LA 5.1.6.j
Description:
Identify and apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text(s) (e.g., sequence, description, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion).
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5B
Exemplars
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-13
HiE-13
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1724 words
Author: Mike Buchanan and Diane Lang
Synopsis: The Megalodon was the biggest and fiercest shark that ever lived. It could easily swallow a great white shark whole!
Excerpt:
So far, his plastic bag held fossil horse teeth, whale ear bones, and shark teeth. But these were fairly common finds. He would probably give what he had found so far to the science teachers at the local school.
As he thinks about all this, he suddenly feels the presence of another animal. And unlike the dead bones he had found, this animal is very much alive. His light shines on the particles of dirt in the water as he turns the beam to his left. Then he sees it -- a gray object floating just above the bottom of the river, and only an arm's length away. It is a giant catfish. It's at least four feet long, and its whiskers are curled back by the strong current. He is even with the creature's eye and they lock vision. In a flash, the catfish swims away.
The sudden movement of the catfish sends mud and sand rushing away from the river's bottom. It also sends his heart racing. As the bottom clears and he calms down, that's when he sees it. It's a gray and black tooth, shaped like a triangle and lying flat against the sand, uncovered by the rushing catfish. But this is no ordinary tooth. Unlike the other teeth he has found, this one is as big as his hand. He runs his finger over the smooth, raised surface. It has to be at least four or five pounds.
A tooth like this can come from only one creature: the largest and most deadly shark that ever lived. "Yes!" the diver thinks. "It's a giant Megalodon tooth!"
As he thinks about all this, he suddenly feels the presence of another animal. And unlike the dead bones he had found, this animal is very much alive. His light shines on the particles of dirt in the water as he turns the beam to his left. Then he sees it -- a gray object floating just above the bottom of the river, and only an arm's length away. It is a giant catfish. It's at least four feet long, and its whiskers are curled back by the strong current. He is even with the creature's eye and they lock vision. In a flash, the catfish swims away.
The sudden movement of the catfish sends mud and sand rushing away from the river's bottom. It also sends his heart racing. As the bottom clears and he calms down, that's when he sees it. It's a gray and black tooth, shaped like a triangle and lying flat against the sand, uncovered by the rushing catfish. But this is no ordinary tooth. Unlike the other teeth he has found, this one is as big as his hand. He runs his finger over the smooth, raised surface. It has to be at least four or five pounds.
A tooth like this can come from only one creature: the largest and most deadly shark that ever lived. "Yes!" the diver thinks. "It's a giant Megalodon tooth!"
Question:
This selection begins with a diver in the water. Put these events in order from first to last.
- The diver has a plastic bag with fossil horse teeth, whale ear bones, and shark teeth in it.
- The diver feels the presence of another animal.
- The sudden movement of a giant catfish clears away mud and sand at the bottom of the river.
- The diver finds a giant Megalodon tooth.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a timeline of the sequence of events in a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
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