by Karla Kuskin

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Comfortable Old Chair

• by Karla Kuskin

RID Revised 9/09
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• 1 Which sentence best states the main idea of
  the poem?
• A. Everyone wants an old chair.
• B. Everyone owns a good book.
• C. Everyone needs a special place.

LC 01 Demonstrate understanding of theme or
message and supporting details (Reading GLE 2.1.3)
3

• 2 What is the meaning of the phrase make moving
  pictures in my
• head in line 12 of the poem?
• A. The speaker imagines the story in her mind
  while she reads.
• B. The speaker changes the words around while she
  reads.
• C. The speaker watches a movie while she reads.

LC 03 Make inferences or predictions based on
the reading (Reading GLE 2.1.5)
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• 3 Who might appreciate this poem the most?
• A. Someone who enjoys studying
• B. Someone who likes long words
• C. Someone who has an active imagination

LA 10 Extend information beyond textapply
information, give a response to reading, express
insight gained from reading (Reading GLEs 2.4.1,
2.4.5)
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4 The poet says it is important to have a
special place. Use two details from the poem that
explain why it is important to have a special
place. __________________________________________
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LA 09 Analyze authors purpose and evaluate
effectiveness for different audiences (Reading
GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)
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• Text-based details may include, but are not
  limited to the following
• So you can have
• A place to be comfortable / a home
• The perfect place to read / let the words flow
  over you
• The stories youve read make or imagine moving
  pictures in your head
• A spot to brood / (free thinking) think in
• A spot to plot
• Spot to dream
• A spot to scheme
• A spot to be (imagine) anything / any person /
  anywhere
• A place to rest / relax / sleep
• Where my book is

8
2
4 The poet says it is important to have a
special place. Use two details from the poem that
explain why it is important to have a special
place.
This response provides more than two details from
the poem that explain why it is important to have
a special place. B. ...you can read... I. Its
good to relax... D. ...you can think... B. ...she
is reading a book
9
2
4 The poet says it is important to have a
special place. Use two details from the poem that
explain why it is important to have a special
place.
This response provides two details from the poem
that explain why it is important to have a
special place. F. ...a place to dream. B. ...a
place to say thing silenly to your self.
10
1
4 The poet says it is important to have a
special place. Use two details from the poem that
explain why it is important to have a special
place.
This response provides one detail from the poem
that explain why it is important to have a
special place. A. To have comfort... A. To be
safe at home. The two details from bullet A count
as one score point.
11
1
4 The poet says it is important to have a
special place. Use two details from the poem that
explain why it is important to have a special
place.
This response provides one detail from the poem
that explain why it is important to have a
special place. H. ...what you wont to be in your
imagination... H. ...you can go placesin your
imagination. The two details from bullet H count
as one score point.
12
0
4 The poet says it is important to have a
special place. Use two details from the poem that
explain why it is important to have a special
place.
This response provides no details from the poem
that explain why it is important to have a
special place.