4.2.R.3
Description:
Students will summarize events or plots (i.e., beginning, middle, end, conflict, and climax) of a story or text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
2A, 2C, 5B
Exemplars
2C: Summarizing
2C: Summarizing
Description:
Summarizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-7
D-7
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1565 words
Author: Madeline Arroyo
Synopsis: Rafael Cordero made the world a better place, one head and heart at a time.
Excerpt:
It seems that most movies and television shows tell us that real heroes are people who often make a lot of noise, occasionally kick up a lot of dust, and generally can't help but get noticed. Makes it kind of hard for people like you and me to believe that someday we could be heroes too, doesn't it?
The truth is that real heroes are everyday people (like you and me) who see a need and have the courage to do something about it, even if no one applauds and cheers. Rafael Cordero y Molina, the son of freed African slaves, was such a hero.
The truth is that real heroes are everyday people (like you and me) who see a need and have the courage to do something about it, even if no one applauds and cheers. Rafael Cordero y Molina, the son of freed African slaves, was such a hero.
Question:
Which of the following statements summarizes the author's opinion about heroes?
- A true hero is an everyday person who has the courage to make a change in the world.
- The only kinds of heroes that matter in the world are movie heroes.
- A movie hero is more likely to be brave than an everyday hero.
- Most everyday heroes are not as courageous as movies heroes.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Use your own words to describe the ending of a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-10
D-10
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1448 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: Ashley Fiolek is a female champ in the "man's" sport of motocross. And that's not the only amazing thing about her.
Excerpt:
Ashley's family moved to Florida so Ashley could go to the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. Ashley was a good student, and she became very skilled at sign language, talking to people using her hands.
In 2008, when she turned 18, Ashley won her first important event, the women's motocross championship. It is the world's biggest motocross race for women.
When Ashley turned 20, she said it was time to live on her own.
In 2008, when she turned 18, Ashley won her first important event, the women's motocross championship. It is the world's biggest motocross race for women.
When Ashley turned 20, she said it was time to live on her own.
Question:
Put these evens in Ashley's life in the order in which they occurred.
- Ashley's family moves to Florida.
- Ashley learns sign language.
- Ashley wins her first women's motocross championship.
- Ashley decides to live on her own.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a selection's beginning, middle, and end.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-5
D-5
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1577 words
Author: Mary Dunn
Synopsis: Things are not going right for Peter--not at all. But it's nothing a few jelly beans can't fix.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is mainly about
- how things sometimes turn out better than you expect them to.
- how to make a great pot of soup by adding surprising things.
- two people who don't get along but have to spend the day together.
- learning how to live without peanut butter for one day.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write an email to a friend and describe a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions