7.RL.2b

Description: Determine a theme or central idea(s) of a text. Provide an objective summary of the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 2B, 6B

Exemplars

2B: Analyzing Relative Importance

2B: Analyzing Relative Importance

Description: Determining Relative Importance

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: G-8

G-8

Grade level: 7
Word count: 1746 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: Can young Arthur pull the sword from the stone?
Excerpt: Once upon a time, a noble monarch named King Arthur reigned over England. King Arthur was the flower of chivalry, and the founder of the famous order of the Knights of the Round Table. It was a far-off and famous age of chivalry, when the wandering knights sought adventures and performed wonderful deeds throughout the land.

Question: Which were the two major activities of the Knights of the Round Table?
  1. traveling the land seeking adventure
  2. performing good deeds for anyone in need
  3. defeating a monarch and ruling the land
  4. fighting in battles against one another
  5. showing they were capable of feeling mercy

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Create a Facebook fan page for a selection. Include the most important information to share with fans.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

6B: Recognizing Persuasion

6B: Recognizing Persuasion

Description: Recognizing Persuasive Devices

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: G-5

G-5

Grade level: 7
Word count: 1647 words
Author: Mary R. Dunn
Synopsis: A boy gets pulled into the chaos of a historic workers' strike.
Excerpt: "Stay on that barge and go back where you came from!" another mill worker shouted. "Let us settle this with Mr. Frick who thinks he can withhold our pay and replace us with cheaper labor. Turn your boats around and head for safety if you know what is good for you."

Question: How does the author convince the reader that the steel workers' demands were reasonable?
  1. She mentions the injustices experienced by the workers.
  2. She shows that the union members are stronger than the Pinkertons.
  3. She explains how unions were formed to make workers rich.
  4. She describes the failures of the Industrial Revolution.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Retell a selection you have read using your own voice and perspective.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions