LAFS.910.RL.1.2
Description:
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of 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:
J-37
J-37
Grade level: 10
Word count: 2283 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: A mentee turns his life around and eventually becomes a mentor to help others find their passion in life.
Excerpt:
Before I embarrassed myself further, the musician directed me into a small conference room. "Son, I get you, cuz I was you once. Jazz saved my life, and it's going to save yours, so talk to me, dude."
For some inarticulate reason, I opened up to this jive-talking songster. I told this hep artiste about my momma and my fears about her death; I described my aunt and uncle and their struggles; I related my fears of getting caught up in neighborhood violence, and I expressed how hard it was to find any joy or hope in my present situation.
For some inarticulate reason, I opened up to this jive-talking songster. I told this hep artiste about my momma and my fears about her death; I described my aunt and uncle and their struggles; I related my fears of getting caught up in neighborhood violence, and I expressed how hard it was to find any joy or hope in my present situation.
Question:
What is the most important aspect of mentoring?
- open communication
- quality time
- consistent feedback
- shared interests
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Imagine you are an attorney cross-examining the characters in a selection. What questions would you ask them to elicit the most important details about the plot?
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
J-11
J-11
Grade level: 10
Word count: 2199 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Skylar and Jason's relationship is already strained when they're paired together for a class project. Will their "no-technology" challenge make them, or break them?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
What is the main idea of this selection?
- Face-to-face interaction can lead to a personal understanding that technology doesn't always allow.
- We must each find a purposeful path to follow in life that is different from that of our peers.
- Creative teachers provide learning environments that inspire and encourage individual discoveries.
- Teenagers benefit from relationships the most when they date more than one person in high school.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain how the author presents a theme in a selection through plot, characters, and setting. Describe the events that embody the theme.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute
2C: Summarizing
2C: Summarizing
Description:
Summarizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
J-26
J-26
Grade level: 10
Word count: 2122 words
Author: Jake Gibson
Synopsis: The practice of devising secret codes and developing ways to break them has been around since ancient times.
Excerpt:
Frequency analysis is a method that measures the rate to which certain letters and groups of letters appear in a given language. Using this method can uncover the algorithm used to originally generate that cipher.
Acknowledging the rate to which letters and groups of letters appear in words and sentences, frequency analysis determines patterns where ciphertext letters can be connected to plaintext letters. The patterns are then used to recreate the cipher and then decipher the entire encryption.
Acknowledging the rate to which letters and groups of letters appear in words and sentences, frequency analysis determines patterns where ciphertext letters can be connected to plaintext letters. The patterns are then used to recreate the cipher and then decipher the entire encryption.
Question:
What does this excerpt tell you about cryptanalysis?
- Frequency analysis uses patterns in languages to decipher encryptions.
- Letter frequency differs greatly depending on the language.
- Frequency analysis scans ciphertexts for vowels to discover weaknesses in ciphers.
- Encryptions that use the letters A, E, O, and T are easier to decipher.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Imagine you are an attorney. Prepare a summation of a selection you have read to present to a jury for deliberation.
Evaluator
Organization:
Curriculum Design Institute