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Date
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Sample Answers
An Important Document
Read “An Important Document.” Then answer the questions below.
MF
RI.3.2
COMPREHENSION
Main Idea
1. In your own words, tell what this passage is mostly about.
Score:
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in
1776. In this important document, he described the rights the
colonists wanted and why they wanted them.
RI.3.4
COMPREHENSION
Word Meaning
2. What does the word document mean in paragraph 1?
Score:
A document is a written or printed paper that explains
information or gives evidence
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What clues in the text helped you know the meaning of document?
wrote; explains; important sentences
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT 1
MF
RI.3.2
COMPREHENSION
Key Ideas & Details/
Main Idea
3. How did Jefferson support the point that people
need rights?
Score:
Jefferson gave examples of how the colonists were mistreated
by the British government.
MF
RI.3.6
COMPREHENSION
Point of View
Score:
4. What is the author’s point of view of the ideas in the
Declaration of Independence? Do you share the author’s point of
view? Why or why not?
Answers may vary, but can include: The author believes that
these ideas are important and necessary. I agree with the
author, because everyone should be treated as equals.
R1.3.8 MF
COMPREHENSION
Integration of
Knowledge & Ideas
5. How are the statements in the top boxes related?
Score:
The first box tells exactly what Jefferson wrote, and the second
SL.3.1c
SPEAKING &
LISTENING
Peer Review
6. Review and discuss your responses with a partner. Ask
questions to check each other’s understanding of the main topic.
Stay on topic and link your remarks to your partner’s comments.
MF=Main Focus
Score:
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2 MONDO BOOKSHOP GRADE 3
Rubric for scoring guidelines.
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box restates his words in a more familiar way of talking.