EL education Grade 1 - Module 4 - Assessment 2

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2 questions

Assessment Directions:

The assessment is administered in Unit 2, Lesson 9.

Opinion Writing: Take the Nest Down!

1. Remind students that they will use their Unit 2 Assessment Writing Organizer to help them write their paragraph.

2. Transition students back to their workspaces.

3. Tell students they will begin by writing the introduction.
Invite students to read the notes on their organizer for the introduction.
Invite students to whisper a response into their hands:

“What sentences will you write for your introduction?”
Invite students to take a pre-distributed Unit 2 Assessment Opinion Paragraph sheet and write two sentences for the introduction.
Circulate to support students as they write.
After a few minutes, refocus whole group. Follow the same process for each of the remaining sentences in their paragraph (opinion statement, reason, and conclusion):

Invite students to read the notes on their organizer.
Invite students to whisper into their hands the sentence they will write.
Invite students to write their sentence.
Circulate to support students as they write.

5. Give students a 2-minute warning to complete their writing.

6. When finished, collect the Unit 2 Assessment opinion paragraphs. Refer to the Unit 2 Assessment Opinion Paragraph (example, for teacher reference) as necessary.

Use the note catcher to create your story.

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Write your story using the note catcher before. "Should people leave the nest up or take it down?"

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