R.6

Description: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 5C

Exemplars

5C: Examining Genre

5C: Examining Genre

Description: Examining Genre

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: F-23

F-23

Grade level: 6
Word count: 1470 words
Author:
Synopsis: Lewis and Clark led a historic expedition through the unexplored Louisiana Territory. Their discoveries changed a nation.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: This selection is best described as
  1. informational writing.
  2. historical fiction.
  3. realistic fiction.
  4. an autobiography

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Choose a selection that uses humor or satire to make a comment about an issue. Explain how this type of genre uses language to make a point. What is the comment or point, and how do you know?

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions