ELA.8.R.2.2

Description: Central Idea Analyze two or more central ideas and their development throughout a text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 2A

Exemplars

2A: Determining Main Idea

2A: Determining Main Idea

Description: Determining Main Idea and Themes

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: H-11

H-11

Grade level: 8
Word count: 1830 words
Author: Ben Robinson
Synopsis: On a memorable night in Florida, Cassius Clay faces Sonny Liston, the world champion.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: Which of these is the best alternative title for this selection?
  1. Beat the Unbeatable
  2. Try, Try Again
  3. Liston's Second Chance
  4. From Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: List three supporting details from a selection and explain how those details helped you determine the selection's main idea.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions