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LAFS.7.RI.1.1

Description: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 1A, 1B

Exemplars

1A: Recalling Explicit Details

1A: Recalling Explicit Details

Description: Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker

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✓ standard met

Selection: G-6

G-6

Grade level: 7
Word count: 1606 words
Author: Peter Kupfer
Synopsis: The African Americans who served as Tuskegee airmen deserve our respect and thanks.
Excerpt: In recognition of their great courage and skill, the African American airmen were honored with many medals and awards. Their ground-breaking feats paved the way for the desegregation of the U.S. military. Moreover, they helped remove racial barriers for all African Americans.

Question: What were the two most significant contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen?
  1. They paved the way for desegregation in the military.
  2. They helped remove barriers based on racial prejudice.
  3. They served in non-combat missions during the war.
  4. They inspired the creation of a popular movie.
  5. They attended a famous military base in Alabama.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Create a website for a non-fiction selection you read. Include the main idea and supporting details. Include images that would help viewers of your website better understand the topic.

Evaluator

Organization: Curriculum Design Institute

1B: Analyzing Implicit Details

1B: Analyzing Implicit Details

Description: Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text

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✓ standard met

Selection: G-23

G-23

Grade level: 7
Word count: 1834 words
Author: Luke Cooper
Synopsis: Your taste buds work hard to help you enjoy your food.
Excerpt: A sweet taste is produced by sugars and a few other things in the food and is mostly regarded as a pleasant taste. That is one of the reasons why ice cream tastes so good. It has a lot of sugar in it! A sour taste is produced by the acid in the food and is mostly found in fruits such as lemons, grapes, and grapefruit. A salty taste is produced by salt and other things in the food. A bitter taste is mostly regarded as a sharp and unpleasant taste, which is present in poisonous plants as well as in foods such as coffee, cocoa, and olives.

Question: How can the sense of taste protect people from harm?
  1. A bitter taste can warn people a food may be poisonous.
  2. A sweet taste can induce people to finish their meals.
  3. A sour taste can attract people to eating healthy fruits.
  4. A salty taste can make people want to drink more fluids.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Explain how prior knowledge helped you infer information from a selection.

Evaluator

Organization: Curriculum Design Institute