CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.3
Description:
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3A, 3B, 3C
Exemplars
3A: Predicting Outcomes
3A: Predicting Outcomes
Description:
Predicting Outcomes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-4
F-4
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1740 words
Author: Kelley Sachs
Synopsis: Some scientists believe life could exist on planets outside our solar system.
Excerpt:
There are many, many more exoplanets than the eight planets in our solar system. There are 760 so far, and scientists have only just begun to find them. It makes sense to assume that some of these far away planets might be very much like Earth. Some rocky planets probably have plenty of water on their surface, and stay at a temperature between freezing and boiling most of the time. These two conditions could make it possible for Earth-like life to exist.
Question:
From what you have read, which of the following is most likely?
- Some exoplanets could resemble Earth in their composition and climate.
- There are not many more exoplanets than the eight planets in our solar system.
- Astronauts are now training for missions to the farthest exoplanet.
- We will never know whether exoplanets really exist in our solar system.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe three things that happened in a selection and how they foreshadowed subsequent events.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-5
F-5
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1658 words
Author: Ben Robinson
Synopsis: Fencing is an Olympic sport that offers athletes an opportunity to learn the skills of the gladiators.
Excerpt:
Times were anything but easy for Keeth. With all the odds stacked against him and so much sadness in his life, he could have very well quit the sport of fencing, but he was not to be defeated. For Keeth, neither quitting nor failure was an option. He devoted himself to the sport of fencing more intensely than ever. He used the training and competitions to distract himself from his grief, and to prove that his parents were right to get him into the sport in the first place.
Question:
Which two details contribute to the reader's understanding of Keeth Smart's character?
- He never considered quitting or failing.
- He put a lot of effort into his training.
- He took a break from competitions.
- He never was confident in his skills.
- He was slow to recognize his potential.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a character with whom you empathize, and explain why you feel this way.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-10
F-10
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1892 words
Author: Claire O'Connell
Synopsis: Ellen Ochoa loved both music and science, in addition to having the "right stuff."
Excerpt:
Ochoa's Hispanic roots come from her father's side of the family. His parents were Mexican, but he was born in the United States. Her father grew up speaking both Spanish and English, but he did not like to speak Spanish in front of his children. On speaking engagements, Ochoa tells audiences, "When I was growing up, my father believed, as many people did at the time, that there was prejudice against people speaking their native language. It's really too bad, and I'm glad that things have changed in recent years."
Question:
Why did Ochoa say her father was reluctant to speak Spanish in front of his children?
- He did not want to attract prejudice.
- He spend most of his youth in Mexico.
- He did not want them to make fun of him.
- His children would not listen him.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe the cause and effect relationship in a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute