2013-­‐2014 SBCUSD ELA Writing Assessment Grade 1 Student Name: Benchmark # 2 Text Type: Opinion School Name: Date: Theme / Essential Question: How do people, plants, and animals need each other? Teacher: Have students apply the Close Reading strategy with the following text. (HM Theme 6 Anthology pages 186-­‐189) Animals Prompt: After reading the passage, “Animals Big and Small,” state your opinion about which animal from the passage you like best. Why is this animal your favorite? Give reasons to support your opinion. Tips: ☐ Use facts from the text to support your opinion. ☐ Make sure your writing relates to the prompt. ☐ End with a concluding sentence. ☐ Check that your words are spelled correctly. ☐ Make sure to check for correct capitalization. ☐ Make sure to capitalize the first word in your sentence and the pronoun “I”. ☐ Check for punctuation at the end of your sentences. 2013-2014 SBCUSD ELA Elementary Instruction
(HM Theme 6 Anthology pages 186-189)
Animals Big and Small Animals come in many shapes and sizes. Let’s look at some of the biggest and smallest animals in the world. Blue Whale The biggest animal in the world is a blue whale. It can grow up to 100 feet long. That’s longer than sixteen six-­‐foot men lying head to toe! Giraffe Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. Some giraffes grow as tall as nineteen feet. That’s taller than three men standing on top of each other’s shoulders! Harvest Mouse Some harvest mice are no more than three inches long. That’s about as long as a grown-­‐up finger! Bee Hummingbird The bee hummingbird from Cuba is just two inches long. That’s shorter than a grown-­‐up thumb! 2013-2014 SBCUSD ELA Elementary Instruction