Reading & Writing · Unit 6 · Weeks 31–36 · 50–60 min (best split over two sittings)

Scoring Guide: Publishing, Speaking & Year Review

43 points total

Part 1: Reading: A Play Script

12 points

Read the script. Then answer the questions. You can look back at the script.

1.
What are the words in parentheses, such as (pressing a seed into the soil), called? What do they tell the actors?
(2 pts)
Answer: Stage directions (1). They tell the actors how to move, act or speak (1).
2.
Compare the settings. When and where does each scene take place?
(2 pts)
Answer: Scene 1: a warm afternoon in May by the back fence (1). Scene 2: a summer evening by the same fence, as the sky turns purple (1).
3.
Zoe crosses her arms and says, "Not these. You'll see." What does this show about Zoe?
(1 pt)
Answer: She is sure she is right (confident, determined), even though Max laughs at her.
4.
How does Scene 2 build on Scene 1?
(2 pts)
Answer: Answers vary. Look for: the seeds planted in Scene 1 have grown into vines (1), and Scene 2 shows that Zoe was right, because the flower opens in the dark (1).
5.
How does Max change from Scene 1 to Scene 2? Write a line that shows the change.
(2 pts)
Answer: In Scene 1 he laughs and says flowers sleep at night; in Scene 2 he admits Zoe was right and wants to plant moonflowers (1). Line (1): "Okay, Zoe. You were right." or "Can I plant some next year?"
6.
Why do moths visit moonflowers?
(1 pt)
Answer: To drink the sweet nectar (they carry pollen from flower to flower).
7.
What is the central message of the play? Write one detail that shows it.
(2 pts)
Answer: Message (1): good things take time, or be patient. Detail (1): Abuelo says, "Good things take time," and the moonflowers bloom only after many weeks; or Zoe tells Max he will have to be patient.

Scoring: 2-point items: 1 for each part. 1-point items: 1 if the answer matches the script, in the child's own words.

Reteach if needed: Week 34, Week 36. Week 34 Days 1–2 (parts of a script: cast, scenes, stage directions); Week 36 Day 3 (characters, central message and evidence).

Part 2: Fluency, Speaking & Publishing

6 points

Read aloud to your adult. Then answer the questions about presenting and publishing.

8.
Read Zoe's and Max's lines in Scene 2 aloud to your adult. (Adult: listen and mark the score.)
(2 pts)
Answer: Adult scores (2): 1 point for accuracy (no more than 3 words missed or misread without fixing them); 1 point for expression and pace (an excited voice for "Come quick!", a whisper for "Shh!", and a steady, understandable speed).
9.
How should you read Zoe's line "Shh! Here comes a moth!"?
(1 pt)
Answer: In an excited whisper (quiet but excited).
10.
These are notes for a talk: moonflowers / white / open at night. Turn them into one complete sentence you could say in your talk.
(1 pt)
Answer: Answers vary. Look for: one complete sentence such as "Moonflowers are white flowers that open at night."
11.
You are giving a talk about how a moonflower opens. Which visual aid would help listeners most?
(1 pt)
Answer: a series of photos showing the bud untwisting into a flower
12.
Name one way a computer or tablet can help you publish a report.
(1 pt)
Answer: Answers vary. Look for: typing a neat copy, adding pictures or diagrams, checking spelling, printing it, or sharing it with family.

Scoring: The read-aloud item is scored by the adult as described (1 for accuracy, 1 for expression and pace). Other items: 1 if correct or if the answer fits the 'Look for' note.

Reteach if needed: Week 31, Week 33, Week 34. Week 31 Days 1 and 4 (report visuals, publishing a final copy); Week 33 Days 1–5 (planning, speaking in complete sentences, visual aids, presenting); Week 34 Days 1–4 (reading aloud with expression).

Part 3: Editing

12 points

Read each sentence by yourself. Follow the directions.

13.
Fix all the mistakes. There are 6: four capital letters, one verb and one end mark. last saturday our neighbors drives to san diego
(2 pts)
Answer: Last Saturday, our neighbors drove to San Diego. (The comma after Saturday is fine either way.) 2 for all six fixes (Last, Saturday, San, Diego, drove, period), 1 for four or five.
14.
Write the past tense of each verb. think → ____ teach → ____
(2 pts)
Answer: thought (1); taught (1)
15.
Use the words in ( ) to finish the sentence correctly. Two ____ (woman) ____ (sell) pies at the bake sale.
(2 pts)
Answer: women (1); sell or sold (1)
16.
Copy the sentence. Add a comma and quotation marks. Abuelo whispered Look at the moth.
(2 pts)
Answer: Abuelo whispered, "Look at the moth." (1 for the comma, 1 for both quotation marks with the period inside)
17.
Add the missing comma. We mailed our report to Grandma in Lansing Michigan.
(1 pt)
Answer: We mailed our report to Grandma in Lansing, Michigan.
18.
Read: The tiny moth fluttered softly. What job does tiny do? What job does softly do?
(2 pts)
Answer: Tiny is an adjective that describes the moth (1). Softly is an adverb that tells how it fluttered (1).
19.
Combine the sentences using when. The sun set. The flowers opened.
(1 pt)
Answer: When the sun set, the flowers opened. OR The flowers opened when the sun set.

Scoring: Items with two parts get 1 point for each part. Other items: 1 if correct.

Reteach if needed: Week 31, Week 32, Week 35, Week 36. Week 31 Day 3 (CUPS editing: capitals, usage, punctuation, spelling, commas in addresses); Week 31 Day 2 (combining sentences with conjunctions); Week 32 Day 2 (parts of speech and agreement); Week 35 Day 3 (verb tenses); Week 36 Day 4 (irregular verbs and plurals, dialogue).

Part 4: Word Study

9 points

Read each word by yourself. Follow the directions.

20.
Circle the word in which gh says /f/.
(1 pt)
Answer: cough
21.
Write augh or ough to finish each word. The cat c____t the ball. I b____t a new pen.
(2 pts)
Answer: caught (1); bought (1)
22.
Write oi or oy to finish each word. The baby dropped her t____. Wait for the water to b____l.
(2 pts)
Answer: toy (1); boil (1)
23.
Circle the two words that have a soft c or a soft g. race rack stage stag
(2 pts)
Answer: race (1); stage (1). Take off 1 point for each extra word circled.
24.
Finish each word with -en, -on, -al or -el. lem____ squirr____ mitt____
(2 pts)
Answer: lemon, squirrel, mitten. 2 for all three, 1 for two.

Scoring: Each part is worth 1 point unless the item says otherwise; spelling must be exact. Note which pattern each missed item checks: gh, augh and ough (Weeks 31–32), oi/oy (Week 33), soft c and g (Week 34), schwa endings (Week 35).

Reteach if needed: Week 31, Week 32, Week 33, Week 34, Week 35, Week 36. Weeks 31–32 (irregular spellings: gh, augh, ough); Week 33 (oi/oy, ou/ow, aw/au); Week 34 (soft c and g); Week 35 (schwa endings -en, -on, -al, -el); Week 36 (year review).

Part 5: Writing: Reflection

4 points

Write a reflection paragraph on your own paper or in the box.

25.
Think about the piece of writing or project you are proudest of from this year. Write a paragraph that names it, gives two reasons you are proud of it, and uses linking words. End with one goal for fourth grade, written in the future tense (I will ...).
(4 pts)
Answer: Rubric (4 points): 4 = names the piece, gives two clear reasons with details, uses linking words (such as because, also, another reason), and ends with a goal in the future tense, with complete sentences, capitals and end marks; 3 = names the piece with two reasons and a goal, but details are thin or the goal is not in the future tense; 2 = names the piece with one reason, or two reasons and no goal; 1 = names the piece only, or the writing is hard to follow; 0 = no response or off topic.

Scoring: Score the writing with the 4-point rubric in the answer. Score what is on the page, not neatness. Spelling of words not yet taught does not lower the score.

Reteach if needed: Week 35. Week 35 Days 2–3 (writing a reflection, setting goals in the future tense).

Score box

Part	Points earned	Possible
1. Reading: A Play Script		12
2. Fluency, Speaking & Publishing		6
3. Editing		12
4. Word Study		9
5. Writing: Reflection		4
Total		43

Level: Enter points to see the level.

D · Developing: 0–21
A · Approaching: 22–30
P · Proficient: 31–38
E · Exceeding: 39–43