SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Grade 07 Unit 03 Assessment B
Hybrid: Literary & Informational Text
Informational & Literary Reading
Reading Standards: RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.5 RL.7.6, RL.7.9, RL.7.11
RI.7.2, RI.7.3, RI.7.4, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, RI.7.9
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1. Authors often use figurative language to help the reader visualize and feel what is
happening. Reread the following lines (Lines 17 & 18) from the poem, “Don’t Quit”:
“And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.”
The poet is not really talking about “when the night came down” or “the golden crown.”
What idea is the poet really trying to communicate in these lines and how does it support the
theme? Use details from the poem to support your answer. (2-Point Response RL.7.2, RL.7.4)
In your paragraph be sure to include:
 The idea the poet is really trying to communicate in these lines
 How this idea supports the theme
 Details from the poem to support your answer
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2. Authors use a variety of structures in their writing to communicate their messages.
Dr. Carson uses a problem/solution structure in his speech. How do the problems and
solutions presented by Dr. Carson help convey the message to his audience?
Use details from the speech to support your answer. (2-Point Response RI.7.5)
Write one problem Dr. Carson encountered.
How did Dr. Carson solve the problem?
How does the problem/solution structure help convey his message to his audience?
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3. Explain how Dr. Carson’s perspective on his ability to become a doctor differs from
that of his counselor? How does including this perspective strengthen Dr. Carson’s
message? Use details from the speech to support your answer. (2-Point Response
RI.7.6)
In your answer be sure to:
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Explain Dr. Carson’s view on his ability to become a doctor
Explain his counselor’s view on his ability to become a doctor and how it
differs from his view
Explain how including their views makes Dr. Carson’s message stronger
Use details from the speech to support your answer
**Use this chart and the lines below to answer this question.
Dr. Carson’s view on his ability to
become a doctor.
How the counselor feels about Dr. Carson
becoming a doctor.
Including Dr. Carson’s and his counselor’s perspectives in the speech made his message
stronger because ________________________________________________________________________
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4. What is the central idea of Dr. Carson’s speech? How does he support the central
idea? How does the message of the poem, “Don’t Quit,” relate to the central idea of
Dr. Carson’s speech? Use details from both the speech and the poem to support your
answer. (4-Point Response RL.7.2, RL.7.11)
In your answer be sure to:
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Identify the central idea of Dr. Carson’s speech
Explain how he supports the central idea
Explain how the message of the poem, “Don’t Quit,” relates to the central idea
of Dr. Carson’s speech
Use details from BOTH the speech and poem to support your answer
The central idea of Dr. Carson’s speech is _____________________________________________
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The details he uses to support the central idea in his speech are ___________________________
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The message of the poem “Don’t Quit” is _________________________________________________
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