Response to Literary Text - Passage from Sable, by Karen Hesse, Items: 2 | 3
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| Below is a passage from the book Sable about when Tate meets a stray dog. Read the passage and think about how you think it will end. Then answer the prompt that follows. |
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Item Type: CR - response to passage - Sable Grade Level: End of Grade 4 |
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W-4-2.3: In response to literary text, students show understanding of plot by… Connecting what has been read (plot) to prior knowledge, which might include other texts W-4-3.1: In response to literary text, students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Stating and maintaining a focus (purpose) when responding to a given question W-4-3.2: In response to literary text students, make and support analytical judgments about text by… Making inferences about events, characters, setting, or common themes W-4-3.3: In response to literary text students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Using specific details and references to text to support focus W-4-3.4: In response to literary text students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Organizing ideas, using transition words/phrases and writing a conclusion |
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Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Developing text which may be limited to one paragraph; Using simple organizational strategies to structure written work (e.g., basic paragraph form: indenting, main idea, supporting details; simple transitions) |
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W-4-2 and W-4-3: Response to Literary Text: Sable, by Karen Hesse
3. Follow along as the passage is read to you. Then read the prompt in the box and follow the directions below.
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Based on the passage and what you know, do you think Tate will be able to keep the dog? Use details from the passage in your response. |
Use the box below to organize your writing. You may fill it in before you write to plan your response, or you may fill it in after you write to check your response.
What you write in this box will be included as part of your score.
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1. What is your focus/controlling idea?
3. What is the conclusion to your response? |
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Item Type: ER - response to passage - Sable Grade Level: End of Grade 4 |
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Alignment to GLE GLE W-4-2.3: In response to literary text, students show understanding of plot by… Connecting what has been read (plot) to prior knowledge, which might include other texts GLE W-4-3.1: In response to literary text, students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Stating and maintaining a focus (purpose) when responding to a given question GLE W-4-3.2: In response to literary text students, make and support analytical judgments about text by… Making inferences about events, characters, setting, or common themes GLE W-4-3.3: In response to literary text students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Using specific details and references to text to support focus GLE W-4-3.4: In response to literary text students make and support analytical judgments about text by… Organizing ideas, using transition words/phrases and writing a conclusion |
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Depth of Knowledge: Level 3 - Developing compositions that include multiple paragraphs; Using appropriate organizational text structures (e.g., proposition/support); Supporting ideas with details, examples, quotations, text references |
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