12.3.R.6
Description:
Students will comparatively analyze the structures of texts (e.g., compare/contrast, problem/solution, cause/effect, claims/counterclaims/evidence) and content by inferring connections among multiple texts and providing textual evidence to support their conclusions.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A, 5C, 5C
Exemplars
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-21
L-21
Grade level: 12
Word count: 3146 words
Author: Stephen Crane
Synopsis: Four men, trapped in a small boat after their ship sinks, face an uncertain future.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
Which best describes the genre of this selection?
- realistic fiction
- propaganda
- fantasy
- supernatural fiction
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
What literary elements must a selection have to be classified as a mystery or an adventure? Use details from a selection you have read to illustrate and explain your answer.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-13
L-13
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2479 words
Author: Peter Kupfer
Synopsis: Americans are great at producing, marketing, and of course eating junk food.
Excerpt:
Junk food -- defined as food with high calories and little nutritional value -- has been around for hundreds of years, in many parts of the world. But no one has done a better job of creating new varieties of it, mass producing it, marketing it, making people rich off it, and, of course, eating it than Americans.
Question:
Read this excerpt. What is the author implying about the American attitude toward junk food in the second sentence?
- The second sentence uses sarcasm to congratulate Americans on excelling at something that is detrimental to health.
- The second sentence laments the fact that Americans do not embrace new marketing.
- The second sentence uses facts to show how junk food has no relevance in the market economy.
- The second sentence employs understatement to argue that junk foods' recent introduction has minimal impact on nutrition.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose an informational text that presents information in a cause-and-effect or problem-and-solution manner. Describe why the organization of information did (or did not) help you understand the main idea of the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-16
L-16
Grade level: 12
Word count: 1930 words
Author: Erica Cirino
Synopsis: Many historical sites are fragile and need to be protected from modern human activities.
Excerpt:
People also benefit from the existence of coral reefs. Coral reefs protect coastlines by absorbing the impact of rough waves before they hit land. This can help prevent erosion and flooding in seaside communities. In addition, chemical compounds found in corals can be used to formulate new types of medicines. Use of coral chemicals for medicinal purposes has led to many discoveries that have improved human health. For instance, Australian chemists have recently found a substance in some corals on the Great Barrier Reef that contains a natural "SPF 50" sunblock that could be used to protect people from skin cancer.
Question:
Read this excerpt. If it were part of a news story, how might it be different?
- It would probably include a quote from one of the Australian chemists described.
- It would probably be written from a first-person point of view.
- It would probably be written with a greater sense of emotion.
- It would probably include a quote from the author of the selection.
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