Open Up - Grade 4 - ELA - Module 1 - End of Unit 1 Assessment - Formative Library | Library

This assessment has two parts. Your teacher will tell you in which order to complete them. In Part I, you will discuss in a small group how Jack’s attitude toward poetry has changed. In Part II, you will answer selected response and short response questions to show your understanding of Jack’s thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how Jack’s character has developed since the beginning of the book. You will need your copy of Love That Dog and the notes you prepared in the previous session for both parts of this assessment.

Part I: Collaborative Discussion: How Does Jack Change?
Throughout this unit, you have been summarizing key events in Love That Dog and analyzing Jack’s reaction to them. For this assessment, you are going to reflect on how Jack’s character has changed since the beginning of the story. (RL.4.1, RL.4.3, SL.4.1a, SL.4.1b, SL.4.1c)

In this part of the assessment, you will meet with a small group to discuss the follow questions:

How have Jack’s feelings about poetry changed from the beginning of Love That Dog to where we are at in the story now (page 45)? Why have they changed?

Remember to use details and examples from the text to support and explain your thinking

Throughout the discussion refer to:
■	 the Discussion Norms anchor chart 
■	 the notes on your Preparing for a Text-Based Discussion note-catcher

SL.4.1.b

RL.4.3

SL.4.1.c

SL.4.1.a

RL.4.1

Part II: Selected Response Questions: How Does Jack Change?

You will need a copy of Love that Dog to answer the questions about Jack’s character below.

Reread pages 6–7 of Love That Dog. Which is the most likely reason that Jack asks the questions on these pages? (RL.4.3)

The poems are too difficult for students this age.

Jack is angry about having to read and write poetry.

Jack did not read the poems carefully.

Miss Stretchberry is doing a poor job of teaching poetry

RL.4.3

On page 18, Jack writes, “But, I think it would look better if there was more space between the lines.” Which of the following best describes what Jack may be thinking and feeling when he writes this entry? (RL.4.3)

Jack is angry at Miss Stretchberry for not typing his poem correctly.

Jack is worried about what his classmates will think of his poem.

Jack is beginning to care about the poetry he writes.

Jack is very embarrassed that Miss Stretchberry hung up his poem.

RL.4.3

Reread pages 39–41 of Love That Dog. Which of the following details from the text best supports the idea that Jack’s attitude toward poetry has changed? (RL.4.1, RL.4.3)

He likes the way his poem looks on yellow paper.

He wants to know why the anonymous poet did not put his or her name on the poem.

He is embarrassed that people liked his yellow dog poem.

He enjoyed writing the poem about the tree.

How did Jack feel about poetry in the beginning of the story?

How did Jack feel about poetry in the beginning of the story?

Below, list one piece of evidence from the text to support your thinking.

How does Jack feel about poetry now?

Below, list one piece of evidence from the text to support your thinking

What do you think may have caused this change?

Source: Open Up Resouces (Download for free at openupresources.org.)