LA 7.1.6.b
Description:
Analyze and explain the relationships between elements of literary text (e.g., character development, setting, plot, conflict, point of view, theme).
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3A, 9A
Exemplars
3A: Predicting Outcomes
3A: Predicting Outcomes
Description:
Predicting Outcomes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-12
G-12
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1893 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: A plan has been made to trick the Frost King to return the hammer, but will it work?
Excerpt:
The hammer was safe once more in Asgard, and you and I know how it came to be there, so someone must have told. I wonder if Loki whispered the tale to some outsider after all.
Question:
From this last paragraph, you can conclude that
- Loki probably told this story to someone else.
- Thor and Loki became best friends.
- Loki never played another trick in Asgard.
- Thor was sorry he had followed Loki's plan.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe three things that happened in a selection and how they foreshadowed subsequent events.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
Description:
Compare, Contrast, and/or Integrate
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-12
G-12
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1893 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: A plan has been made to trick the Frost King to return the hammer, but will it work?
Excerpt:
"I am sure Loki is at the bottom of this mischief!" Thor cried, but Thor was mistaken. It was not Loki who had stolen the hammer, for he was too great a coward for that. Meanwhile Loki was on his best behavior, trying to appear very kind and obliging when Thor came rumbling and roaring up to him, demanding, "What have you done with my hammer, you thief?"
"Look, how storms rage and winds howl in the world below," said Loki. "Someone is wielding your thunder-hammer all unskillfully. Who could it be but Thrym, the mighty giant who has ever been your enemy and your imitator?"
"Look, how storms rage and winds howl in the world below," said Loki. "Someone is wielding your thunder-hammer all unskillfully. Who could it be but Thrym, the mighty giant who has ever been your enemy and your imitator?"
Question:
What do these two excerpts tell the reader about Thor and Loki?
- They each react differently when a problem arises and needs solving.
- They both are thinking of the same person as the cause of this problem.
- They each believe that it was the other one who misplaced the hammer.
- They both think a show of force is the best way to solve a problem.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Compare and contrast two stages of a fictional or real person's life. Use details from a selection you have read to illustrate and explain your answer.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions