CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.5
Description:
Craft and Structure
Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its meaning.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
5A, 5C
Exemplars
5A: Examining Text Structure
5A: Examining Text Structure
Description:
Examining Text Structure
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-8
G-8
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1746 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: Can young Arthur pull the sword from the stone?
Excerpt:
"I am not your father nor related to you," said Sir Hector. "I must now reveal the secret I long have kept. You were brought to me in infancy, and I and my wife have raised you as our own son. Who you truly are I cannot say. Only Merlin the magician knows, but I feel certain you are of nobler blood than I can boast."
Question:
Which quote represents an important change in the plot?
- "I am not your father nor related to you."
- "My brother Kay shall not be without a sword."
- "There is fraud or magic in this."
- "Rise, I pray. It pains me deeply to see you like that."
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain an author's use of description in a selection, and how the description shaped the way you viewed and understood the person, object, or event described.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-70
G-70
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1948 words
Author: Diane L. Burns
Synopsis: Can the People and the Black Robes share their valley and live in peace?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection can be described as
- historical fiction.
- an informational text.
- modern literature.
- an eyewitness account.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose a selection that uses humor or satire to make a comment about an issue. Explain how this type of genre uses language to make a point. What is the comment or point, and how do you know?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions