2R6
Description:
Craft and Structure
Identify examples of how illustrations, text features, and details support the point of view or purpose of the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6B, 6C, 7C, 7C
Exemplars
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiB-28
HiB-28
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1077 words
Author: Tamara Smith
Synopsis: A 12-year-old girl gave a speech that made a room full of world leaders go completely quiet.
Excerpt:
Severn is "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes." Can you imagine that phrase being spoken about you? What do you do that helps the earth? Each of us may not get the chance to speak in front of world leaders. But we can make changes in the things that we do every day. Every small thing matters.
Question:
What is the most likely reason the author ends the selection this way?
- to make you think about what you can do to help the earth
- to make you feel bad that you haven't done enough already
- to argue that adults need to listen to what children have to say
- to give the idea that animals need our help more than forests do
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Think about a character in one of the selections you read. Write a short speech that tells about only the good things about the character. Then write a second short speech that tells only the bad things about the character.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
7C: Interpreting Images
7C: Interpreting Images
Description:
Intepreting Images and Maps
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-64
B-64
Grade level: 2
Word count: 997 words
Author: Vivian Fernandez
Synopsis: Every Sunday, abuelo plays dominoes in the park. For today's game, he has a special new partner.
Image:
Question:
Look at this image. How is it connected to the selection?
- Yolanda and her grandfather see a rooster as they walk to the park.
- Yolanda's family trades a rooster for a new set of domino tiles.
- The men in the park give Yolanda a rooster when she wins the domino game.
- Yolanda gets in trouble for bringing a rooster into the park.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
In what ways can maps help you to better understand the main idea and supporting details of a selection?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
Description:
Recognizing Mood and Tone
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-6
B-6
Grade level: 2
Word count: 787 words
Author: Susan Hughes
Synopsis: The tiger is a beautiful animal but it is in great danger. We need to help the tiger before it is too late.
Excerpt:
In fact, there are more of the big cats at the zoo than in the wild. In 1995, there were about 5,000 wild tigers. Now there are only about 3,200 wild tigers. That's very sad.
Question:
Read this part from the selection. What does it tell you about the author of this selection?
- The author is a person who wants to protect tigers.
- The author is a person who thinks governments should do less to help tigers.
- The author is a person who does not care what happens to tigers.
- The author is a person who has seen many tigers in person.
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
7C: Interpreting Images
7C: Interpreting Images
Description:
Intepreting Images and Maps
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-6
B-6
Grade level: 2
Word count: 787 words
Author: Susan Hughes
Synopsis: The tiger is a beautiful animal but it is in great danger. We need to help the tiger before it is too late.
Image:
Question:
Look at this image. Based on what you read, this tiger is most likely
- looking for something to eat in a lake.
- feeling scared because it is in water.
- swimming in a pond with many other tigers.
- hiding from one of its many predators.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Can an image help you understand a selection's main idea or theme? Choose two selections you read and explain how the image did or did not help you understand the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions