Open Up - Grade 5 - ELA - Module 3 - Mid Unit 3 Assessment

Part I

Throughout the first half of this unit, you have been reading about other athletes who have been leaders of social change. You have analyzed the factors that supported their success and compared those factors to those described in Promises to Keep about Jackie Robinson.

In this assessment, you will read an article and watch a video on Janet Guthrie, another professional athlete who was a leader of social change. Then you will use what you have learned to write an essay comparing the factors that supported Janet Guthrie’s success with those that supported Jackie Robinson’s success. (RI.5.1, RI.5.3, RI.5.7, RI.5.9, RI.5.10, W.5.2, W.5.4, W.5.6, W.5.10)

Directions:

1. Watch the video and read the article on Janet Guthrie. https:// www.nascar.com/news-media/2016/03/25/ janet-guthrie-pioneered-the-fast-lane/

2. Create a graphic organizer and take notes on the similarities between the factors that led to Janet Guthrie’s success and the factors that supported Jackie Robinson’s success. You may use any of the notes previously taken in class as resources.

3. Write an informative four-paragraph essay to answer the question: How were the factors that supported Janet Guthrie’s success in her fight for social change the same as, and different from, the factors that led to Jackie Robinson’s success?

REMEMBER: A well-written, informational piece:

■ Clearly states a focus and stays focused throughout the piece

■ Uses accurate and relevant examples, details, and quotations to explain your thinking. ■ Groups information logically, in a way that makes your thinking clear to the reader.

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

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

1. Review the text and think carefully about the prompt.

2. Create a graphic organizer and take notes.

3. Draft your essay.

4. Use the Informative-Explanatory Writing Checklist to revise and edit your essay.