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

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

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

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

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

Lost people can be found.

Family comes first.

Nothing matters more than survival.

Even if it is damaged, home is where we find comfort.

RL.5.2

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

“and broken bricks salvaged from the ruins”

“this is my comfort, here”

“here where the yard is cluttered with trash”

“and if truth be told, money, bread, pots, clothes and an answer to our calling of her name.”

RL.5.2

RL.5.1

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

RL.5.2

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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