! Grade 3 Prompt Genre Notes Refer to the stories Johnny Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World and Me First. Old Mother West Wind and the Sandwitch both try to teach important lessons to characters in the stories. that explains how Old Mother West Wind s and the Sandwitch s words and actions are important to the plots of the stories. Use what you learned about the characters to support your. You read the articles A Howling Success and The Missing Lynx. Think about the key details in each article that show how people can help animals. comparing and contrasting the key details presented in the two articles about how endangered animals can be helped. Use specific details and examples from both articles to support your ideas. A Once-in-a Lifetime Experience This story tells about Derrick s first camping trip. Write Derrick s journal entry about this camping trip. Include information about how the characters responded to the events in the story as you write the journal entry. 2 Fictional stories - 2 Nonfiction articles -! compare/ contrast Fiction? - Write a narrative story 1
Grade 4 Identify a theme in Just Like Home and a theme in Life Doesn t Frighten Me. that explains how the theme of the story is shown through the characters and how the theme of the poem is shown through the speaker. Include specific details from the story and the poem to support your. Refer to the passage from The Wild Horses of Assateague Island, the article titled Wild Ponies of Chincoteague, and the article In Thunder and Rain, Chincoteague Ponies Make Annual Swim. Then answer question 17. You have read a passage from The Wild Horses of Assateague Island, Wild Ponies of Chincoteague, and In Thunder and Rain, Chincoteague Ponies Make Annual Swim. Think about the illustrations from the passages and how they help the reader learn more about the ponies. Fictional Story & Poem -! 3 Nonfiction articles - explaining what can be learned from the illustrations about the lives of the ponies described in the passages. Include details from all three sources in your explanation. 2
In Those Wacky Shoes, a girl has to outsmart a pair of shoes. Think about the details the author uses to create the characters, settings, and events.! Imagine that you, like the girl in the story, find a pair of wacky shoes that won t come off. Write a story about how you find the pair of wacky shoes and what happens to you when you are wearing them. Use what you have learned about the wacky shoes when writing your story. Fictional story - Write a! narrative Grade 5 Refer to the passage from the novel titled Ida B and the passage from the novel titled Moon Over Manifest. The stories titled Ida B and Moon Over Manifest both include events that did not happen exactly how the narrators expected them to happen. describing how each narrator s point of view influenced how these events are described. Be sure to use details from both stories. You have read a passage from The Growin of Paul Bunyan. Think about how the story would be different if it were told from Johnny s point of view. Write the story from the point of view of Johnny. Passages from two novels - describing Tall Tale - Write a story (narrative) - Point of view 3
Refer to the article by Lauren Tarshis titled The Amazing Penguin Rescue, the article by Dyan denapoli titled The Amazing Penguin Rescue, and the article Update on Penguin Rescue Efforts from Oil Spill in South Atlantic. You have read three articles about penguin rescue efforts after an oil spill.! from The Amazing Penguin Rescue by Lauren Tarshis! The Amazing Penguin Rescue by Dyan denapoli! Update on Penguin Rescue Efforts from Oil Spill in South Atlantic! explaining the similarities and differences in each article s point of view about penguin rescue efforts after an oil spill. Support your with information from all three sources. 3 Articles - explaining similarities and differences Grade 6 Refer to the passage from the novel titled Boy s Life and the fable titled Emancipation: A Life Fable. You have read the passage from Boy s Life and Emancipation: A Life Fable. that identifies a similar theme in each text and compares and contrasts the approaches each text uses to develop this theme. Be sure to support your response with evidence from both texts. Novel & Fable - compares & contrasts 4
Refer to the article titled The Stripes Will Survive, the passage titled The Zoos Go Wild, and passage from the article Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment. You have read three texts that claim that the role of zoos is to protect animals. that compares and contrasts the evidence each source uses to support this claim. Be sure to use evidence from all three sources to support your response. In the passage from Magic Elizabeth, the author creates a vivid setting and two distinct characters, Mrs. Chipley and Sally. Think about the details the author uses to establish the setting and the characters.! original story about what happens when Sally arrives at Aunt Sarah s house. In your story, be sure to use what you have learned about the setting and the characters as you tell what happens next. 3 Nonfiction articles - that compares & contrasts Fiction - original story (Narrative) Grade 7 You have read a passage from The Count of Monte Cristo and a scene from Blessings. Think about the similarities and differences in how the two authors develop the themes in each text.! in which you identify a theme from each text and analyze how each theme is developed. Be sure to include specific details from both selections. Passage from novel & Scene -! identify & analyze the theme 5
You have learned about electricity by reading three articles, Energy Story, Short Circuit, and Conducting Solutions.! In an, analyze how each source uses explanations, examples, and/or descriptions to help accomplish its purpose. Support your response with evidence from each source. from The Fast and the Furriest by Andy Behrens At the end of the passage, Howie tells Kevin that he is not making a good case. original story that describes what Kevin does next to try to change Howie s mind about paying for Cromwell s training. 3 Nonfiction Articles - analyzing original story (Narrative) Grade 8 In the passages from Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. analyzing how these differences in points of view create tension in both stories. Remember to use details from both texts to support your ideas. from The Seven Keys of Balabad! Write a continuation of the story of Bahauddin Shah using details from the passage. Describe what you think might happen after Bahauddin Shah climbs out of the Salt Caverns. What obstacles might he face, and what actions might he take to overcome them? 2 Passages - analyzing Fiction - Write a continuation of the story (narrative) 6
You have read three passages about studies involving the behavior of elephants:! Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk! from Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task! Elephants Console Each Other! analyzing each author s purpose in describing the studies of elephant behavior, and compare the information about the behavior of elephants each author presents in the passages. Remember to use evidence from all three passages to support your response. 3 Nonfiction passages - analyzing Grade 9 The story Departure describes a character leaving home, and the passage from Up the Coolly describes a character returning home. that analyzes how the narrators relate the events about the journeys in a manner that builds mystery and/or tension. Be sure to use support from both texts in developing your response. Fiction - that analyzes 7
Refer to the passages from Robert Oppenheimer Speech, A Petition to the President of the United States, and The Decision to Drop the Bomb.! that compares and contrasts a primary argument in each text that you have read regarding the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Your should explain how effectively you think each author supported that claim with reasoning and/or evidence. Be sure to use evidence from the three texts to support your ideas. from Bleak House! This passage is written as a first-person narrative told from Miss Summerson s point of view. Write a narrative story that describes the major events in the passage from the point of view of the stranger, emphasizing his thoughts and feelings about Mr. Skimpole, Miss Summerson, and Richard. 3 Sources - that compares & contrasts Passage from NovelWrit e a narrative story Grade 10 You have read two passages, one from Jacey Choy s Red Cranes and one from Jun ichiro Tanzaki s The Firefly Hunt. Though Mie and Sachiko, the main characters in the passages, have certain similarities, the authors develop their characters in very different ways. 8
You have just read three sources discussing the Supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines:! - the unites States Supreme Court majority opinion by Chief!!! Justice Abe Fortas! - the us Supreme Court dissenting opinion by Justice Hugo Black!! - a transcript of a radio interview with law professor Catherine!! Ross Consider the points made by each source about the issues surrounding the Tinker v. Des Moines case. analyzing the arguments of those who believe certain kinds of speech should be prohibited within an educational setting and those who believe the opposite. Base the analysis on the specifics of the Tinker v. Des Moines case and the arguments and principles set forth in the sources. The should consider at least two of the sources presented. 2 Passages & a transcript - analyzing the arguments from Three Men on the Bummel! After discovering that his wife has gone missing from the bicycle they were sharing, Mr. Harris returns to where the road broke into four and seems unable to remember where he has come from. Using what you know about Mr. Harris, write a narrative story that describes how he chooses which road to take and the experiences he has on his return journey. Be sure to use details from the passage in developing your narrative. Fiction - Write a narrative story 9
! Grade 11 Now that you have read and answered questions about the passages from Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, write an in which you identify a theme that is similar in both passages and analyze how each author uses the characters, events, and settings in the passages to develop the theme. 2 Novels - that identifies theme and analyzes You have studied three sources involving the establishment of American independence from Great Britain. The sources are:! Declaration of Independence, signed on July 4, 1776! A passage from Patrick Henry s March 23, 1776, Speech to the Second Virginia Convention! The transcript of the video From Subjects to Citizens! An important idea presented in the sources involves the colonists notions of the purpose of government. in which you explore the perspectives offered in the source documents regarding government s purpose and its relationship to the people it governs. Use evidence from all three source documents to support your ideas. 2 Document s & a transcript of a video 10
from The Overcoat! Near the middle of paragraph 2, the author describes a young man, a new comer who shows sympathy for Akakiy. imagined journal entry from the young man s point of view as he reflects back on the situation later in life and the effects it has had on his life. Use what you have read in the passage to provide specific details relevant to the young man and Akakiy. Short story - Write a narrative - journal entry 11