1.6.D
Description:
Create mental images to deepen understanding with adult assistance.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4B, 4C, 4C
Exemplars
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-38
A-38
Grade level: 1
Word count: 790 words
Author: Kerry Mescallado
Synopsis: Who knew something with just one wheel could be so much fun?
Excerpt:
There are different kinds of unicycles. One kind is called a "giraffe." It has a very tall frame. It can be as high as ten feet!
Question:
Read this part from the selection. What is the most likely reason this kind of unicycle is called a "giraffe"?
- It has a long frame, and a giraffe has a long neck.
- It has very small handlebars, and a giraffe has small ears.
- It has marks on its frame that look like the marks on a giraffe's coat.
- It can go very fast, and a giraffe can run very fast.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Find examples in five selections of words that describe things you can hear, see, or touch.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4C: Visualizing
4C: Visualizing
Description:
Visualizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-54
A-54
Grade level: 1
Word count: 721 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Max learns an important -- and nutty! -- lesson about greed.
Excerpt:
It was made of clear glass.
Question:
Read this sentence from the selection. What does this sentence tell you about the jar?
- The contents of the jar could be easily seen.
- The jar was very difficult to fill.
- The jar was very heavy and hard to move.
- The contents of the jar could not be eaten.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of how an author helps you form a picture in your mind about what you are reading.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4C: Visualizing
4C: Visualizing
Description:
Visualizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-15
A-15
Grade level: 1
Word count: 649 words
Author: Carole Osterink
Synopsis: Life doesn't stop when the sun sets. For these guys, it's just getting started.
Excerpt:
The raccoon comes out when the moon does. If you see one, you'll know it right away. It's the size of a fat cat. It has thick gray fur. It has a black ring around each eye. It looks like it has a mask on.
Question:
A raccoon has special marks on its body. What are they?
- black rings around its eyes
- long, pointy ears
- white patches on its neck and belly
- a black spot on the end of its tail
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of how an author helps you form a picture in your mind about what you are reading.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions