R.6.5.j
Description:
Identify transitional words and phrases that signal an author’s organizational pattern.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A
Exemplars
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-46
F-46
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1579 words
Author: Heidi McLean
Synopsis: An Internet blog sets off a chain of events that brings a school food program to children in Africa.
Excerpt:
Martha was not looking for fame, and she did not seek the media attention she was receiving. Nevertheless, it is not possible to control content that is posted publicly on the Internet, and NeverSeconds had become big news. Some of those who read the blog and wrote about it had reactions like Martha's father had. They thought the meals did not seem very good.
Question:
In the following excerpt, which word indicates that the author is about to introduce a different thought?
- nevertheless
- control
- some
- possible
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe an author's use of symbols in a selection that you have read. Explain what the symbols represent and how they are applied to the characters and events in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
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