LA 7.1.6.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:
3C, 9A
Exemplars
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
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-18
G-18
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1668 words
Author: Mary R. Dunn
Synopsis: Nature has been busy creating shimmering sculptures deep in the Earth.
Excerpt:
Years later, in the same Cave of Crystals, workers found another room filled with sparkling crystals. This new chamber had glistening cauliflower-shaped forms, so they named it the Ice Palace. Although it is a wonder to see, no visitors are allowed inside this cave because it gets so hot.
Question:
The Ice Palace mentioned in this selection does not allow visitors because
- its hot temperature is life threatening.
- it is more than 100 miles long.
- it is so cold that the floors are covered with ice.
- its stalactites are in danger of falling.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe the cause and effect relationship in a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions