3.8.B
Description:
Explain the relationships among the major and minor characters.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
8A
Exemplars
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-49
C-49
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1222 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Six blind men have very different ideas about what an elephant is like.
Excerpt:
For many hours after the elephant left, the six blind men sat by the side of the road. They argued loudly about the elephant. Each blind man believed that he knew best what the animal was like. Each blind man called the others harsh names because they could not agree if the elephant was like a wall, a spear, a snake, a tree, a fan, or a rope.
Question:
Which is true about the six blind men?
- They ignored the opinions of other people.
- They never left their house because they were afraid.
- They refused any help from the wise man.
- They did not speak to any of their neighbors.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe at least five ways you can tell if a selection is true or not true. Use examples from selections you have read to support your statements.
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