1R5

Description: Craft and Structure Identify a variety of genres and explain major differences between literary texts and informational texts.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 5C, 6B, 8A

Exemplars

5C: Examining Genre

5C: Examining Genre

Description: Examining Genre

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: A-11

A-11

Grade level: 1
Word count: 667 words
Author: Mary Dunn
Synopsis: Katie had a simple idea: Let's all help feed the world.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: This selection is best described as
  1. a biography.
  2. science fiction.
  3. a play.
  4. fantasy.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: How do you know if a text is fiction or non-fiction? Provide examples from texts you have read to support your ideas.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

6B: Recognizing Persuasion

6B: Recognizing Persuasion

Description: Recognizing Persuasive Devices

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: And keep this in mind. The best part about competing isn't winning. It's how you feel when you do the best you can.

Question: Which statement best describes the author's opinion about competition?
  1. It's important because it helps you do your best.
  2. It turns everyone into rivals, which isn't a good thing.
  3. It's important because it helps you win.
  4. It's more helpful in sports than it is in school or at work.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Explain how you can tell if an author is writing about something real or make-believe in a selection. Use examples from at least four selections you have read to support your argument.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

8A: Judging Validity

8A: Judging Validity

Description: Judge Validity

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: A-10

A-10

Grade level: 1
Word count: 719 words
Author: Ellen Bari
Synopsis: Rochelle is the first African American female chess champion. She's on her way to becoming a chess master.
Excerpt: They started to win again and again. They won 30 national chess championships. A championship is a contest to find out which team is the best. Someone made a movie about Rochelle and her team.

Question: Based on what you read, which two of the following statements are correct?
  1. Playing chess can help improve your memory.
  2. It takes years of practice to become a chess master.
  3. Rochelle's grandmother is a famous chess player.
  4. You need to be an adult to win a chess championship.
  5. Men and women have been playing chess since the game first started.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Describe at least five ways you can tell if a selection is true or not true. Use examples from selections you have read to support your statements.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions