2.9.D.iii
Description:
Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including: organizational patterns such as chronological order and cause and effect stated explicitly.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
8A
Exemplars
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-18
B-18
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1107 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: It would be impossible to live without plants. They are very important to our lives. From breathing to eating to brushing our teeth, we use plants throughout the day.
Excerpt:
Water moves from the roots of a plant to its leaves. When the water reaches the leaves, it changes into a vapor. You cannot see this vapor but it gets into the air. That water vapor joins with other vapor in the sky. It all comes together to make a cloud. Groups of clouds come together and we get rain. The rain falls to the ground.
Question:
According to this selection, which of the following is true about plants?
- Plants have a role in the creation of rain water.
- Plants are not important for the environment.
- Plant pieces are found in most clouds.
- Plants can survive if their roots are cut off.
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.
Evaluator
Organization:
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