LA 6.1.6.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 regional, national, and international multicultural perspective.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 3C, 3C
Exemplars
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-12
F-12
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1756 words
Author: Mike Buchanan and Diane Lang
Synopsis: A lost pet uses every ounce of his energy to find his way home.
Excerpt:
The vet pulled the dog's mouth open to examine his teeth and looked at me. "You don't really think this is your dog?" He frowned at me, stepped away from the table and said, "Those stories you read are seldom, if ever, accurate, but certainly misleading."
Question:
Why is Dr. Jacobs skeptical that the dying dog is Jeff?
- The vet felt stories on returning dogs are misleading.
- The dog tried to bite the vet with his teeth.
- The dog would not open his mouth for the vet.
- The vet thought the dog had more spots than Jeff.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of how recognizing cause and effect helped you better understand the plot development of a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-2
F-2
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1760 words
Author: Karen Berman
Synopsis: When traveling, it's good to know the local customs.
Excerpt:
Greetings are universal customs, but they are given in many ways. In most major cities around the world, you would never say hello to strangers on the street. Greeting strangers is common in small towns, where not saying hello to everyone you pass might be considered rude. In Muslim countries, however, men and women do not speak unless they already know each other. To do so would be to commit a major etiquette mistake.
Question:
Which of the following would be considered an etiquette mistake?
- saying hello to strangers on the street in a Muslim country
- accompanying a handshake with a smile in South Africa
- shaking hands with everyone in the room in Cameroon
- asking questions about a person's health in Kenya
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
List two to four supporting characters in a selection and explain their relationship to the selection's main protagonist.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-10
F-10
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1892 words
Author: Claire O'Connell
Synopsis: Ellen Ochoa loved both music and science, in addition to having the "right stuff."
Excerpt:
Ochoa's Hispanic roots come from her father's side of the family. His parents were Mexican, but he was born in the United States. Her father grew up speaking both Spanish and English, but he did not like to speak Spanish in front of his children. On speaking engagements, Ochoa tells audiences, "When I was growing up, my father believed, as many people did at the time, that there was prejudice against people speaking their native language. It's really too bad, and I'm glad that things have changed in recent years."
Question:
Why did Ochoa say her father was reluctant to speak Spanish in front of his children?
- He did not want to attract prejudice.
- He spend most of his youth in Mexico.
- He did not want them to make fun of him.
- His children would not listen him.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe the cause and effect relationship in a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions