CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.5
Description:
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A, 5B, 5C
Exemplars
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-23
F-23
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1470 words
Author:
Synopsis: Lewis and Clark led a historic expedition through the unexplored Louisiana Territory. Their discoveries changed a nation.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is best described as
- informational writing.
- historical fiction.
- realistic fiction.
- an autobiography
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose a selection that uses humor or satire to make a comment about an issue. Explain how this type of genre uses language to make a point. What is the comment or point, and how do you know?
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-31
F-31
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1716 words
Author: Karen Berman
Synopsis: Maurice Sendak was an author who created strange-looking characters to accompany his imaginative stories.
Excerpt:
In high school, he illustrated a book that was authored by his biology teacher. He also drew backgrounds for the then-famous comic strip, "Mutt and Jeff." Upon graduation, he was hired as a window dresser with F.A.O. Schwartz, the toy store. At night, he took classes at the New York Art Students League. Then the store's children's book buyer introduced him to a famous children's book editor. She liked Sendak's artwork, hiring him to illustrate several children's books by distinguished authors.
Question:
Put the following jobs Sendak held before he became a famous author in order from first to last.
- He illustrated a book authored by his biology teacher.
- He was hired as a window dresser for a toy store.
- He took night classes at the New York Art Students League.
- He was introduced to a famous children's book editor.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a timeline of the sequence of events in a selection. Use the Internet or other research tools to find other historical events that occurred during the same timeframe and incorporate the dates on your timeline.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-46
F-46
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1579 words
Author: Heidi McLean
Synopsis: An Internet blog sets off a chain of events that brings a school food program to children in Africa.
Excerpt:
Martha was not looking for fame, and she did not seek the media attention she was receiving. Nevertheless, it is not possible to control content that is posted publicly on the Internet, and NeverSeconds had become big news. Some of those who read the blog and wrote about it had reactions like Martha's father had. They thought the meals did not seem very good.
Question:
In the following excerpt, which word indicates that the author is about to introduce a different thought?
- nevertheless
- control
- some
- possible
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe an author's use of symbols in a selection that you have read. Explain what the symbols represent and how they are applied to the characters and events in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute