The Family Letter helps parents support the module's learning objectives.
Within this module there are 3 Weekly Assessments. These Weekly Assessments test students’ understanding of the current Reading skills (found below in anchor charts) by assessing comprehension and vocabulary.
The Weekly Assessments include the following question types:
• Selected response: These questions require students to choose an answer from several provided options.
• Constructed response: These questions require students to write or type a response.
• Technology enhanced adapted for print: Online, these questions require students to click, drag, or interact in order to respond. For print administration, these questions have been adapted to require students to draw or write to respond.
What happens to the character near the beginning of the video? Why does the video show the character talking on the phone? Which detail from the video shows the character has learned a lot from listening to her friend?
What was the author’s purpose for writing this story? Why did the author most likely write the story?
Why does the author use the words _________ in this sentence? What does the author think about the event? In which paragraph does the author create a hopeful mood? Which sentence would the author most likely agree with?
Which word in paragraph 9 is an example of onomatopoeia? Why does the author use imagery in this sentence? Why does the author use these words?
How does the opening help the reader understand the rest of the story? What is the text structure of paragraph 4?
Which sentence about the point of view of the article is true? Who is telling the story?
How are the characters different at the beginning of the story? What is the setting of the story in paragraphs 4–6? Match each character with the detail from the story that describes them. What is the story mostly about? How is the setting important to the plot? Move the events into the order in which they happen in the story.
What is the main lesson of the story? What lesson does the author want the reader to learn? In which paragraph does the author create a hopeful mood? What is the theme of the story?