LA 4.4.1.a
Description:
Locate, organize, analyze, and evaluate information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3C
Exemplars
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-12
D-12
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1340 words
Author: Allen Huse
Synopsis: A gym teacher got the ball rolling--or dribbling.
Excerpt:
No, if they ran with the ball, there'd be blocking and tackling and bruises and broken legs. How about something like a box, but raised off the ground, to throw the ball in and score points? Yeah, that was it; a raised goal would mean players needed to use ability rather than force to make points. They'd have to pass the ball to their teammates, not run with it.
Question:
Why did Naismith decide to have players throw the ball instead of carry it?
- Players would have to use skill instead of force to score points.
- The games would be longer and more exciting for fans.
- The ball was too heavy to carry from one end of the court to the other.
- Fans could see the ball more easily if it was in motion.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write three "why" questions about things that happened in a selection and then answer those questions.
Evaluator
Organization:
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