1.RI.CS.6
Description:
Informational Text
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6A, 7C
Exemplars
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
Description:
Recognizing Author's Purpose
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-31
A-31
Grade level: 1
Word count: 794 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Did you know you can see a star during the day? The sky is full of surprises!
Excerpt:
One day another rocket will go to a planet. But this time it will be different. Why? People will be on it! Maybe you will be one of them!
Question:
The author of this selection believes people
- will visit other planets someday.
- already live on other planets.
- are not smart enough to visit other planets.
- are much too afraid to visit other planets.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose an image from an non-fiction selection you have read. Create a list of all the information visible in the image that supports the facts presented in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
7C: Interpreting Images
7C: Interpreting Images
Description:
Intepreting Images and Maps
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-51
A-51
Grade level: 1
Word count: 754 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: How do trees grow, and why do they matter?
Image:
Question:
This tree has just started to grow. Based on what you read in this selection, a tree at this stage would be called a
- sapling.
- branch.
- root.
- log.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Can an image help you understand a selection's main idea or theme? Choose two selections you read and explain how the image did or did not help you understand the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions