5R8
Description:
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Explain how claims in a text are supported by relevant reasons and evidence, identifying which reasons and evidence support which claims.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A, 7C, 8A, 8B
Exemplars
7C: Interpreting Images
7C: Interpreting Images
Description:
Intepreting Images and Maps
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-18
HiE-18
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1708 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: A Knight of the Round Table sets off on an adventure that will change his life.
Image:
Question:
What does the animal shown in this picture have to do with the selection?
- Sir Ivaine saved a lion that was almost killed by a serpent.
- Sir Ivaine was attacked by a lion when he returned to fight the Black Knight.
- Sir Ivaine fought a lion that had tried to bite his noble wife.
- Sir Ivaine was tricked by a lion that was really the Black Knight in animal form.
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
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-30
HiE-30
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1520 words
Author: Phyllis Wilner
Synopsis: Two organizations, MADD and SADD, continue to lead the fight against drunk driving.
Excerpt:
Together with a group of high school students, Robert formed a group called Students Against Drunk Driving, or SADD. SADD's goal was to make the kids themselves face up to the dangers of drunk driving, and to do something about it.
Today, SADD stands for Student Against Destructive Decisions. It addresses other important issues such as drug use and peer pressure in addition to teenage drinking and driving. There are now more than 10,000 chapters in middle schools, high schools, and colleges throughout the country. The students organize and run each new SADD chapter. They get help from an adult adviser.
Today, SADD stands for Student Against Destructive Decisions. It addresses other important issues such as drug use and peer pressure in addition to teenage drinking and driving. There are now more than 10,000 chapters in middle schools, high schools, and colleges throughout the country. The students organize and run each new SADD chapter. They get help from an adult adviser.
Question:
SADD was originally formed to help students understand the dangers of drunk driving. Which two sentences in this excerpt best explain the change and growth in the ongoing mission of SADD?
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe an author's use of symbols in a selection that you have read. Explain what the symbols mean and how they connect to the characters and events in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-38
HiE-38
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1581 words
Author: Courtney Triola
Synopsis: There are many sphinxes in the world. You might even know a few.
Excerpt:
Although most scientists believe King Khafre was responsible for building the Great Sphinx, there are those who argue against this view. Some believe the Great Sphinx was built by Khufu, King Khafre's father. Khufu had built the first Great Pyramid. Others believe the Great Sphinx is older than both Khafre and Khufu. Researchers who worked at the Giza site in the 1850s unearthed an ancient text. This ancient text told how Khufu found the Great Sphinx buried in the sand.
Question:
This excerpt explains that some scientists think the Great Sphinx at Giza is older than both Kings Khufu and Khafre. Choose the sentence that gives evidence to support this.
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
8B: Reasoning
8B: Reasoning
Description:
Reasoning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-31
HiE-31
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1689 words
Author: Ulysses S. Grant
Synopsis: Ulysses S. Grant published his memoirs in 1885, giving Americans a look at the private life of a public figure.
Excerpt:
Every time I made a demand to start, my new horse would commence to kick. I was in quite a dilemma for a time. Once in Maysville I could borrow a horse from an uncle who lived there, but I was more than a day's travel from that point. Finally I took out my bandanna. I used it to blindfold my horse. In this way I achieved progress and reached Maysville safely the next day. Here I borrowed a horse from my uncle, and the following day we proceeded on our journey.
Question:
This excerpt from the selection best shows Grant's ability to
- solve a problem.
- tell a joke.
- settle a fight.
- estimate an amount.
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