OH.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3
Description:
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3B, 5A, 8A
Exemplars
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-21
B-21
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1150 words
Author: Amie Leavitt
Synopsis: Sister volcanoes: twice the fun, and twice the danger.
Excerpt:
Native American groups said the mountain was a sacred place. They did not climb to the top. They were afraid that doing so might upset their gods.
Question:
Native Americans did not climb to the top of Mount Rainier because
- they thought it might make the gods angry.
- English settlers were living at the top.
- they thought the mountain was too small to climb.
- the mountain constantly erupted with lava.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain why you agree or disagree with the behavior of a character.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-11
B-11
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1026 words
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Synopsis: What makes a good pet? Loyalty? Friendliness? Fur?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
How does the author organize the information in this selection?
- Things are compared to see how they are similar or different from one another.
- One problem is presented and many possible solutions are described.
- Information is presented randomly and is not organized.
- Events are described in alphabetical order.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain an author's use of description in a selection, and how the description shaped the way you viewed and understood the person, object, or event described.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-18
B-18
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1107 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: It would be impossible to live without plants. They are very important to our lives. From breathing to eating to brushing our teeth, we use plants throughout the day.
Excerpt:
Water moves from the roots of a plant to its leaves. When the water reaches the leaves, it changes into a vapor. You cannot see this vapor but it gets into the air. That water vapor joins with other vapor in the sky. It all comes together to make a cloud. Groups of clouds come together and we get rain. The rain falls to the ground.
Question:
According to this selection, which of the following is true about plants?
- Plants have a role in the creation of rain water.
- Plants are not important for the environment.
- Plant pieces are found in most clouds.
- Plants can survive if their roots are cut off.
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