" Nick was relieved. The director looked at him and said, "Well, you held the bounce board perfectly. I wish you could work on all the ads I make."
Nick was speechless. He could not believe he just helped to make a TV ad. All he could do was smile at the director and nod his head.
"You know what, kid?" the director said, "You should think about a career making ads or movies. I'm someone who recognizes talent. You clearly have it."
Nick smiled as he walked home. He had a talent for making movies!
Nick was speechless. He could not believe he just helped to make a TV ad. All he could do was smile at the director and nod his head.
"You know what, kid?" the director said, "You should think about a career making ads or movies. I'm someone who recognizes talent. You clearly have it."
Nick smiled as he walked home. He had a talent for making movies!
Question:
Which character was most encouraging about Nick's career in movies?
- the director
- the woman in the car
- Nick's mother
- Nick's friend Andrew
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
List two characters from a selection and explain why one of those characters is more important to the plot than the other character.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
9B: Classifying
9B: Classifying
Description:
Classify
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-70
HiE-70
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1521 words
Author: Judy Dodge Cummings
Synopsis: A contest between tribes is important in more than one way.
Excerpt:
Flinging off his father's arm, Dyami ran from the longhouse straight to the playing field. Retrieving his stick from the weeds, he began to swing wildly. He raged at everyone: his mother for her illness, Goyogoin for denying a game to heal her, and Aystan for accepting this decision without question.
But mostly he raged at himself for disobeying the dream. Dyami struck the air again and again, finding strength in his sorrow and fury.
But mostly he raged at himself for disobeying the dream. Dyami struck the air again and again, finding strength in his sorrow and fury.
Question:
These two excerpts can best be described as paragraphs that
- list reasons why Dyami was angry.
- explain the rules of Little Brother of War.
- describe the setting of the selection.
- compare the warriors on the two teams.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
What makes a character a hero or a villain? List the names of characters who are heroes or villains and explain why they belong to that group. The characters can be from fiction or non-fiction texts.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions