E4.7.D.i

Description: Critique and evaluate characteristics and structural elements of informational texts such as: clear thesis, effective supporting evidence, pertinent examples, commentary, summary, and conclusion.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 2A

Exemplars

2A: Determining Main Idea

2A: Determining Main Idea

Description: Determining Main Idea and Themes

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: K-5

K-5

Grade level: 11
Word count: 1987 words
Author: Kathy Menard
Synopsis: Left-handed people do have to make some accommodations in their lives in order to perform everyday tasks.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: What is the main idea of this selection?
  1. Although they are a minority, left-handed people can thrive and become successful.
  2. Left-handed people experience many inconveniences because the world is geared toward right-handed people.
  3. The myths and superstitions about left-handed people are unsupported by evidence.
  4. It is essential that parents and teachers help children accept their left-handedness from an early age.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Is it necessary for every selection to have a main idea? Develop an argument and use evidence from selections you have read to provide supporting evidence.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions