LAFS.3.RL.1.2
Description:
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
2A, 2B, 2C
Exemplars
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
2B: Analyzing Relative Importance
Description:
Determining Relative Importance
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-36
C-36
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1195 words
Author: Mark Twain
Synopsis: What's the best way to get a boy to do something? Tell him he can't do it.
Excerpt:
"Really? Is that so?" Ben asked. "Oh, come now. Let me just try, only just a little. I'd let you, if you was me, Tom."
"Ben, I'd like to. Really, I would. But Aunt Polly likes it done just so. Jim wanted to do it, but she wouldn't let him. Sid wanted to do it, but she wouldn't let Sid. Now, don't you see my problem? If you were to tackle this fence and anything was to happen to it?"
"Oh, come on! I'll be just as careful," Ben said eagerly. "Now let me try. Say, I'll give you a piece of my apple."
"No, Ben."
Ben said, "Okay. I'll give you all of it!"
"Ben, I'd like to. Really, I would. But Aunt Polly likes it done just so. Jim wanted to do it, but she wouldn't let him. Sid wanted to do it, but she wouldn't let Sid. Now, don't you see my problem? If you were to tackle this fence and anything was to happen to it?"
"Oh, come on! I'll be just as careful," Ben said eagerly. "Now let me try. Say, I'll give you a piece of my apple."
"No, Ben."
Ben said, "Okay. I'll give you all of it!"
Question:
Which of the following was the most unusual thing that happened in this selection?
- Tom was able to get other boys to do his work and to pay him to do so.
- Tom had an aunt who needed help whitewashing a fence.
- Tom had many friends who lived in his neighborhood.
- Tom hoped his friends would not make fun.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe parts of a selection that held important clues to help you understand what was happening.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-60
C-60
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1197 words
Author: Jacque Summers
Synopsis: This story tells how one Native American girl found a special way to use the basket she made.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is mainly about a
- shy girl who discovers a way to communicate comfortably with others.
- grandmother who teachers her granddaughter to speak in a loud, strong voice.
- chief who entertains children with stories about animals.
- new way to make baskets so they are colorful and useful.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe three clues in a selection that helped you determine the main idea of the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
2C: Summarizing
2C: Summarizing
Description:
Summarizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-33
C-33
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1352 words
Author: Caroline Mays Brevard
Synopsis: A young girl has an unexpected visit.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
The meeting between Betsy and General Washington happened "by chance." This means it was
- a bit of good luck.
- carefully planned.
- a risky thing to do.
- not good timing.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write one paragraph that describes the main information about a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute