CCS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.8
Description:
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
(Not applicable to literature)
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
8A
Exemplars
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-58
B-58
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1003 words
Author: Kate Carter
Synopsis: The owner of a hotel finds out that it's important to treat all travelers equally.
Excerpt:
"No, he is not here," said the hotel owner. "The only man that has been here asking for a place to stay was an old farmer. He was so muddy that you could not see the color of his coat. I sent him to the other hotel. He is staying there."
"Did he have red hair?" asked the well-dressed man. "Did he ride a gray horse?"
"Yes," said the hotel owner. "And he was tall."
"That was the vice president!" said the well-dressed man.
The hotel owner went to the other hotel. There he found the vice president sitting with some friends. They were talking and laughing and having a good time. The vice president was clean and neat. He wore fresh clothes. There was no sign of mud anywhere.
"Did he have red hair?" asked the well-dressed man. "Did he ride a gray horse?"
"Yes," said the hotel owner. "And he was tall."
"That was the vice president!" said the well-dressed man.
The hotel owner went to the other hotel. There he found the vice president sitting with some friends. They were talking and laughing and having a good time. The vice president was clean and neat. He wore fresh clothes. There was no sign of mud anywhere.
Question:
Think about what you read in this selection. Which two of the following statements about Thomas Jefferson are correct?
- He had red hair.
- He was taller than most men.
- He rode a white horse.
- He traveled with one set of clothes.
- He believed he was better than other men.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe a selection that did not seem real in the beginning but made sense in the end. What did the author do to change your view?
Evaluator
Organization:
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