ELA-Literacy.RI.2.4
Description:
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4A, 4B, 4C
Exemplars
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
Description:
Interpreting Word Meaning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-16
B-16
Grade level: 2
Word count: 964 words
Author: Lionel Beasley
Synopsis: Venus and Serena Williams changed the world of tennis.
Excerpt:
The family lived in a tough neighborhood. The tennis court near their house wasn't like one you might see on TV.
Question:
Read this part from the selection. What does the word "tough" mean here?
- dangerous and rough
- sturdy and hard to break
- not willing to change
- calm and quiet
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose a selection you read that included some unfamiliar vocabulary. Describe how you used context clues to figure out what the words meant.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-9
B-9
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1133 words
Author: Ira Shull
Synopsis: You eat because you're hungry. But food affects a lot more than your stomach.
Excerpt:
If it does not get enough of the food it needs, your system will slow down. Don't let it run out of gas. Or you'll start to feel tired and slow again.
Question:
The author compares your body to a car because your body
- needs enough fuel at the right times.
- has a lot of parts and is hard to fix if it breaks down.
- can move forward and backward.
- should get checked once each year.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write a poem or song that compares two things using the word "as." For example, "she is as tall as a tree," or "he is as quiet as a mouse."
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4C: Visualizing
4C: Visualizing
Description:
Visualizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-8
B-8
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1022 words
Author: Elizabeth Holman
Synopsis: Animals form partnerships as if their lives depend on it--because they do.
Excerpt:
When the shrimp digs a hole, it must get rid of the extra sand. That means it must go out into the open sea and dump it. And going out into the open sea means danger. That's when the goby fish helps. The fish will stand guard at the hole while the shrimp takes the sand away. The shrimp always keeps a part of its body touching the fish. If the fish sees trouble on the way, it will start to flap its tail. Then it will dart into the hole.
Question:
A goby fish will warn a shrimp when danger is near. Which two of the following warnings does the fish provide?
- The fish moves its tail from side to side.
- The fish swims quickly into a hole.
- The fish creates bubbles in the water.
- The fish swims in circles.
- The fish sways its head from side to side.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
List five words in a selection that helped you form a picture in your mind. Do additional research to find a synonym and antonym for each word, and use the word in a sentence.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions