ELA.4.R.3.2.a
Description:
Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.
Include plot and theme for a literary 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:
D-5
D-5
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1577 words
Author: Mary Dunn
Synopsis: Things are not going right for Peter--not at all. But it's nothing a few jelly beans can't fix.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is mainly about
- how things sometimes turn out better than you expect them to.
- how to make a great pot of soup by adding surprising things.
- two people who don't get along but have to spend the day together.
- learning how to live without peanut butter for one day.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write an email to a friend and describe a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions