RI.11-12.1
Description:
Key Ideas and Details
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what a text states explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
1A, 8B
Exemplars
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
1A: Recalling Explicit Details
Description:
Identifying explicit details including character, time, setting and speaker
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-3
L-3
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2101 words
Author: Peter Kupfer
Synopsis: Over the years, mail has been delivered by pigeons, horses, balloons, and even rockets.
Excerpt:
The first documented use of a postal system was in ancient Egypt, where pharaohs used couriers to send official decrees throughout the region. Other early postal systems were developed in Persia (present-day Iraq), India, China, and ancient Rome.
Question:
The first documented use of a postal system was in
- Egypt.
- Persia.
- India.
- England.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Create a website for a non-fiction selection you read. Include the main idea and supporting details. Include images that would help viewers of your website better understand the topic.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
8B: Reasoning
8B: Reasoning
Description:
Reasoning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-2
L-2
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2262 words
Author: Beth Renaud
Synopsis: The Harlem Renaissance brought talented African American writers and artists into the mainstream of American culture.
Excerpt:
The intention of artists, thinkers, and political activists during the Harlem Renaissance was partially to "uplift the race" -- to elevate black people's self-esteem by celebrating black history, culture, intellect, and talent. Naturally, a group of people inspired by these role models and armed with self-esteem would be more resistant to discrimination and more willing to confront the system than those who were demoralized.
Question:
In the end, the Harlem Renaissance gave African Americans a sense of
- empowerment.
- futility.
- stoicism.
- entitlement.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Do people learn by studying the past? Use details from a selection you have read, as well as your reasoning skills, to support your answer.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions