5.2.R.2
Description:
Students will compare and contrast details in literary and nonfiction/informational texts to distinguish genres.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5C
Exemplars
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiE-56
HiE-56
Grade level: 5
Word count: 1735 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: When Jake and his dad go fishing, they catch more than just fish.
Excerpt:
"Please help me out of this net!" she cried in a musical but unearthly voice. "I cut my fin on a rock and I'm bleeding."
It took a minute for her words to sink in. "A fin?" I thought. "But that's impossible!"
Dad and I carried Serena into Gram's house. When Gram saw the mermaid she put her hand to her mouth and gasped.
Once we were home, my mother just about fainted when she saw our "catch." I have to admit it did seem unreal.
It took a minute for her words to sink in. "A fin?" I thought. "But that's impossible!"
Dad and I carried Serena into Gram's house. When Gram saw the mermaid she put her hand to her mouth and gasped.
Once we were home, my mother just about fainted when she saw our "catch." I have to admit it did seem unreal.
Question:
This selection includes mythical characters and events that could not happen in real life. This selection can best be classified as what literary genre?
- science fiction or fantasy
- biography or autobiography
- crime or detective fiction
- speech or essay
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe two selections, one a fairy tale and one a biography. How are they different from one another?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions