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I.3.3

Description: Gather information from a variety of primary and secondary sources and evaluate sources for perspective, validity, and bias.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 5B, 8A

Exemplars

5B: Examining Sequence

5B: Examining Sequence

Description: Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: F-31

F-31

Grade level: 6
Word count: 1716 words
Author: Karen Berman
Synopsis: Maurice Sendak was an author who created strange-looking characters to accompany his imaginative stories.
Excerpt: In high school, he illustrated a book that was authored by his biology teacher. He also drew backgrounds for the then-famous comic strip, "Mutt and Jeff." Upon graduation, he was hired as a window dresser with F.A.O. Schwartz, the toy store. At night, he took classes at the New York Art Students League. Then the store's children's book buyer introduced him to a famous children's book editor. She liked Sendak's artwork, hiring him to illustrate several children's books by distinguished authors.

Question: Put the following jobs Sendak held before he became a famous author in order from first to last.
  1. He illustrated a book authored by his biology teacher.
  2. He was hired as a window dresser for a toy store.
  3. He took night classes at the New York Art Students League.
  4. He was introduced to a famous children's book editor.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Create a timeline of the sequence of events in a selection. Use the Internet or other research tools to find other historical events that occurred during the same timeframe and incorporate the dates on your timeline.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

8A: Judging Validity

8A: Judging Validity

Description: Judge Validity

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: F-17

F-17

Grade level: 6
Word count: 1710 words
Author: Randi Bender
Synopsis: At the U.S. Space Camp, campers find out what it is like to work and travel in space.
Excerpt: Other campers get to experience zero gravity under water. Real astronauts get much of their training in weightlessness under water. Being under water is the closest thing on Earth to the feeling of zero gravity in space. Astronauts spend hours practicing their specialty tasks in large pools that hold hundreds of thousands of gallons of water.

Question: Which is the best example of how some space campers experience training conditions similar to those of real astronauts?
  1. feeling what zero gravity under water is like
  2. visiting the flight center for a rocket launch
  3. practicing swimming in a large pool
  4. studying space science and technology

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Imagine you are an attorney. Write an opening statement to the jury that argues the validity of a selection you read. Provide supportive evidence.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions