Broken Chain by Gary Soto
"broken chain" by gary soto item analysis for all grade 7 standards: vocabulary, reading, writing, conventions item analysis for all grade 8 standards: vocabulary, reading, writing, conventions reading standard 1.0 --word analysis, fluency, and systematic vocabulary development vocabulary practice vocabulary quiz reading standard 2.0 -- focus on informational materials how to fix a broken chain rules of the road: bike safety tips reading standard 3.0 -- literary response and analysis quiz: "broken chain" through the text: story map, dialectical journals, focus questions, etc. writing standards 1.0 & 2.0 -- strategies and applications autobiography evaluation writing strategies standard 1.0 & language conventions standard 1.0 daily oral language practice grade 7 daily oral language practice grade 8 answer key grade 7 answer key grade 8 41 52 63 65
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ITEM ANALYSIS FOR “BROKEN CHAIN” GRADE 7 STANDARDS READING
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Vocabulary
Identify idioms, analogies, metaphors, similes in prose and poetry. Use knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots and affixes to understand content area vocabulary. Clarify word meanings through the use of definition, example, restatement, or contrast.
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2.0 2.1
Informational Reading Comprehension
Understand and analyze the differences in structure & purpose between various categories of informational materials [textbooks, newspapers, instructional manuals, signs]. Locate information by using a variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents. Analyze text that uses the cause-and-effect organizational pattern. Identify and trace the development of an author's argument, point of view, or perspective in text. Understand and explain the use of a simple mechanical device by following technical directions. Assess the adequacy, accuracy,, and appropriateness of the author's evidence to support claims and
©De Lange/Henderson • 866.335.2643 toll-free • www.delangehenderson.com
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4 7
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ITEM ANALYSIS FOR “BROKEN CHAIN” GRADE 7 STANDARDS READING
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Vocabulary
Identify idioms, analogies, metaphors, similes in prose and poetry. Use knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots and affixes to understand content area vocabulary. Clarify word meanings through the use of definition, example, restatement, or contrast.
32 Questions 4 3 25
2.0 2.1
Informational Reading Comprehension
Understand and analyze the differences in structure & purpose between various categories of informational materials [textbooks, newspapers, instructional manuals, signs]. Locate information by using a variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents. Analyze text that uses the cause-and-effect organizational pattern. Identify and trace the development of an author's argument, point of view, or perspective in text. Understand and explain the use of a simple mechanical device by following technical directions. Assess the adequacy, accuracy,, and appropriateness of the author's evidence to support claims and