Washington Assessment of Student Learning
Washington State reading EALR 2.2 - Analysis/Interpretation
Federal Way's 12th grade reading expectation 2.4
| Learning Targets | Multiple Choice | Short Answer | Extended Response |
| Compare and contrast elements text | Which sentence tells how two characters in the story are alike? | How are two characters in the story alike? | Fill in the chart with words that tell about the two characters. Then write about ways in which the characters are alike and ways in which they are different. |
| Make connections within and among text |
Which sentence explains why a story event happened? How does a story character's feeling about a subject compare to the poet's feeling about the subject? |
Explain why a story even happened. Which character in the story is most like the speaker in the poem? Explain how they are alike. |
Explain all the things that led up to the event in the story. In the chart, compare the ideas you get about a subject from the poem and the ideas you get from the article. Which selection give you more information about the subject? Which selection tell you more about how people might feel about the subject? |