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RL.11-12.2

Description: Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 2A, 2C

Exemplars

2A: Determining Main Idea

2A: Determining Main Idea

Description: Determining Main Idea and Themes

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: K-11

K-11

Grade level: 11
Word count: 2375 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Acceptance and compassion go a long way in helping people with Tourette Syndrome.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: What is the main idea of this selection?
  1. People with Tourette Syndrome need understanding and acceptance from friends, relatives, and the general public.
  2. Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder for which there are some medical treatments but no known cure.
  3. Children suffering from Tourette Syndrome should have a place to go to sympathize with one another.
  4. People with Tourette Syndrome can learn to control their repetitive movements and sounds.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: (Theme: relationships) Describe a character who struggled with society or family and how/if that struggle was resolved.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

2C: Summarizing

2C: Summarizing

Description: Summarizing

SeeReader
✓ standard met

Selection: K-11

K-11

Grade level: 11
Word count: 2375 words
Author: Diane Lang
Synopsis: Acceptance and compassion go a long way in helping people with Tourette Syndrome.
Excerpt: "This year I had the awesome opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., and undergo training as a TS Youth Ambassador. I thought I was shy, but the training motivated me to voice my cause. Currently, I speak to students throughout the state spreading the word about Tourette Syndrome and urging its acceptance as a medical condition. I encourage you to someday become Youth Ambassadors, educating others and inspiring open-mindedness in your communities.

Question: What does this selection tell you about the Tourette Syndrome Youth Ambassador Program?
  1. Ambassadors encourage patience and understanding when interacting with people who have TS.
  2. Ambassadors develop outgoing personalities, even when they had been shy.
  3. Ambassadors spread information about research studies that are trying to develop a cure for TS.
  4. Ambassadors work at camps and other institutions to help people with TS understand their condition.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Imagine you are an attorney. Prepare a summation of a selection you have read to present to a jury for deliberation.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions