6.6.A
Description:
Describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3B
Exemplars
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-5
F-5
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1658 words
Author: Ben Robinson
Synopsis: Fencing is an Olympic sport that offers athletes an opportunity to learn the skills of the gladiators.
Excerpt:
Times were anything but easy for Keeth. With all the odds stacked against him and so much sadness in his life, he could have very well quit the sport of fencing, but he was not to be defeated. For Keeth, neither quitting nor failure was an option. He devoted himself to the sport of fencing more intensely than ever. He used the training and competitions to distract himself from his grief, and to prove that his parents were right to get him into the sport in the first place.
Question:
Which two details contribute to the reader's understanding of Keeth Smart's character?
- He never considered quitting or failing.
- He put a lot of effort into his training.
- He took a break from competitions.
- He never was confident in his skills.
- He was slow to recognize his potential.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a character with whom you empathize, and explain why you feel this way.
Evaluator
Organization:
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