Reading & Writing · Quarter 2 Review · Weeks 10–18 · 20–30 min

Scoring Guide: Quarter 2 Review: Reading & Writing

32 points total

Part 1: Reading: A Story

10 points

Read the story. Then answer the questions. You can look back at the story as often as you like.

1.
Where and when does the story take place?
(2 pts)
Answer: In the school gym, behind the curtain and on the stage (1). On Friday night, during the class play (1).
2.
How does Marisol feel while she waits for her turn? Copy one body clue from the story that shows it.
(2 pts)
Answer: Nervous, scared or worried (1). Body clue (1), either one: "Her knees wobbled"; "her fingers twisted the edge of her wing."
3.
Copy two time-order words or phrases from the story.
(2 pts)
Answer: Any two (1 each): First; Next; Then; Suddenly; After the play. (On Friday night is also fine.)
4.
What is Marisol's problem? How is it solved?
(2 pts)
Answer: Problem (1): she steps onto the stage and forgets her one line. Solution (1): she sees Devon tap the secret sign for "be brave," takes a slow breath and says her line.
5.
Which sentence tells the climax, the biggest moment of the story?
(1 pt)
Answer: Marisol takes a slow breath and calls out her line.
6.
Copy one detail from the story that helps you hear something.
(1 pt)
Answer: Any one: "she could hear a chair creak"; "Tap, tap"; "The crowd clapped"; "the fox sang his song"; "the music stopped"; "whispered her friend Devon"; "in her loudest owl voice."

Scoring: 2-point items: 1 for each part (for example, a feeling with no body clue earns 1). The choice item and the sound detail: 1 if correct. Accept answers in the child's own words if they match the story; body clues and sound details should be copied or very close to the story's words.

Reteach if needed: Week 10, Week 11, Week 12. Week 10 Days 3–4 (openings that show the setting, time-order words); Week 11 Days 1–2 (showing feelings with body clues, sight and sound details); Week 12 Days 1–3 (story arc and climax, the problem, an ending that solves it).

Part 2: Poetry, Two Texts & Research Notes

6 points

Read the poem and the two fact cards. Then answer the questions.

7.
Use letters to write the rhyme scheme of the poem.
(1 pt)
Answer: ABAB (song and long rhyme; door and more rhyme)
8.
"The wind keeps knocking at the door." Is this literal or nonliteral? What does it really mean?
(2 pts)
Answer: Nonliteral (1). The wind is blowing hard against the door and making it bump or rattle (1).
9.
Write one fact that is on both fact cards. Then write one fact that is only on Fact Card B.
(2 pts)
Answer: Both (1): a snowshoe hare's fur turns white in winter. Only Card B (1), either one: the white fur makes it hard for hunters such as the lynx to see the hare; the fur turns brown again in spring.
10.
Read this sentence from Fact Card A: The wide feet keep it from sinking in deep snow. Write it as a short note in your own words. A note is a few key words, not a full sentence.
(1 pt)
Answer: Answers vary. Look for: a short phrase in the child's own words that keeps the fact, such as "hare: wide feet, stays on top of snow."

Scoring: The rhyme scheme: 1 if correct. The nonliteral item: 1 for nonliteral and 1 for a real meaning that fits. The fact cards: 1 for each part. The note: 1 if it is short, keeps the fact and is not copied word for word.

Reteach if needed: Week 15, Week 16, Week 17. Week 15 Day 2 (rhyme scheme) and Week 15 Day 4 (images and nonliteral language in a poem); Week 16 Day 2 (facts in both texts and in only one); Week 17 Day 3 (short notes in your own words).

Part 3: Revising, Editing & Word Study

12 points

Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

11.
Revise the sentence. Replace walked with a stronger, more exact verb. The fox walked through the tall grass.
(1 pt)
Answer: Answers vary. Look for: an exact verb such as crept, tiptoed, sneaked or prowled in a complete sentence.
12.
Circle the verb that agrees with the subject in each sentence. The actors (wait / waits) behind the curtain. My sister (sing / sings) in the play.
(2 pts)
Answer: wait (1); sings (1)
13.
Rewrite the sentence with the right capital letters and end mark. can uncle david come to the play on friday
(2 pts)
Answer: Can Uncle David come to the play on Friday? (1 for all four capitals, 1 for the question mark)
14.
Copy the sentence. Add the missing marks. You did it cheered Devon
(2 pts)
Answer: "You did it!" cheered Devon. ("You did it," cheered Devon. is also correct.) 1 for the quotation marks with the ! or comma inside, 1 for the period at the end.
15.
Add the ending. Use the spelling rules. clap + ing = ____ taste + ed = ____
(2 pts)
Answer: clapping (1); tasted (1)
16.
Add a prefix or a suffix to make one word that means: not lucky → ____ full of hope → ____ in a loud way → ____
(3 pts)
Answer: unlucky (1); hopeful (1); loudly (1)

Scoring: Each part is worth 1 point; spelling must be exact on the last two items. The revising item: 1 for any stronger, more exact verb that makes sense. On the capitals item, all four capitals must be right for that point.

Reteach if needed: Week 10, Week 11, Week 13, Week 14, Week 16, Week 17. Week 13 Day 2 (stronger, more exact words); Week 13 Day 3 and Week 14 Day 2 (subject-verb agreement); Week 13 Day 4 (capitals and end marks); Week 11 Day 4 and Week 14 Day 1 (punctuating dialogue); word study in Week 10 (doubling before -ed and -ing), Week 11 (dropping the final e), Weeks 13–14 (un-, re-, dis-), Week 16 (-ful, -less) and Week 17 (-ly, -ness).

Part 4: Writing: A Short Narrative

4 points

Write a short story on your own paper or in the box.

17.
Write a short story about a time someone tried something for the first time. It can be real or made up. Include an opening that shows the setting and the characters, a problem or a hard moment, time-order words, at least one line of dialogue, and an ending that shows how it turned out.
(4 pts)
Answer: Rubric (4 points): 4 = an opening that shows the setting and characters, a clear problem or hard moment, events in order with time-order words, at least one line of dialogue with quotation marks, and an ending that fits; 3 = a complete story in order, but one of these is missing or weak: setting, dialogue, time-order words or ending; 2 = events in order, but no clear problem or no ending; 1 = one or two sentences on the topic, or a list of events with no story shape; 0 = no response or off topic.

Scoring: Use the 4-point rubric: 4 = setting and characters, a problem or hard moment, time-order words, dialogue with quotation marks and a fitting ending; 3 = a complete story with one of those missing or weak; 2 = events in order with no clear problem or no ending; 1 = one or two sentences or a list of events; 0 = no response or off topic. Score what is on the page, not neatness. Spelling of words not yet taught does not lower the score.

Reteach if needed: Week 10, Week 11, Week 12. Week 10 Days 2–4 (small moment, opening, time-order words); Week 11 Days 1–4 (showing feelings, details, dialogue); Week 12 Days 2–4 (problem, ending, full narrative).

Score box

Part	Points earned	Possible
1. Reading: A Story		10
2. Poetry, Two Texts & Research Notes		6
3. Revising, Editing & Word Study		12
4. Writing: A Short Narrative		4
Total		32

Level: Enter points to see the level.

D · Developing: 0–15
A · Approaching: 16–21
P · Proficient: 22–28
E · Exceeding: 29–32