R.1.9.f
Description:
Identify characters, setting, and important events.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 3B, 3C, 5B
Exemplars
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-1
A-1
Grade level: 1
Word count: 805 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: A rabbit is not big or strong, but he's smart. That's what it takes to be king.
Excerpt:
Long ago, a rabbit lived on a farm. Many other animals also lived there. The rabbit decided he would be the king of the animals.
Question:
Where does this selection take place?
- on a farm long ago
- near the sea long ago
- on a farm in the future
- in the woods today
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain when and where a selection takes place. What clues help you determine that information?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-54
A-54
Grade level: 1
Word count: 721 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: Max learns an important -- and nutty! -- lesson about greed.
Excerpt:
Max had been playing ball at the park. He was there all afternoon. Now he was hungry. He said goodbye to his friends. He got on this bike and rode home.
Question:
The first thing that happens in this selection is
- Max rides home from the park.
- Ben makes a bet with Max.
- Mom starts to make dinner.
- Mom tells Max to eat dinner.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a selection's beginning, middle, and end.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-41
A-41
Grade level: 1
Word count: 675 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: When the king of the gods gives his word, a bee's wish comes true.
Excerpt:
The bee was very proud of the work it did. It went from flower to flower to get what it needed to make honey. The little bee knew its honey was the best in the land.
Question:
In the beginning of the selection, the bee
- thinks its honey is very good.
- thinks the king is taking honey.
- wants to share its honey with the boys.
- wants to stop making honey.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a character from a selection, including how he or she looks, something the character might say, and the kinds of books this character might like to read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-34
A-34
Grade level: 1
Word count: 735 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: The trees of the forest learn an important lesson about showing kindness and helping others.
Excerpt:
"I could touch every leaf in the forest," said the powerful North Wind. "But some of the trees have been kind to the little bird. They knew the little bird needed help. They did the right thing by helping. To show them my thanks, I will let them keep their leaves."
Question:
The North Wind showed its thanks to the trees in the forest. How?
- The North Wind did not blow too hard so the trees were able to keep their leaves.
- The North Wind asked the sun to shine brightly on the trees.
- The North Wind told the snow and rain to go away.
- The North Wind blew gently so all the birds could fly home safely.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a "chain of events" diagram for a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions