3.2.R.3

Description: Students will summarize events or plots (i.e., beginning, middle, end, and conflict) of a story or text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 2C, 2C, 3A

Exemplars

2C: Summarizing

2C: Summarizing

Description: Summarizing

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: C-58

C-58

Grade level: 3
Word count: 1452 words
Author: Roberta Bard
Synopsis: After visiting with his friend Peter, Johann makes a discovery that puts soldiers at risk.
Excerpt: "The British army beat Washington at Brandywine and chased him out of Philadelphia. It's only luck that he's escaped so far. He'll have to surrender soon. He doesn't have any supplies or equipment. His men don't even have uniforms or guns."

"But the Patriots are fighting against the true government," Peter replied. "They are breaking the law."

Question: Read this part from the selection. Which of the following statements best summarizes what Peter believed?
  1. The Patriots were breaking the law and they would be defeated by the Loyalists.
  2. The Loyalists were dangerous men.
  3. The king and the colonists supported one another.
  4. Washington had a strong army that could not be defeated.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Write one paragraph that describes the main information about a selection you read.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

2C: Summarizing

2C: Summarizing

Description: Summarizing

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: C-33

C-33

Grade level: 3
Word count: 1352 words
Author: Caroline Mays Brevard
Synopsis: A young girl has an unexpected visit.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: The meeting between Betsy and General Washington happened "by chance." This means it was
  1. a bit of good luck.
  2. carefully planned.
  3. a risky thing to do.
  4. not good timing.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Write one paragraph that describes the main information about a selection you read.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

3A: Predicting Outcomes

3A: Predicting Outcomes

Description: Predicting Outcomes

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: C-44

C-44

Grade level: 3
Word count: 1130 words
Author: Erica Cirino
Synopsis: A day at the zoo requires detective work when car keys disappear.
Excerpt: The next exhibit they searched was the safari exhibit. This was Marco's favorite place in the whole zoo. They hopped on the safari train again. Marco and his dad were so happy that they nearly forgot about the lost keys.

Question: In the selection, Marco rides on the safari train two times. When he rides on the train, what kind of expression would you probably see on his face?
  1. a smile
  2. a frown
  3. anger
  4. surprise

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Write an email to a friend who has not read the selection. Provide enough information about the selection's characters, settings, and events so your friend is able to predict what happened in the selection.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions