LA 8.1.6.c
Description:
Analyze the author's use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, tone, mood).
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4B, 6C
Exemplars
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
H-20
H-20
Grade level: 8
Word count: 1811 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: It wasn't easy for Jackie Robinson to keep his cool in response to offensive racial comments.
Excerpt:
Robinson broke the color barrier in sports and paved the way for generations of African American athletes. While his efforts did not eradicate racism in the nation, he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball. Baseball might be only a game, but in the area of racial equality, baseball was a leader.
Question:
In this excerpt, what is meant by the phrase, "baseball was a leader"?
- It accepted African Americans before many other more important institutions practiced racial equality.
- It was the first sport to attract fans from all races and religions.
- It recruited African American players who were groomed to become leaders on their teams.
- It enabled African American players to get leadership jobs after retiring from baseball.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Draw five columns and label each one with one of your five senses. Find examples of figurative language from selections you have read that relate to each sense.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
Description:
Recognizing Mood and Tone
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
H-32
H-32
Grade level: 8
Word count: 2030 words
Author: Anna Fisher
Synopsis: Many people escaped from East Germany through tunnels under the Berlin Wall, but some did not make it.
Excerpt:
"I will always have a place for him in my heart," Gram revealed, and then she wept deeply. After a few minutes, she regained her composure and turned to Maggie, saying, "I can now put this sad time in my life behind me and finally rest in peace."
Question:
In this excerpt at the end of the selection, the author creates a mood that could be described as
- calm and appreciative.
- gloomy and hopeless.
- confused and anxious.
- lively and patriotic.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Compare the mood and tone of two stories. Provide details. Explain which of the two stories you prefer, and how mood and tone influenced your decision.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions