RL.3.2
Description:
Key Ideas and Details
Determine the author’s purpose, message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text; summarize stories in correct sequence, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
2C, 3A, 6A, 6B
Exemplars
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
Description:
Recognizing Author's Purpose
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-48
C-48
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1339 words
Author: Charles Reade
Synopsis: Is there a hidden treasure on an old man's farm? The old man searches even while his neighbors laugh and his wife doubts him.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
The author wrote this selection mainly to
- teach the reader a lesson.
- make the reader laugh.
- report a real event to the reader.
- change the reader's opinion.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write a letter to a friend that convinces him or her to read a selection you enjoyed. Give three reasons why your friend should read the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
HiC-23
HiC-23
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1364 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: What happens when a young teen boy joins an all-girl roller derby team?
Excerpt:
His father buttered his bread and took a bite. "Your brothers never quit."
Jake's eyes stung with tears. His twin brothers were the college basketball stars of the town. "I'll never be good at basketball like they are. I don't even like the game. I'm a skater and skate boarder."
"Skater," his father said. "Skaters are a bunch of punks. Or girls." For the rest of dinner, Jake played with his vegetables and barely ate his chicken. "May I be excused?" he finally asked.
Jake's eyes stung with tears. His twin brothers were the college basketball stars of the town. "I'll never be good at basketball like they are. I don't even like the game. I'm a skater and skate boarder."
"Skater," his father said. "Skaters are a bunch of punks. Or girls." For the rest of dinner, Jake played with his vegetables and barely ate his chicken. "May I be excused?" he finally asked.
Question:
The word "bias" means a way of thinking about someone or something that is based on personal feelings instead of facts. Which of the following shows an example of bias?
- "Skater," his father said. "Skaters are a bunch of punks. Or girls."
- His father buttered his bread and took a bite.
- His twin brothers were the college basketball stars of the town.
- "May I be excused?" he finally asked.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Is the author telling you how he or she feels or thinks about a topic, or is the author stating facts? What words give you clues about what the author is doing?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
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:
Certica Solutions
3A: Predicting Outcomes
3A: Predicting Outcomes
Description:
Predicting Outcomes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-44
C-44
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1130 words
Author: Erica Cirino
Synopsis: A day at the zoo requires detective work when car keys disappear.
Excerpt:
The next exhibit they searched was the safari exhibit. This was Marco's favorite place in the whole zoo. They hopped on the safari train again. Marco and his dad were so happy that they nearly forgot about the lost keys.
Question:
In the selection, Marco rides on the safari train two times. When he rides on the train, what kind of expression would you probably see on his face?
- a smile
- a frown
- anger
- surprise
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write an email to a friend who has not read the selection. Provide enough information about the selection's characters, settings, and events so your friend is able to predict what happened in the selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions