3.6.R.2
Description:
Students will use graphic features including photos, illustrations, captions, titles, labels, headings, subheadings, italics, sidebars, charts, graphs, and legends to define a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
2A, 7C
Exemplars
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-4
C-4
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1243 words
Author: Mary Dunn
Synopsis: Rachel Carson sounded an alarm about the environment while everyone else was asleep.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
What is another good title for this selection?
- Warrior for the Environment
- The Woman Who Loved Birds
- The Cape Cod Shoreline
- Why Chemicals Are Bad
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe three clues in a selection that helped you determine the main idea of the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
7C: Interpreting Images
7C: Interpreting Images
Description:
Intepreting Images and Maps
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-46
C-46
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1112 words
Author: Vicki Wilt
Synopsis: Bikes have been around for hundreds of years. For a long time, riders could not steer or pedal them.
Image:
Question:
Look at this image. Based on information you learned in this selection, what kind of bike is this?
- a safety bike
- a motorbike
- a racing bike
- a toddler's toy tricycle
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Can an image help you understand a selection's main idea or theme? Choose two selections you read and explain how the image did or did not help you understand the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions