Domain Assessment
DA
This domain assessment evaluates each student’s retention of
domain and academic vocabulary words and the core content
targeted in Presidents and American Symbols. The results should
guide review and remediation the following day.
There are three parts to this assessment. You may choose to
do the parts in more than one sitting if you feel this is more
appropriate for your students. Part I (vocabulary assessment)
is divided into two sections: the first assesses domain-related
vocabulary; and the second assesses academic vocabulary. Parts
II and III of the assessment address the core content targeted in
Presidents and American Symbols.
Part I (Instructional Master DA-1)
Directions: I am going to say a sentence using a word you have
heard in the read-alouds and the domain. First I will say the word
and then use it in a sentence. If I use the word correctly in my
sentence, circle the smiling face. If I do not use the word correctly
in my sentence, circle the frowning face. I will say each sentence
two times. Let’s do number one together.
1.
Liberties: Thomas Jefferson talked about some of our
liberties, or freedoms, in the Declaration of Independence.
(smiling face)
2.
President: The president of the United States lives in a castle
and serves as president his whole life. (frowning face)
3.
Monument: Many of our most imporant presidents have a
monument built and named after them. (smiling face)
4.
Honest: An honest person does not tell the truth. (frowning
face)
5.
Monarchy: In a monarchy, the king usually lives in a castle
and makes the laws for everyone. (smiling face)
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6.
Colonists: Some of the early colonists were Pilgrims, who
came to America to live and go to the church they wanted to
attend. (smiling face)
7.
Independence: Children show independence by having a
family member tie their shoelaces for them. (frowning face)
8.
Education: A good education, or learning many things at a
good school, can help someone become president of the
United States. (smiling face)
9.
Carved: The mountain at Mount Rushmore was carved so it
looked like four very important presidents. (smiling face)
10. Sculptor: A sculptor is a person who paints pretty pictures.
(frowing face)
Directions: I am going to read more sentences using other words
you have heard and practiced. First I will say the word and then use
it in a sentence. If I use the word correctly in my sentence, circle the
smiling face. If I do not use the word correctly in my sentence, circle
the frowning face. I will say each sentence two times.
11. Clever: A clever person would not know how to solve a tricky
puzzle. (frowning face)
12. Respect: Most people respect, or think well of, a president
who is smart, honest, and hard-working. (smiling face)
13. Additional: Every year there are additional, or more, new
students in the class. (smiling face)
14. Convince: It is often difficult to convince someone to do
something they like to do. (frowning face)
15. Accomplishment: Learning to read is an important
accomlishment. (smiling face)
Part II (Instructional Master DA-2)
Review Image Cards 2 (President George Washington), 13
(President Thomas Jefferson), 14 (President Abraham Lincoln),
15 (President Theodore Roosevelt), and 16 (President Barack
Obama). Tell students that today they are going to get a chance to
show how much they have learned about the presidents they see
on these Image Cards.
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Tell students that you are going to read aloud a statement about
one of the five presidents you have just shown them. Explain
to students that they should listen carefully and then circle the
picture of the president that the statement is describing.
1.
This president was the first president of the United States.
(Washington)
2.
This president freed the slaves. (Lincoln)
3.
This president was the talented writer of the Declaration of
Independence. (Jefferson)
4.
There is a legend about this president cutting down his
father’s cherry tree. (Washington)
5.
This president is known as Honest Abe. (Lincoln)
6.
This president loved the outdoors and worked to help protect
nature. (Roosevelt)
7.
This president had a stuffed bear toy named after him.
(Roosevelt)
8.
This president was a general during the American Revolution.
(Washington)
9.
This president was the president during the Civil War. (Lincoln)
10. This president was the first African American to be elected
president. (Obama)
Part III (Instructional Master DA-3)
Review Image Cards 1 (American flag), 3 (White House), 12 (Statue
of Liberty), and 17 (Mount Rushmore).
Tell students that today they are going to get a chance to show
how much they have learned about the American symbols they
see on these Image Cards.
Tell students that you are going to say some statements about the
American symbols they have learned about. If the statement you
say is correct, they are to circle the smiling face. If the statement
you say is not correct, they are to circle the frowning face.
1.
The American flag is a symbol of our nation; it has fifty stars,
one for each state. (smiling face)
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2.
A king and queen live in the White House in Washington, D.C.
(frowning face)
3.
The Statue of Liberty is a famous symbol of freedom. (smiling
face)
4.
Mount Rushmore is a national monument of a giant eagle.
(frowning face)
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