3R6
Description:
Craft and Structure
Discuss how the reader’s point of view or perspective may differ from that of the author, narrator or characters in a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3B, 6B
Exemplars
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-2
C-2
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1123 words
Author: Ann Fields
Synopsis: Golfer Michelle Wie has never backed down from a challenge, and she's not about to start now.
Excerpt:
In high school, many young athletes work hard to improve their skills. In college, they work even harder. After college, some of them become professional athletes, who get paid to play their sport.
Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great! She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?
Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too. Michelle started to play golf when she was four years old.
Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great! She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?
Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too. Michelle started to play golf when she was four years old.
Question:
Read this excerpt from the selection. Which of the following include the author's opinion?
- Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great!
- She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?
- After college, some of them become professional athletes, who get paid to play their sport.
- Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Is the author telling you how he or she feels or thinks about a topic, or is the author stating facts? What words give you clues about what the author is doing?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-59
C-59
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1357 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Why is the mouse such a small animal? This legend from long ago offers an interesting explanation.
Excerpt:
The girl was an average size, but the boy was very small. He was no more than two feet high.
One day she said, "Look, little brother! I have made you a bow and some arrows. It is time you learned to take care of yourself. While I am gone, practice shooting.
Each day he practiced, shooting at a tree when there was nothing better to aim at. At last he killed a bird.
But he had made up his mind to see the world for himself, and off he went. His legs were short and he was not used to walking far.
One day she said, "Look, little brother! I have made you a bow and some arrows. It is time you learned to take care of yourself. While I am gone, practice shooting.
Each day he practiced, shooting at a tree when there was nothing better to aim at. At last he killed a bird.
But he had made up his mind to see the world for himself, and off he went. His legs were short and he was not used to walking far.
Question:
Which two statements about the boy are correct?
- He was not able to walk great distances because he was small.
- He learned to hunt by practicing every day.
- He was as large as a Mastodon and as smart as a coyote.
- He took care of his older sister, and kept her safe from harm.
- He was a skilled hunter who never missed a shot.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain why you agree or disagree with the behavior of a character.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions