ELAGSE2RL2
Description:
Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1B, 2A, 2C, 5C
Exemplars
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
Description:
Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-7
B-7
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1131 words
Author: J. Baldwin
Synopsis: This ancient myth tells about Arion, a man who sings more beautifully than anyone else. He runs into trouble on a boat, but he's rescued in a very surprising way.
Excerpt:
In a city in ancient Greece, there once lived a man who made beautiful music. His name was Arion. No other person could play music or sing so sweetly. In just a moment, his music could wipe away sad or angry feelings. The songs he wrote were famous in many lands.
How was Arion saved after he jumped into the sea? Some people say he climbed on the back of a dolphin.
Other people say the dolphin that saved Arion was not a sea creature. It was a boat named the "Dolphin." These people say Arion, who was a very good swimmer, was able to swim in the sea until a passing boat saved him.
How was Arion saved after he jumped into the sea? Some people say he climbed on the back of a dolphin.
Other people say the dolphin that saved Arion was not a sea creature. It was a boat named the "Dolphin." These people say Arion, who was a very good swimmer, was able to swim in the sea until a passing boat saved him.
Question:
The selection says Arion was good at doing two things. What are they?
- making music and swimming
- swimming and making friends
- making music and hiding money
- finding dolphins and finding money
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
What lesson (or lessons) did you learn from the selection?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2A: Determining Main Idea
2A: Determining Main Idea
Description:
Determining Main Idea and Themes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-4
B-4
Grade level: 2
Word count: 969 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: A dog takes food that belongs to someone else. Things do not end well.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
The best title for this selection is
- Foolish Dog.
- Family Dog.
- Dangerous Animal.
- Friendly Animal.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Use a story map to show the main idea and its supporting details in a selection.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
2C: Summarizing
2C: Summarizing
Description:
Summarizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-40
B-40
Grade level: 2
Word count: 1083 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: A Native American boy outsmarts Big Chief North Wind.
Excerpt:
"I will not leave," young Shingebis said as he sat down on a rock.
"But you must come with us," the other people said.
"All the people in our tribe are afraid," thought Shingebis. "They are afraid of Big Chief North Wind. But I am not afraid!" Shingebis stayed on his rock and watched the birds fly high in the sky. The birds also were going south.
"You will be sorry," the other people said to Shingebis. "Big Chief North Wind will get angry, and he will bring such cold that you will freeze."
"But you must come with us," the other people said.
"All the people in our tribe are afraid," thought Shingebis. "They are afraid of Big Chief North Wind. But I am not afraid!" Shingebis stayed on his rock and watched the birds fly high in the sky. The birds also were going south.
"You will be sorry," the other people said to Shingebis. "Big Chief North Wind will get angry, and he will bring such cold that you will freeze."
Question:
The people in the Native American tribe thought that Big Chief North Wind would be angry
- if Shingebis did not go south with them.
- when Shingebis hid all the fish.
- if Shingebis went south with them.
- when Shingebis decided to light a fire.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write an email to a friend and describe a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
5C: Examining Genre
5C: Examining Genre
Description:
Examining Genre
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
B-51
B-51
Grade level: 2
Word count: 573 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: There is an important lesson to be learned in a farmer's fields.
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
This selection is best described as
- a fable, because it teaches a lesson.
- a myth, because it describes powerful gods.
- a biography, because it describes the life of a real person.
- science fiction, because it talks about aliens and technology.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
How do you know if a text is fiction or non-fiction? Provide examples from texts you have read to support your ideas.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions