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?
  1. The contents of the jar could be easily seen.
  2. The jar was very difficult to fill.
  3. The jar was very heavy and hard to move.
  4. 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?
  1. factual
  2. angry
  3. gloomy
  4. 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