RL.MC.8.1.d
Description:
Analyze characters, settings, events, and ideas as they develop and interact within a particular context.
Read or listen closely to:
identify the plot including problem and solution; and
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3B, 5B
Exemplars
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-54
A-54
Grade level: 1
Word count: 721 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Max learns an important -- and nutty! -- lesson about greed.
Excerpt:
Max had been playing ball at the park. He was there all afternoon. Now he was hungry. He said goodbye to his friends. He got on this bike and rode home.
Question:
The first thing that happens in this selection is
- Max rides home from the park.
- Ben makes a bet with Max.
- Mom starts to make dinner.
- Mom tells Max to eat dinner.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a selection's beginning, middle, and end.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-41
A-41
Grade level: 1
Word count: 675 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: When the king of the gods gives his word, a bee's wish comes true.
Excerpt:
The bee was very proud of the work it did. It went from flower to flower to get what it needed to make honey. The little bee knew its honey was the best in the land.
Question:
In the beginning of the selection, the bee
- thinks its honey is very good.
- thinks the king is taking honey.
- wants to share its honey with the boys.
- wants to stop making honey.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a character from a selection, including how he or she looks, something the character might say, and the kinds of books this character might like to read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions