9-10.L.KL.3
Description:
Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5C, 5C, 6C
Exemplars
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
J-11
J-11
Grade level: 10
Word count: 2199 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Skylar and Jason's relationship is already strained when they're paired together for a class project. Will their "no-technology" challenge make them, or break them?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection can best be described as
- contemporary fiction.
- historical fiction.
- rhetorical argument.
- political memoir.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose a narrative text. Describe how the author uses language and dialogue to relay information about characters and events.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
6C: Recognizing Mood/Tone
Description:
Recognizing Mood and Tone
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
J-11
J-11
Grade level: 10
Word count: 2199 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Skylar and Jason's relationship is already strained when they're paired together for a class project. Will their "no-technology" challenge make them, or break them?
Excerpt:
Skylar strolled glumly into the bustling classroom and slumped into one of the plastic orange art-deco chair-and-desk combos, laying her head on her backpack and staring stonily out the window. Amanda, her closest friend and confidante, tried unsuccessfully to engage her in amiable banter, but Skylar turned away, answering only in halfhearted monosyllables. The outgoing and vivacious Amanda placed her hands briefly on Skylar's shoulders before she sought out other companions, understanding that Skylar needed time to recover from her hurt feelings.
Question:
Reread the introductory paragraph. The words "bustling" and "amiable" signal that the overall mood in the classroom environment is
- active and jovial.
- bitter and unfriendly.
- serious and hushed.
- morose and somber.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Imagine you are making a movie version of a fictional selection. Describe how you would shoot scenes from the selection to convey an appropriate mood and tone.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
J-44
J-44
Grade level: 10
Word count: 2387 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Not all ballerinas had conventional beginnings or moved smoothly into the world of ballet with its centuries of ingrained traditions.
Excerpt:
One of her uncles placed her in an orphanage, hoping she'd be adopted and transferred to a safer location. But life in the orphanage was daunting for the three-year-old girl, who recalled being labeled "the devil's child" and being ill-treated by the orphanage's caretakers because she had vitiligo -- a skin condition that causes blotches of lightened skin. Incredibly, children in the orphanage were assigned numbers classifying them from most favored to least favored; DePrince was ranked 27th out of 27 children.
Question:
If this excerpt on DePrince became part of an autobiography, how would it be different?
- It would delve more into DePrince's feelings and struggles as an orphan.
- It would focus more on her uncle's motivations for placing her in an orphanage.
- It would criticize the administration and social practices of the orphanage.
- It would reflect the writer's opinions and biases about adoption.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose an expository piece, such as a speech or an essay. Describe how the author uses language to relay information, or make (or respond) to an argument.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions