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Follow the Water by Arthur Dorros AssessmentFollow the Water by Arthur Dorros Assessment
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California Education Partners
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1st
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English Language Arts
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Follow the Water by Arthur Dorros

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This Follow the Water by Arthur Dorros assessment also includes:
  • ELA 1st Grade Writing Rubric
  • Reading Passage
  • Graphic Organizer
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Assess scholars' reading and writing capabilities with an exam that challenges learners to respond to an informative text. Through note-taking and peer discussion, pupils analyze a passage from the story, Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean by Arthur Dorros. A graphic organizer asks text-dependent questions that prepare class members for a writing prompt. An informative composition concludes the test. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, informational texts, explanatory writing, informative writing, Writing, note-taking skills, sketching, textual evidence, discussion skills, water flow

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Practice sketching images for note-taking in other curriculum areas 
  • Align the exam with a science unit about water
  • Check out a collection of books about water, have them readily available for learners to browse if they finish the test early 

Classroom Considerations

  • The assessment is the sixth resource in a series of seven 

Pros

  • Includes an extended learning experience 
  • Gives participants the chance to reflect on their work before moving on to other parts of the assessment 

Cons

  • Graphic organizers and worksheets require reformatting

Common Core

RI.1.1 RI.1.2 RI.1.4 W.1.2 SL.1.1.a SL.1.6

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