CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
Description:
Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
2A
Exemplars
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-6
F-6
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1783 words
Author: Mary R. Dunn
Synopsis: Flying high over the countryside, spies in hot air balloons could spot enemy troops.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is mainly about the Civil War and
- some brave people who help the Union spy on enemy forces.
- some children who take a hot air balloon ride in Virginia.
- some Confederate soldiers who are looking for deserters.
- some farmers who hide spies in their barns.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe how the same theme is represented in two different selections. Compare/contrast how the theme is represented through characters and events in both selections.
Evaluator
Organization:
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