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o Students will need to access a dictionary and/or thesaurus for some of the
Selected-Response (SR) items. o At least one constructed-response (CR) task requires a dictionary. o Preview the electronic version of the poem before sharing it with students. o Preview any videos you plan to share with students. o Preview any websites you plan to share with students.
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o These items target standards within the RL and L strands of the CCSS:
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Item Number CCSS Target
1 L.5.5a
2
3
4
RL.5.4
L.5.5b
L.5.5c
RL.5.4
RL.5.5
RL.5.3
L.5.5c
L.5.4a
RL.5.1
RL.5.3
L.5.4b
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CR1 (RL.5.2)
Student prompt:
Explain one theme in the poem. Use at least two details from the poem to support your answer.
3 The response includes one theme and at least two supporting details from the poem.
2 The response includes one theme and one supporting detail from the poem.
1 The response includes one theme but does not include one supporting detail from the poem.
0 The response does not identify a theme.
CR2 (RL.5.6)
Student prompt:
Describe how the third-person point of view affects how events are described in the poem. Use at least one detail from the poem to support your answer.
2
1
The response describes the point of view’s effect on how events are described and includes at least one supporting detail from the poem.
The response describes the point of view’s effect on how events are described but does not include one supporting detail from the poem.
0 The response does not describe the point of view’s effect on how events are described.
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CR3 (RL.5.6)
Student prompt:
Describe how the poem would change if it were written from the point of view of the Oysters. Use at least one detail from the poem to support your answer.
2
1
0
The response describes how the poem would change and includes at least one supporting detail from the poem.
The response describes how the poem would change but does not include one supporting detail from the poem.
The response does not describe how the poem would change.
CR4 (RL.5.6)
Teacher instructions:
Search for a video version of the poem and share it with your students.
Student prompt:
Explain how the video helps the reader understand the poem. Use at least one example from the video to support your answer.
2
1
The response explains how the video helps the reader understand the poem and includes at least one supporting example.
The response explains how the video helps the reader understand the poem but does not include one supporting
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example.
0
CR5 (RL.5.9)
Teacher instructions:
Give students another poem about animals.
Student prompt:
Compare "The Walrus and the Carpenter" to the poem provided by your teacher.
What do the two poems have in common? Use at least one detail from each poem to support your answer.
3
The response does not explain how the video helps the reader understand the poem.
2
1
0
The response effectively compares the two poems and includes at least one supporting detail from each poem.
The response effectively compares the two poems but only includes supporting details from one poem.
The response effectively compares the two poems but does not include any supporting details.
The response does not compare the two poems.
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CR6 (L.5.4c)
Student prompt:
A.
Choose one unfamiliar word from the poem and look it up in a thesaurus.
 Unfamiliar word:
B.
Write two synonyms for the unfamiliar word:
 Synonym 1:
 Synonym 2:
C.
Choose the best synonym for the unfamiliar word:
 Best synonym:
D.
Use a dictionary to check the definition of the new word. Explain why you chose that synonym:
 Explanation:
5 The response includes all five of the following elements:
one unfamiliar word
synonym 1
synonym 2
the best synonym
an explanation for why that synonym was chosen
4 The response includes four of the required elements.
3 The response includes three of the required elements.
2 The response includes two of the required elements.
1 The response includes one of the required elements.
0 The response does not include any of
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the required elements.
CR7 (L.5.4c)
Student prompt:
Use a dictionary. Write a definition for the word "sympathize" and then use
"sympathize" in a sentence.
 Definition:
 Sentence:
2 The response includes an accurate definition and an appropriate sentence.
1 The response includes either an accurate definition or an appropriate sentence.
0 The response does not include an accurate definition or an appropriate sentence.
CR8 (L.5.4c)
Student prompt:
Use a dictionary. Write a definition for the word "briny" and then use "briny" in a sentence.
 Definition:
 Sentence:
2 The response includes an accurate definition and an appropriate sentence.
1 The response includes either an accurate definition or an appropriate sentence.
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0 The response does not include an accurate definition or an appropriate sentence.
CR9 (L.5.4c)
Student prompt:
Use a dictionary. Write the part of speech for the word "briny" as it is used in the poem. Then, use "briny" as that part of speech in a sentence.
 Part of speech:
 Sentence:
2 The response includes a correct definition and an appropriate sentence.
1 The response includes either an a correct definition or an appropriate sentence.
0 The response does not include an a correct definition or an appropriate sentence.
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Not available for this poem
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Not available for this poem
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Reading Literature – Grade 5 Revised 11/11/2013