AS.R.9
Description:
Analyze and evaluate texts using knowledge of literary forms, elements, and devices through a variety of lenses and perspectives.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4C, 5C
Exemplars
4C: Visualizing
4C: Visualizing
Description:
Visualizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
K-15
K-15
Grade level: 11
Word count: 2278 words
Author: Jake Gibson
Synopsis: Einstein shattered many preconceived ideas about the universe.
Excerpt:
All entities with mass bend, distort, and manipulate the space encompassing them. The best way to visualize space and how celestial bodies interact with it is to imagine an elastic fabric stretching to the ends of the cosmos. If all stars, planets, and moons were aligned onto a single plane and positioned on the fabric, these astronomical bodies would stretch the fibers, dip, and create contours.
Question:
Space can be visualized as
- an elastic fabric.
- a colorful rainbow.
- a fixed plane.
- a static entity.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe an example of a particularly vivid scene from a selection. Explain what technique the author used to create such a clear picture of the setting or event you found memorable.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
K-45
K-45
Grade level: 11
Word count: 2261 words
Author: Kate Scoville
Synopsis: Mules, dolphins, and dogs are well suited to carry out military operations.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
The genre of this selection is best described as
- nonfiction.
- historical fiction.
- realistic fiction.
- biography.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose an expository piece, such as a speech or an essay. Describe how the author uses language to relay information, or make (or respond) to an argument.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions