RI.LCS.8.1
Description:
Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, text features, conventions, and structures, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.
Explain how the author uses words and phrases to inform, explain, or describe.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6B, 6C
Exemplars
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-2
C-2
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1123 words
Author: Ann Fields
Synopsis: Golfer Michelle Wie has never backed down from a challenge, and she's not about to start now.
Excerpt:
In high school, many young athletes work hard to improve their skills. In college, they work even harder. After college, some of them become professional athletes, who get paid to play their sport.
Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great! She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?
Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too. Michelle started to play golf when she was four years old.
Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great! She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?
Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too. Michelle started to play golf when she was four years old.
Question:
Read this excerpt from the selection. Which of the following include the author's opinion?
- Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great!
- She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?
- After college, some of them become professional athletes, who get paid to play their sport.
- Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Is the author telling you how he or she feels or thinks about a topic, or is the author stating facts? What words give you clues about what the author is doing?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
Description:
Recognizing Mood and Tone
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-52
C-52
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1231 words
Author: Adapted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
Synopsis: Is a job as a carpenter, electrician, or car mechanic the right career for you?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
The tone of this selection is best described as
- plain and factual.
- false and cruel.
- sad and confusing.
- boastful and incorrect.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give examples of selections you have read that create a mood through the setting, feelings of characters, and choice of words.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions