4.R.2.A.c
Description:
Fiction
describe the interaction of characters, including relationships and how they change
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3B, 3C
Exemplars
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
3B: Analyzing Plot/Character
Description:
Analyzing setting, plot, and character
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
D-25
D-25
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1511 words
Author: John R. Corvell
Synopsis: Now come on. There's no such thing as a bird the size of an elephant. Is there?
Excerpt:
"All I can say," said one of the others, "is that it's too bad you didn't bring the evidence with you. We could all have had fresh egg for supper."
The men laughed and told Pierre to pick up the oars and carry them over to one of the boats. On the trip back to the ship, Pierre's tall tale was the topic of much joking.
The men laughed and told Pierre to pick up the oars and carry them over to one of the boats. On the trip back to the ship, Pierre's tall tale was the topic of much joking.
Question:
Which statement best describes the sailors' reaction to Pierre's story?
- They made fun of the story.
- They believed the story.
- They ignored the story.
- They felt afraid from the story.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Explain why you agree or disagree with the behavior of a character.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
3C: Analyzing Cause/Effect
Description:
Analyzing Cause and Effect
SeeReader
~ standard partially met
Selection:
D-46
D-46
Grade level: 4
Word count: 1320 words
Author: Anonymous
Synopsis: Ancient people made up stories to explain how and why animals came to be. This tale tells how spiders first appeared.
Excerpt:
And that is how the spider came to be. Arachne and her children have worked ever since that day. The great weaving goddess made it so that spiders can weave their silk into the best material in the land. But she also made it so that spiders are unable to speak.
That is why spiders are very quiet. They use their gift without being too proud. They make their beautiful, silky material only in dark places. You have to look hard to find them. But you can see them, in the places where people do not go.
That is why spiders are very quiet. They use their gift without being too proud. They make their beautiful, silky material only in dark places. You have to look hard to find them. But you can see them, in the places where people do not go.
Question:
According to the selection, when the goddess made spiders, she did not want them to speak. Why?
- It was Arachne's proud words that made the goddess angry in the first place.
- The goddess knew that spiders weave only in places that are silent.
- Arachne's father wanted his daughter to weave more and talk less.
- The goddess thought that being able to talk would make the spiders too tired to work.
Writing
~ standard partially met
Writing prompt:
Write three "why" questions about things that happened in a selection and then answer those questions.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions