Open Up - Grade 4 - ELA - Module 1 - Mid Unit 1 Assessment

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This assessment has two parts. In Part I, you will reread “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and compare the poem to prose by completing a chart. Then you will answer selected response questions about the poem. In Part II, you will read a new poem from Love That Dog and write a summary

Part I: 
Reread the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost (in the appendix of Love that Dog). Then read a version of the same event written in prose below.

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (prose version)

The man and his horse were far from the village, on a lonely road between the woods and the frozen lake. It was snowing hard. It was dark and beautiful. Even though it didn’t make sense, the man stopped to watch the snow come down in the quiet woods. The sound of his horse shaking his harness reminded the man that it was time to get going. He still had so much to do, and it was a long way home.

Complete the chart to explain one way in which the prose and poetry versions are the same, and two ways that they are different. Be sure to give examples from each text to support your response. (RL.4.5)

RL.4.5

Refer to the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost when answering the questions below.

Which of the following describes the structure of the poem? (RL.4.5)

The poem has four stanzas and four sentences in each stanza.

The poem has four stanzas and four lines in each stanza.

The poem has four paragraphs and four sentences in each paragraph.

The poem is made up of 16 sentences.

RL.4.5

What is imagery? Use an example from the poem to explain your answer. (RL.4.5)

RL.4.5

Part II: Read Jack’s poem about the animal shelter on pages 25–27. Then write a summary of the poem. (RL.4.2, W.4.9a)

Be sure your summary includes:
■	 An introduction to the text stating the title, pages, and author 
■	 A brief outline of what the text is about 
■	 A possible theme (the point or message the author wants you to take away) of Jack’s poem 
■	 Details from the text to support your theme 
■	 A brief explanation of how Jack uses one of the poetry elements we studied (structure, imagery, rhyme/rhythm, or repetition) to help the reader better understand the theme of the poem

You can use this note-catcher to capture your notices about the characteristics of poetry, as well as the theme and supporting details. This will not be assessed.

W.4.9.a

RL.4.2

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