ELA-Literacy.RL.2.6
Description:
Craft and Structure
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6B
Exemplars
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiB-28
HiB-28
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1077 words
Author: Tamara Smith
Synopsis: A 12-year-old girl gave a speech that made a room full of world leaders go completely quiet.
Excerpt:
Severn is "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes." Can you imagine that phrase being spoken about you? What do you do that helps the earth? Each of us may not get the chance to speak in front of world leaders. But we can make changes in the things that we do every day. Every small thing matters.
Question:
What is the most likely reason the author ends the selection this way?
- to make you think about what you can do to help the earth
- to make you feel bad that you haven't done enough already
- to argue that adults need to listen to what children have to say
- to give the idea that animals need our help more than forests do
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Think about a character in one of the selections you read. Write a short speech that tells about only the good things about the character. Then write a second short speech that tells only the bad things about the character.
Evaluator
Organization:
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