RL.MC.8.1.b
Description:
Analyze characters, settings, events, and ideas as they develop and interact within a particular context.
Read or listen closely to:
compare and contrast characters’ experiences to those of the reader;
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
8B, 9A, 9A
Exemplars
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
Description:
Compare, Contrast, and/or Integrate
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-34
A-34
Grade level: 1
Word count: 735 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: The trees of the forest learn an important lesson about showing kindness and helping others.
Excerpt:
"In the spring time!" cried the oak. "That is a long way off. Birds are always looking for something to eat. You might eat some of my acorns. Go away!"
"I can help too," said a little juniper tree. "I can give you berries all winter long. Every bird knows that my berries are good to eat."
"I can help too," said a little juniper tree. "I can give you berries all winter long. Every bird knows that my berries are good to eat."
Question:
Read these two parts from the selection. Based on these parts, which statement is correct?
- Both the juniper and oak trees have something that birds like to eat.
- Both the juniper and oak trees are afraid of the birds.
- Neither the juniper tree nor the oak tree is willing to share with the little bird.
- Both the juniper and oak trees are looking for something to eat.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How is the life of a character in a selection similar to (or different from) your own life?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8B: Reasoning
8B: Reasoning
Description:
Reasoning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-48
A-48
Grade level: 1
Word count: 738 words
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Synopsis: Handball has been around since ancient times, yet many people have never played it.
Excerpt:
Handball is a good sport to play in a city. Why? You need a lot of space to play football. The same is true for baseball. But handball does not need a lot of space. You can play a game of handball against a wall.
Question:
This selection says handball is a good sport to play in a city. Which of the following sentences explains why this is true?
- A city is too crowded to have large open spaces to play sports like baseball or football.
- People who live in cities do not like playing any sports.
- A city does not have any walls.
- People who live in cities do not have any time to play sports.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How is the life of a character in a selection similar to (or different from) your own life?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
Description:
Compare, Contrast, and/or Integrate
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-78
A-78
Grade level: 1
Word count: 825 words
Author: Phillis Gershator
Synopsis: In this African folk tale, a stubborn young woman finally changes her mind with the help of a little bird.
Excerpt:
Tiyoro was the most stubborn woman in the village. Nothing could make her change her mind.
Bafou was a young man. He was friends with Tiyoro.
Bafou was as stubborn as Tiyoro.
Bafou was a young man. He was friends with Tiyoro.
Bafou was as stubborn as Tiyoro.
Question:
When the selection begins, Bafou and Tiyoro are alike because both
- refuse to change their minds.
- are too tired to keep dancing.
- refuse to get married.
- have a pet bird.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How is the life of a character in a selection similar to (or different from) your own life?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions