RI.P.4.3
Description:
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary during independent reading of text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4A
Exemplars
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
Description:
Interpreting Word Meaning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
I-9
I-9
Grade level: 9
Word count: 1814 words
Author: Tamara Smith
Synopsis: Want to change the world? Then do what Wangari did: plant a tree.
Excerpt:
Wangari devoted much of her time to the progression of democracy, human rights (particularly women's rights), and environmental issues. She served on many boards, contributing her expertise and perceptive genius about the intersection of poverty reduction and environmentalism. She spoke at the United Nations a number of times, addressing women's issues within the specific context of environmentalism at special sessions of the U.N.'s General Assembly.
Question:
In this excerpt, the word "intersection" refers to
- the connection between two seemingly unrelated issues.
- the social gathering place where two or more village roads meet.
- the group of scientific elements that two or more sets have in common.
- the points at which two or more rivers cross one another.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain how the context of a selection helped you to understand a word or phrase you did not know.
Evaluator
Organization:
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