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Open Up - Grade 5 - ELA - Module 4 - Mid Unit 2 Assessment

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Part I: Reading Fluency Note:

Directions: Throughout this unit, you have been reading stories and poems about the effect that a natural disaster can have on the people who experience it. In this assessment, you are going to read a new poem called “Job” by Kwame Dawes. It was written shortly after the hurricane struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2010. (RF.5.4, RL.5.2)

First, read the information in the box below. This will help you better understand the title of the poem. Then read the excerpt from the poem once, silently, and then read it aloud.

Remember the criteria you recorded on the Fluent Readers Do These Things anchor chart as you read with accuracy and expression.
Who is Job?

Job is a figure in several religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Job is a good man who experiences many terrible disasters that take away everything important to him, including his health, his family, and his property. In the story of Job in the Bible, he struggles to understand why so many bad things have happened to him and begins to look for solutions to his problems.
Excerpt from “Job” by Kwame Dawes

This is a home,
this is a shelter,
these walls, shaken,
the lines of jagged
cracks, the split
at the ceiling
that lets in light
and rain—this is
my comfort, here,
deep in the catacombs
of Port-au-Prince,
shaded by a giant
breadfruit tree
with its fragile
branches, its bounty;
here where the yard
is cluttered with trash,
drying leaves, and
broken bricks
salvaged from the ruins
dumped here for use,
they keep saying,
later—they being
those searching
through the broken
houses for paper,
and if truth be told,
money, bread, pots,
clothes and an answer
to our calling of her
name. This is home,
where I pray each
night …

“Job” by Kwame Dawes. From Voices of Haiti. © 2011 The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Used by permission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=iJWr0JwlO_U
1.

In two or three sentences, briefly summarize what you have read. Be sure your summary includes:
• A brief outline of what the excerpt from the poem is about
• A possible theme (the point or message the author wants you to take away) of the poem


RF.5.4.a
RL.5.2
2.

Part A

Read this quote from the poem: “shaded by a giant breadfruit tree”

Shaded is a homograph, part of a group or pair of words that are spelled the same way but have different meanings. What are two different meanings of the word shaded? (L.5.5c)


L.5.5.c
3.

Part B

What are some synonyms and antonyms of the word shaded as it is used in Part A? (L.5.5c)


L.5.5.c
4.

Part A: What is one possible theme of the poem? Underline the best answer. (RL.5.2)

RL.5.2
5.

Part B: Which line from the story best supports your answer to Part A? Underline the best answer. (RL.5.1, RL.5.2)

RL.5.2
RL.5.1
6.

What does the poet reflect on? (RL.5.2)


RL.5.2
7.

What does the poet think about the destruction of his home? Support your response with evidence from the poem. (RL.5.2)


RL.5.2
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