R.6.5.b
Description:
Describe cause and effect relationships and their impact on plot.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3C, 3C, 9A
Exemplars
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-12
F-12
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1756 words
Author: Mike Buchanan and Diane Lang
Synopsis: A lost pet uses every ounce of his energy to find his way home.
Excerpt:
The vet pulled the dog's mouth open to examine his teeth and looked at me. "You don't really think this is your dog?" He frowned at me, stepped away from the table and said, "Those stories you read are seldom, if ever, accurate, but certainly misleading."
Question:
Why is Dr. Jacobs skeptical that the dying dog is Jeff?
- The vet felt stories on returning dogs are misleading.
- The dog tried to bite the vet with his teeth.
- The dog would not open his mouth for the vet.
- The vet thought the dog had more spots than Jeff.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of how recognizing cause and effect helped you better understand the plot development of a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
9A: Comparing/Contrasting
Description:
Compare, Contrast, and/or Integrate
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-28
F-28
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1784 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: After Loki delivers the goddess Idun into the hands of the evil giant, he must develop a tricky plot to get her, and her apples, back again.
Excerpt:
One thing the gods prized above their other treasures in Asgard, their heavenly home, was the beautiful fruit of the goddess Idun. The fruit was kept by the goddess in a golden chest and given to the gods to keep them forever young and fair. Without these apples all their power could not have kept them from getting old like the lowliest of mortals. Without these apples of Idun, Asgard itself would have lost its charm, for what would heaven be without youth and beauty forever shining through it?
Little by little the light of youth and beauty faded from the home of the gods, and they themselves became old and tired. Their strong, young faces were lined with care and wrinkled by age. Their dark locks passed from gray to white. Their flashing eyes became dim and hollow. Idun's husband, the god of poetry, could make no music while his beautiful wife was gone he knew not where.
Little by little the light of youth and beauty faded from the home of the gods, and they themselves became old and tired. Their strong, young faces were lined with care and wrinkled by age. Their dark locks passed from gray to white. Their flashing eyes became dim and hollow. Idun's husband, the god of poetry, could make no music while his beautiful wife was gone he knew not where.
Question:
What do these two excerpts tell the reader about the change that the loss of the apples of Idun had on the heavenly kingdom of Asgard?
- It became a place where joy was replaced by worry.
- It became a place where everyone remained young and fair.
- It became a place where music and poetry were banned.
- It became a place where the gods could be happy.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Compare and contrast the views expressed by a fictional character to your own views.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-10
F-10
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1892 words
Author: Claire O'Connell
Synopsis: Ellen Ochoa loved both music and science, in addition to having the "right stuff."
Excerpt:
Ochoa's Hispanic roots come from her father's side of the family. His parents were Mexican, but he was born in the United States. Her father grew up speaking both Spanish and English, but he did not like to speak Spanish in front of his children. On speaking engagements, Ochoa tells audiences, "When I was growing up, my father believed, as many people did at the time, that there was prejudice against people speaking their native language. It's really too bad, and I'm glad that things have changed in recent years."
Question:
Why did Ochoa say her father was reluctant to speak Spanish in front of his children?
- He did not want to attract prejudice.
- He spend most of his youth in Mexico.
- He did not want them to make fun of him.
- His children would not listen him.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe the cause and effect relationship in a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions