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8.RL.2.2

Description: Analyze the development of a theme or central idea over the course of a work of literature, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide a detailed summary that supports the analysis.
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-3

H-3

Grade level: 8
Word count: 1920 words
Author: Mary R. Dunn
Synopsis: Scientists hope to uncover buried secrets about dinosaurs.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: This selection is mainly about dinosaurs and
  1. what scientists are doing to learn more about them.
  2. how they roamed Earth during the Cretaceous Period.
  3. why they disappeared from the face of Earth.
  4. where exhibits of their skeletal remains can be seen.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: (Theme: change) Describe a character who underwent a major change and what happened as a result.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions