R.9.4.k

Description: Compare/contrast details in literary and informational nonfiction texts.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 5C

Exemplars

5C: Examining Genre

5C: Examining Genre

Description: Examining Genre

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: I-42

I-42

Grade level: 9
Word count: 2284 words
Author: James Herbert Walker
Synopsis: The Johnstown Flood was one of the worst calamities in American history. More than 2,000 people were killed in this tragic event.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: This selection is best described as
  1. narrative nonfiction.
  2. an autobiography.
  3. a speech.
  4. science fiction.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Choose one fiction and one non-fiction text that are on the same topic (such as a historical event, or the life of an influential person). Describe how the two different genres relay the same information and how the structure of each genre affects the understanding of the information.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions