2R5
Description:
Craft and Structure
Describe the overall structure of a text, including describing how the beginning introduces the text and the ending concludes the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A, 5A, 5B, 5B
Exemplars
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiB-23
HiB-23
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1133 words
Author: L. Frank Baum
Synopsis: Dorothy is in for a most unusual ride.
Excerpt:
When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife. The sun and wind had changed her, too. They had taken the sparkle from her eyes. They turned her eyes a serious gray. They had taken the red from her cheeks and lips. They were gray also. She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
Uncle Henry never laughed. He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots. He looked stern and solemn. He rarely spoke.
Uncle Henry never laughed. He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots. He looked stern and solemn. He rarely spoke.
Question:
Based on this excerpt, the color gray is repeated to give the idea that Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are
- serious.
- happy.
- confused.
- energetic.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Why would an author choose to tell a story that does not follow chronological order? Use an example from a fictional story you have read to support your argument.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-13
B-13
Grade level: 2
Word count: 966 words
Author: Josepha Sherman
Synopsis: When a man-eating ogre leaps from a lake, young Safar's life changes forever.
Excerpt:
"I'm fishing for the bottom of the lake," he said to the ogre. "When I hook it, I'm going to lift up this lake and hang it from the moon."
The ogre tore the bush up by the roots. A frightened rabbit darted out and raced away. "Hey, Baby Brother!" yelled the ogre. "Wait for me!"
The ogre hit the tree so hard it split in two. An angry bear rushed out. He grabbed the ogre and squeezed and squeezed until the ogre's green eyes nearly popped.
Safar climbed onto the horse's back. He gave the horse two good kicks with his feet, and off they went, galloping all around the lake until they were back where they'd started.
The ogre tore the bush up by the roots. A frightened rabbit darted out and raced away. "Hey, Baby Brother!" yelled the ogre. "Wait for me!"
The ogre hit the tree so hard it split in two. An angry bear rushed out. He grabbed the ogre and squeezed and squeezed until the ogre's green eyes nearly popped.
Safar climbed onto the horse's back. He gave the horse two good kicks with his feet, and off they went, galloping all around the lake until they were back where they'd started.
Question:
Put these events from the selection in the order in which they occurred, from first to last.
- Safar said he would hang the lake from the moon.
- The ogre scared a rabbit.
- A bear squeezed the ogre.
- Safar and a horse galloped around the lake.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a selection's beginning, middle, and end.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
~ standard partially met
Selection:
B-11
B-11
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1026 words
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Synopsis: What makes a good pet? Loyalty? Friendliness? Fur?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
How does the author organize the information in this selection?
- Things are compared to see how they are similar or different from one another.
- One problem is presented and many possible solutions are described.
- Information is presented randomly and is not organized.
- Events are described in alphabetical order.
Writing
~ standard partially met
Writing prompt:
Explain an author's use of description in a selection, and how the description shaped the way you viewed and understood the person, object, or event described.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-27
B-27
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1052 words
Author: Susan Hughes
Synopsis: Leonardo da Vinci. The most talented person of all time? Probably.
Excerpt:
When Leonardo was in his 20s, he started his own art studio. He began to design costumes and create projects for festivals and parades.
In his 30s, Leonardo started to work in a whole new area. He went to the city of Milan in Italy. He offered to help design and build weapons.
Later in his life, Leonardo moved from Italy to France. In France he decided to finish a painting he had begun years before. The painting is called the "Mona Lisa."
In his 30s, Leonardo started to work in a whole new area. He went to the city of Milan in Italy. He offered to help design and build weapons.
Later in his life, Leonardo moved from Italy to France. In France he decided to finish a painting he had begun years before. The painting is called the "Mona Lisa."
Question:
Put these events from Leonardo's life in the order in which they occurred, from first to last.
- Leonardo started his own art studio.
- Leonardo went to Milan, Italy.
- Leonardo moved to Paris, France.
- Leonardo completed the "Mona Lisa."
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a selection's beginning, middle, and end.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions