LAFS.7.RI.2.5
Description:
Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A, 5B, 5C
Exemplars
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-67
G-67
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1747 words
Author: Laney Kuenzel
Synopsis: The years of grueling practice pay off for an ice skater in high school who started lessons as a toddler.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is best classified as
- a personal anecdote.
- a newspaper article.
- a biography.
- 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:
Curriculum Design Institute
5B: Examining Sequence
5B: Examining Sequence
Description:
Examining Sequence of Ideas and Events
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-38
G-38
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1642 words
Author: James F. Lee
Synopsis: If the bike is a hand-crafted, custom-built, one-of-a-kind work of art, the answer is simple.
Excerpt:
A number of years ago, while cycling around England with his younger brother, Tom was involved in a smash-up with a car and needed some medical attention.
However, by trial and error, he was able to get his bicycle into working shape and to continue his tour.
About a year later, back in the United States, Tom faced graduation from college with few job prospects. The day after graduation he was lucky enough to be hired by Bill Boston, a well-known bicycle maker.
Tom describes the first years of being on his own as the "lean years." He sold bikes when he could. He produced them in volume to get experience, but more so to get feedback from buyers.
Rather than building one after another in assembly-line fashion, he usually works on five to eight frames at a time. He insists that no two frames he has ever built are alike.
However, by trial and error, he was able to get his bicycle into working shape and to continue his tour.
About a year later, back in the United States, Tom faced graduation from college with few job prospects. The day after graduation he was lucky enough to be hired by Bill Boston, a well-known bicycle maker.
Tom describes the first years of being on his own as the "lean years." He sold bikes when he could. He produced them in volume to get experience, but more so to get feedback from buyers.
Rather than building one after another in assembly-line fashion, he usually works on five to eight frames at a time. He insists that no two frames he has ever built are alike.
Question:
Put these events in the order in which they occurred in Tom's life, starting with the earliest.
- Tom rebuilds his damaged bike while on vacation in England.
- Tom is hired by a well-known bicycle builder, Bill Boston.
- Tom produces bikes in volume to get experience and feedback on his work.
- Tom works on five to eight frames at a time, making each one different.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a timeline of the sequence of events in a selection. Use the Internet or other research tools to find other historical events that occurred during the same timeframe and incorporate the dates on your timeline.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-36
G-36
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1902 words
Author: Alexandra North
Synopsis: Systems of government vary around the world, but most are concerned with serving the interests of their citizens.
Excerpt:
"There is good government when those who are near it are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted." This timeless proverb was written by the Chinese philosopher Confucius thousands of years ago. It continues to be a maxim national governments strive toward today.
Question:
How does this maxim by Confucius in the opening paragraph relate to the rest of the selection?
- It sets the ideal standard toward which representative governments strive.
- It requires governments to pay for all the needs of its citizens.
- It demonstrates that the Chinese philosopher could predict the future.
- It shows that a country with a good government is impossible to find.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe an author's use of sensory details in a selection that you have read. Explain how the author shared information through descriptions that use sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute