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1 Student s Name Class/Period READING SAMPLE 1 Literary Reading includes whole texts and excerpts from materials such as short stories, novels, essays, poetry, plays, and scripts. The reading materials represent various historical and cultural perspectives. 1 RD-H Interpret figurative, symbolic, and/or idiomatic (e.g., jargon, dialect) language. U5: 6 U6: 17 LA: 21 2 RD-H Interpret the meaning of a passage taken from texts appropriate for high school. U4: 21, 63 3 RD-H Critique the author s word choice, style, content, and use of literary elements. U3: 22, 24, 43, 65 U4: 48 U5: 51 U6: 17 LA: 22 4 RD-H Evaluate the influence of literary elements (e.g., characterization, setting, point of view, plot, structure) within a passage. U1: 29 U2: 49 U5: 37 U6: 42 LA: 3, 5 RCT: 6 5 RD-H Interpret concrete and abstract terms in meaningful context. LA: 16, 21 GRADE 10 Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. 25

2 READING SAMPLE 1 continued 6 RD-H Analyze the effect of theme, conflict and resolution, symbolism, irony, analogies, and figurative language. U1: 32 U3: 25, 44 U4: 17, 75 U5: 6, 10, 11, 52 LA: 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19 RCT: 1, 8 7 RD-H Make connections among literature, students lives, and/or real-world issues. U1: 5, 83, 84, 88, 92 U2: 55 U4: 20, 25, 28 RCT: 23 READING SAMPLE 2 Item Information Score Unit Resource Books Transparencies/Copymasters Informational Reading includes whole texts and excerpts from materials such as journals, magazines, newspaper articles, letters, brochures, reference materials, essays, nonfiction books, and electronic texts. 8 RD-H Use text features (e.g., illustrations, charts, lists, tables, graphs, tables of contents, indexes, glossaries, headings, captions) to enhance understanding of a passage. U1: 17, 33, 36, 76, 77 U4: 6, 11, 12, 16 U5: 12, 41 U6: 12 RCT: 30, 31, 35, 36, 38, 46 9 RD-H Evaluate the effectiveness of organization and format in fulfilling the purpose of a passage. U1: 17 U5: 12 RCT: RD-H Analyze the organizational patterns in a passage: cause and effect, comparison and contrast, sequence, and generalizations. U1: 36, 40, 46 U2: 10 U3: 5, 11, 17 U4: 6, 56 U5: 31 LA: 17 RCT: 1, 11, 13, 14, RD-H Interpret literal and non-literal meanings of words. U3: 64 LA: Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved.

3 READING SAMPLE 2 continued Item Information Score Unit Resource Books Transparencies/Copymasters 12 RD-H Evaluate the use of supporting details as they relate to the author s message. RCT: 16, RD-H Locate, evaluate, and apply information for a realistic purpose. RCT: RD-H Analyze the content as it applies to students lives and/or real world issues. U1: 83, 84, 88 U4: 11, 20, 25 U5: 47 READING SAMPLE 3 Literary Reading includes whole texts and excerpts from materials such as short stories, novels, essays, poetry, plays, and scripts. The reading materials represent various historical and cultural perspectives. 15 RD-H Analyze the effect of theme, conflict and resolution, symbolism, irony, analogies, and figurative language. U1: 77 U2: 16 U4: 75 LA: 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19 RCT: 1, 8 16 RD-H Interpret the meaning of a passage taken from texts appropriate for high school. U4: 21, RD-H Analyze critically a variety of literary genres. U1: 37, 41, 47 U3: 18, 23 U4: 26, 62, 63, 66, 70 U5: 42, 46, 52 LA: 4, 7, 11, 18 GRADE 10 Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. 27

4 READING SAMPLE 3 continued 18 RD-H Explain how a conflict in a passage is resolved. U1: 18 U2: 44 U3: 12, 60 LA: RD-H Critique the author s word choice, style, content, and use of literary elements. U3: 22 LA: RD-H Analyze the effect of theme, conflict and resolution, symbolism, irony, analogies, and figurative language. U1: 77 U2: 16 U4: 75 LA: 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19 RCT: 1, 8 21 RD-H Evaluate the influence of literary elements (e.g., characterization, setting, point of view, plot, structure) within a passage. U1: 29 U2: 49 U5: 37 U6: 42 LA: 3, 5 RCT: 6 READING SAMPLE 4 Item Persuasive Score Unit Resource Books Transparencies/Copymasters Persuasive Reading includes whole text and excerpts from materials such as magazine and newspaper articles, brochures, letters, proposals, speeches, editorials, electronic texts, essays, opinion columns, and advertisements. 22 RD-H Identify purposes of persuasion. U1: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 U2: 40, 41 U3: 52, 53, 68 U4: 29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 U5: 45, 56 RCT: RD-H Identify an author s position based on evidence in a passage. U1: 37, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 U4: 26 LA: 13 RCT: 20, Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved.

5 READING SAMPLE 4 continued Item Persuasive Score Unit Resource Books Transparencies/Copymasters 24 RD-H Recognize the appropriateness of an argument for an intended audience. U1: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 U4: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 RCT: RD-H Compare and contrast differing points of view in two or more passages. U3: 26 U4: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 U5: 56 RCT: RD-H Analyze and evaluate the use of persuasion within a passage. U1: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 U3: 40 U4: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 71 U5: 45 U6: RD-H Identify a variety of persuasive and propaganda techniques and explain how each is used. U5: 45 RCT: RD-H Accept or reject an argument, giving supporting evidence from the passage. U4: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 RCT: 20, 21 READING SAMPLE 5 Item Practical/Workplace Score Unit Resource Books Transparencies/Copymasters Practical/Workplace Reading includes whole texts and excerpts from materials such as articles, letters, memos, brochures, electronic texts, warranties, recipes, forms, memoranda, consumer texts, manuals, schedules, and directions. 29 RD-H Make, confirm, and revise predictions. U4: 5 U5: 15 GRADE 10 Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved. 29

6 READING SAMPLE 5 continued Item Practical/Workplace Score Unit Resource Books Transparencies/Copymasters 30 RD-H Interpret the meaning of specialized vocabulary. U6: 21, 50, RD-H Utilize page format and layout (graphics and organizational aids such as bullets, bold face type, italics and indentation) to interpret information. RCT: 35, 36, 37, RD-H Utilize page format and layout (graphics and organizational aids such as bullets, bold face type, italics and indentation) to interpret information. RCT: 35, 36, 37, RD-H Apply the information contained in practical/workplace materials. RCT: 35, 36, RD-H Identify essential information needed to accomplish a task. RCT: RD-H Follow the sequence of information. RCT: 11, Copyright McDougal Littell Inc. All rights reserved.

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