CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.4
Description:
Craft and Structure
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4A, 4B, 4C
Exemplars
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-38
A-38
Grade level: 1
Word count: 790 words
Author: Kerry Mescallado
Synopsis: Who knew something with just one wheel could be so much fun?
Excerpt:
There are different kinds of unicycles. One kind is called a "giraffe." It has a very tall frame. It can be as high as ten feet!
Question:
Read this part from the selection. What is the most likely reason this kind of unicycle is called a "giraffe"?
- It has a long frame, and a giraffe has a long neck.
- It has very small handlebars, and a giraffe has small ears.
- It has marks on its frame that look like the marks on a giraffe's coat.
- It can go very fast, and a giraffe can run very fast.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Find examples in five selections of words that describe things you can hear, see, or touch.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4C: Visualizing
4C: Visualizing
Description:
Visualizing
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:
It was made of clear glass.
Question:
Read this sentence from the selection. What does this sentence tell you about the jar?
- The contents of the jar could be easily seen.
- The jar was very difficult to fill.
- The jar was very heavy and hard to move.
- The contents of the jar could not be eaten.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of how an author helps you form a picture in your mind about what you are reading.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
Description:
Interpreting Word Meaning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
A-43
A-43
Grade level: 1
Word count: 717 words
Author: Marco Delgado
Synopsis: When best friends find a bag of money, their friendship is tested.
Excerpt:
Tom did not like this. His friend had become greedy.
Question:
What does the word "greedy" mean in this part of the selection?
- wants to keep everything
- wants to share something
- says mean things
- spends too much money
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe how the knowledge of another language can help you understand a new word or phrase you read in English.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions