Open Up - Grade 3 - ELA - Module 1 - Mid Unit 3 Assessment

Directions: Throughout Units 1 and 2, you have been reading text to identify the challenges and how those challenges were overcome. At the beginning of this unit, you listened to a read-aloud of More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby, took notes, and closely read a key excerpt from the text. Now you are going to write an informative paragraph to answer the question: What is the lesson in More Than Anything Else? Use details from the notes you color-coded in class to explain your thinking.

A well-written paragraph:

■ Introduces the book and the author and briefly explains what the book is about

■ Contains a topic sentence about the lesson in the story

■ Includes details from the text and explains how each detail conveys the lesson in the story

■ Provides a concluding sentence that restates the topic

■ Follows the rules of writing (spelling, punctuation, and grammar)

While you are working, refer to:

■ Reading for Gist and Recounting the Story: More Than Anything Else note-catcher

■ Close Reading note-catcher

Now, begin work on your paragraph. Manage your time carefully so that you can:

1. Look over your notes and think about the lesson in the story.

2. Plan the paragraph and think about what you are going to say.

3. Write the paragraph.