ELAR Grade 3 Unit 02: Discovering Other Literary Genres 2012 2013 Midland ISD
Source Original text created from stories about Mae Jemison Mae Jemison (1) Mae (2) Kind, caring, active, smart (3) Daughter of harlie (4) Lover of science, dancing, outer space (5) Who feels excitement about learning, helping others, and traveling around the world (6) Who s interested in people, spaceships, and books (7) Who gives support to other countries, people who are sick, and girls who want to study science (8) Who fears that others won t have freedom or charity when they need it (9) Who would like to see more girls studying science and more people sharing their skills (10) Lives in Houston (11) Jemison Page 2
1 Which line of the biographical poem supports the idea that Mae worried about others? A Line 3 B Line 6 Line 8 D Line 10 2 Which of the following statements from the poem helps the reader predict Mae Jemison's job as an astronaut? A Lover of science, dancing, outer space B Who feels excitement about learning, helping others, and traveling around the world Lives in Houston D Kind, caring, active, smart 3 Since this is a biographical poem about a real person, what is its purpose? A to teach you about science B to inform you about Mae s interests to teach you how to become an astronaut D to entertain you with a story Page 3
4 hoose the correct meaning of the word Lover in Line 4: A a person who loves B full of love not able to love D also loving 5 Another word for support as it is used in Line 7 is A B share visit help D find 6 What is the meaning of the word charity as it is used in Line 8 of the poem? A B D problems science trouble help Page 4
7 Which guide words in the dictionary would help the reader find the definition of the word freedom in Line 8? A B fog frame feast feet fit frail D frame full 8 Which of these is true about the poem Mae Jemison? A The poem rhymes. B The poem ends every line with the same phrase. The poem is funny. D The poem has a specific rhyme or pattern. Page 5
Betsy's Journal 1) Betsy wrote this in her journal one day during the summer: 2) Today, I was playing with my friends Kathy and Jerri. We were playing a game we made up. Here s what the rules were: One of the girls turns her back and closes her eyes. The others think of someplace to hide or something to pretend. Then, the person with her eyes closed turns around and tries to figure out what is going on. One time, Jerri was hiding behind a car, and I was hiding behind a bush. That was pretty easy. Kathy found us right away. Another time Kathy and I tried to lie down on the grass and make angels for Jerri to see. She had a hard time telling that we were angels. I guess we weren t that great at making angels or making up games for that matter. 3) Then, it was my turn to close my eyes. I got up on the porch and turned around. I waited, but no one said anything. So I yelled, What are you two doing? No answer. Then suddenly I heard it. My friends yelled, One, two, three..we don t like you! They were saying it to me! I burst out crying and ran across the street to my house and in the front door. I ran past my grandfather and went right to my bed and cried and cried. He didn t know what to do. 4) My mother wasn t home from work yet, but when she got home, she came in my room and asked me what was wrong. I had a hard time telling her. When I could finally tell her, she hugged me and said, They didn t mean it. Page 6
5) How do you know? I asked. 6) Because sometimes friends get mad at each other, but then they get over it. I bet tomorrow things will be all right. 7) I know my mother loves me. I hope she is right. What will I do if I don t have my friends? Page 7
9 Which event will BEST complete the summary? A Betsy s friends hid behind the car. B Betsy s friends said they didn t like her. Kathy and Betsy tried to make angels. D Betsy and her friends played some more. Page 8
10 How can you tell that Betsy isn't sure her mother is right? A because her mother hugged her B because she asks, "What will I do if I don't have my friends?" because her mother says that they didn t mean it D because her grandfather didn t know what to do 11 Read Paragraph 3. See the sentence: "I burst out crying and ran across the street to my house and in the front door." Which of these describes how the phrase burst out crying could be drawn in a picture about the story? A one small tear running down Betsy's face B lots of tears coming straight out from Betsy's eyes a tear from each eye on Betsy's face, but she is smiling D a frown on Betsy's face 12 In the story, two of Betsy's friends said, "We don't like you!" How does this change the story? A It tells the reader what problem Betsy has. B It solves all of the problems. It describes how Betsy acts when she has a problem. D It helps us understand why Betsy's friends are upset. Page 9
13 How do you think Betsy s friendship with her friends will change based on this event? Page 10
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14 Use the pictures and T chart on the previous page to help you decide which box of cereal to buy. Give at least two reasons why you decided this way. Page 12
The following items test skills and grammar objectives and do not relate to the previous reading passage. Read the following paragraph. Look for any errors and answer the questions below. (1) Karen has a pet bunny. (2) The bunny eats carrots from the garden. (3) He likes hoping around the yard and eating grass, too. (4) Sometimes he lies in the grass. (5) He's a cute little bunny. 15 What change, if any, should be made in Sentence 3? A hange eating to eatting. B hange hoping to hopping. hange grass to gras. D Make no change. Page 13
16 Sentence 4 has a prepositional phrase. What does the prepositional phrase tell you? A where the bunny likes to lie B when the bunny likes to lie how the bunny likes to lie D why the bunny likes to lie 17 Which adjective could you add to Sentence 4 to describe the grass? A quick B soft many D careful 18 What change, if any, should be made in Sentence 5? A hange cute to cut. B hange he s to his. hange little to litle. D Make no change. Page 14
19 Karen bought another bunny to keep her bunny company. Now, Karen has two A bunny B bunnys bunnies D bunies Page 15 STOP
Test Key ELAR Grade 3 Unit 02: Discovering Other Literary Genres 2012-2013 ## Item # orrect Answer Primary SE Secondary SE Obj/at 1 031146865D 3.2(B) [S] None STAAR: R2 2 031146863D A 3.2(A) 3.R(D) [R&S] None 3 031146867D B 3.2() 3.R(A) None 4 E0308807S A 3.4(A) [R] None STAAR: R1 5 031146875D 3.4() [S] None STAAR: R1 6 031146873D D 3.4(B) [R] None STAAR: R1 7 031146877D D 3.4(E) None None 8 E03025087S D 3.6(A) [S] None STAAR: R2 9 E03016033S B 3.8(A) [R] 3.R(E) [R&S] STAAR: R2 10 E03016030S B 3.R(D) [R&S] None STAAR: R3 11 E03025089S B 3.10(A) [S] None STAAR: R2 12 E03025091S A 3.8(B) [R] None STAAR: R2 13 E03016034S SEE RUBRI BELOW 3.8(B) [R] None STAAR: R2 14 E03016317S SEE RUBRI BELOW 3.16(B) None STAAR: R3 15 031147762D B 3.24(Bi) None None 16 031147766D A 3.22(Av) None None 17 031147807D B 3.22(Aiii) None None 18 031147768D D 3.23(i) None None 19 031147812D 3.24(Biii) None None
Scoring Rubrics Question (#13) Possible answers: Kathy and Jerri might apologize. Betsy might be afraid to go up to Kathy and Jerri. Betsy might not be friends with Kathy and Jerri again and she will be sad. SORE 3- ommunicates complete understanding- A Response includes a logical prediction based on background knowledge with some detail as support. SORE 2- ommunicates partial understanding- B Response includes a prediction of how the relationship will change, but the response is more vague and general without much detail as support. SORE 1- ommunicates limited understanding- Response is on topic but does not relate totally to the issue. Some of the response may be illogical. SORE 0- ommunicates no understanding/does not attempt to respond- D Question (#14) SORE 3- ommunicates complete understanding- A Student chooses a cereal and gives detailed reasons using information from the boxes or the chart. SORE 2- ommunicates partial understanding- B Student chooses a cereal and gives reasons, but they may not directly relate to the boxes or the chart-they may be more I like corn flake. SORE 1- ommunicates limited understanding- Student has trouble choosing a box and connecting reasons to the choice. SORE 0- ommunicates no understanding/does not attempt to respond- D