9-10.RL.2.1
Description:
Analyze what a text says both explicitly and implicitly as well as inferences and interpretations through citing strong and thorough textual evidence.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 1B, 4C, 6A
Exemplars
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
I-8
I-8
Grade level: 9
Word count: 1716 words
Author: H.H. Munro
Synopsis: The legend about the Cernogratz wolves is just a story -- isn't it? An elderly servant says otherwise.
Excerpt:
"Hark! What is that other sound?" asked the startled Baron, as a noise of splitting and crashing was heard.
It was a tree falling in the park.
There was a moment of constrained silence, and then the banker's wife spoke.
"It is the intense cold that is splitting the trees. It is also the cold that has brought the wolves out in such numbers. It is many years since we have had such a cold winter."
The Baroness eagerly agreed that the cold was responsible for these things. It was the cold of the open window, too, which caused the heart failure that made the doctor's ministrations unnecessary for the old Fraulein.
It was a tree falling in the park.
There was a moment of constrained silence, and then the banker's wife spoke.
"It is the intense cold that is splitting the trees. It is also the cold that has brought the wolves out in such numbers. It is many years since we have had such a cold winter."
The Baroness eagerly agreed that the cold was responsible for these things. It was the cold of the open window, too, which caused the heart failure that made the doctor's ministrations unnecessary for the old Fraulein.
Question:
The Baroness and her guests said both the howling wolves and the falling trees were due to
- the extreme cold.
- the rise of the full moon.
- sheer coincidence.
- bad luck.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write three questions about a selection that will require additional research or fact-checking to answer them. Provide the answers to these questions.
Evaluator
Organization:
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1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
1B: Analyzing Implicit Details
Description:
Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences from information in text
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
I-8
I-8
Grade level: 9
Word count: 1716 words
Author: H.H. Munro
Synopsis: The legend about the Cernogratz wolves is just a story -- isn't it? An elderly servant says otherwise.
Excerpt:
"I dare say her grandfather was a pantry boy or something of the sort in the castle," snickered the Baron, "that part of the story may be true."
The merchant from Hamburg said nothing; he had seen tears in the old woman's eyes when she spoke of guarding her memories -- or, being of an imaginative disposition, he thought he had.
The merchant from Hamburg said nothing; he had seen tears in the old woman's eyes when she spoke of guarding her memories -- or, being of an imaginative disposition, he thought he had.
Question:
When the Baron and Baroness criticized Amalie after she left the room, why did the merchant from Hamburg say nothing?
- He thought Amalie was telling the truth, but then he doubted himself.
- The Baron and Baroness had already voiced what he had been thinking.
- He was busy reading a book and ignored the entire conversation.
- The Baron and Baroness did not ask him about his opinion on the matter.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Give an example of something you learned about a situation or event in the selection by reading between the lines.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4C: Visualizing
4C: Visualizing
Description:
Visualizing
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
I-35
I-35
Grade level: 9
Word count: 2532 words
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Synopsis: A captain's fear of battle leads to tragic consequences.
Excerpt:
Of all the Federal Army on that summer morning none had accepted battle more joyously than Anderton Graffenreid. His spirit was buoyant and his faculties were riotous. He was in a state of mental exaltation and scarcely could endure the enemy's tardiness in advancing to the attack. To him this was opportunity—for the result he cared nothing. Victory or defeat, as God might will; in one or in the other he should prove himself a soldier and a hero; he should vindicate his right to the respect of his men and the companionship of his brother officers—to the consideration of his superiors.
Question:
Read this excerpt. Which expression would most likely appear on Captain Graffenreid's face?
- determination
- worry
- sadness
- embarrassment
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe an example of a particularly vivid scene from a selection. Explain what technique the author used to create such a clear picture of the setting or event you found memorable.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
6A: Recognizing Author's Intent
Description:
Recognizing Author's Purpose
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
I-34
I-34
Grade level: 9
Word count: 1729 words
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Synopsis: The learned men in the kingdom are unable to answer the king's questions. Can a wise hermit provide the answers?
Excerpt:
No excerpt is available for this question.
Question:
Tolstoy intended for this selection to
- teach about morality.
- entertain with humor.
- instruct about history.
- persuade with facts.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
What was the author's primary intent when he or she wrote a selection? What other objectives might the author have had in mind when writing the selection?
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions