1R4
Description:
Craft and Structure
Identify specific words that express feelings and senses.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4C, 6C
Exemplars
4C: Visualizing
4C: Visualizing
Description:
Visualizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-54
A-54
Grade level: 1
Word count: 721 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Max learns an important -- and nutty! -- lesson about greed.
Excerpt:
It was made of clear glass.
Question:
Read this sentence from the selection. What does this sentence tell you about the jar?
- The contents of the jar could be easily seen.
- The jar was very difficult to fill.
- The jar was very heavy and hard to move.
- The contents of the jar could not be eaten.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of how an author helps you form a picture in your mind about what you are reading.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
Description:
Recognizing Mood and Tone
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-20
A-20
Grade level: 1
Word count: 653 words
Author: Amie Leavitt
Synopsis: Does competing help you or hurt you?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
The tone of a selection is the author's attitude toward the topic. Which word best describes the tone of this selection?
- factual
- angry
- gloomy
- sad
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe how you felt when you read a selection. Were you happy, sad, or did you feel something else? Explain why the selection made you feel this way.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions