E4.4.F
Description:
Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 1B, 8B
Exemplars
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-9
L-9
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2379 words
Author: Francois Coppee
Synopsis: A discarded crust of bread transforms the lives of two soldiers.
Excerpt:
So much the worse for me! Now I am going to commence to be devoured by hunger again for, believe me friend, if you will, I have suffered from hunger all my life."
The words were startling, especially to a duke who had just been dreamily longing for the kitchen of the Cafe Anglais, and Henri de Hardimont regarded his companion in almost terrified amazement.
The words were startling, especially to a duke who had just been dreamily longing for the kitchen of the Cafe Anglais, and Henri de Hardimont regarded his companion in almost terrified amazement.
Question:
What about Jean-Victor strikes Hardimont as "startling"?
- Jean-Victor's struggle with starvation
- Jean-Victor's obsession with war
- Jean-Victor's preoccupation with poverty
- Jean-Victor's fascination with history
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
What are some clues you found in a selection that let you know when and where the selection takes place even though the author does not overtly state this information?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
Description:
Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-23
L-23
Grade level: 12
Word count: 3221 words
Author: Stephen Crane
Synopsis: What will happen to the four men who have been shipwrecked for more than 30 hours?
Excerpt:
The light in the north had mysteriously vanished, but the correspondent took his course from the wide-awake captain. Later in the night they took the boat farther out to sea, and the captain directed the cook to take one oar at the stern and keep the boat facing the seas. He was to call out if he should hear the thunder of the surf. This plan enabled the oiler and the correspondent to get respite together. "We'll give those boys a chance to get into shape again," said the captain. They curled down and, after a few preliminary chatterings and trembles, slept once more the dead sleep. Neither knew they had bequeathed to the cook the company of another shark, or perhaps the same shark.
Question:
Read this excerpt. What two things does it tell you about the captain's perceptions of the men in the dinghy?
- The oiler and correspondent are seen as valuable resources by the captain because they are strong.
- The cook is seen as useful, but lacks considerable strength and skills.
- The oiler is by far the most diligent worker in the dinghy, but he isn't as strong as the correspondent.
- The correspondent is the strongest man in the dinghy, but is too lazy to be of much help.
- The cook should be largely responsible for navigating the dinghy because he is the most experienced sailor.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe how you arrived at conclusions about a selection's main idea and characters if information about these text elements was not directly stated.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8B: Reasoning
8B: Reasoning
Description:
Reasoning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-2
L-2
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2262 words
Author: Beth Renaud
Synopsis: The Harlem Renaissance brought talented African American writers and artists into the mainstream of American culture.
Excerpt:
The intention of artists, thinkers, and political activists during the Harlem Renaissance was partially to "uplift the race" -- to elevate black people's self-esteem by celebrating black history, culture, intellect, and talent. Naturally, a group of people inspired by these role models and armed with self-esteem would be more resistant to discrimination and more willing to confront the system than those who were demoralized.
Question:
In the end, the Harlem Renaissance gave African Americans a sense of
- empowerment.
- futility.
- stoicism.
- entitlement.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Do people learn by studying the past? Use details from a selection you have read, as well as your reasoning skills, to support your answer.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions