Benchmark: CCSS.ELA­Literacy.L.7.1 (standard) Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. CCSS.ELA­Literacy.L.7.1c (benchmark) Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers. DOK Level: 1 Select the choice that shows the​
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way to write the sentence. a) Checking on her patient, a new stethoscope was used. b) The doctor checked on her patient using a new stethoscope. b) Using a new stethoscope, the doctor checked on her patient. d) The patient used a new stethoscope while being checked by the doctor. Rationales: a Incorrect. This shows the stethoscope checking on the patient. b Incorrect. This suggests the patient was the one using a stethoscope. c Correct. d Incorrect. This shows the patient using the stethoscope. Benchmark: ​
CCSS.ELA­Literacy.RI.6.9 Compare and contrast one author's presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person); CCSS.ELA­Literacy.RL.6.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres (e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. DOK Level: 2 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "Paul Revere's Ride." (1861). Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy­five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or sea from the town to­night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,— One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country­folk to be up and to arm." Then he said, "Good night!" and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore, Just as the moon rose over the bay, Where swinging wide at her moorings lay The Somerset, British man­of­war; A phantom ship, with each mast and spar Across the moon like a prison bar, And a huge black hulk, that was magnified By its own reflection in the tide. Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street, Wanders and watches with eager ears, Till in the silence around him he hears The muster of men at the barrack door, The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, And the measured tread of the grenadiers, Marching down to their boats on the shore. Then he climbed to the tower of the church, Up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry­chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre rafters, that round him made Masses and moving shapes of shade,— Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their night­encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread, The watchful night­wind, as it went Creeping along from tent to tent, And seeming to whisper, "All is well!" A moment only he feels the spell Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread Of the lonely belfry and the dead; For suddenly all his thoughts are bent On a shadowy something far away, Where the river widens to meet the bay,— A line of black that bends and floats On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats. Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride, Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere. Now he patted his horse's side, Now gazed at the landscape far and near, Then, impetuous, stamped the earth, And turned and tightened his saddle­girth; But mostly he watched with eager search The belfry­tower of the Old North Church, As it rose above the graves on the hill, Lonely and spectral and sombre and still. And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height A glimmer, and then a gleam of light! He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight A second lamp in the belfry burns! A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet; That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep, Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides; And under the alders, that skirt its edge, Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge, Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides. It was twelve by the village clock When he crossed the bridge into Medford town. He heard the crowing of the cock, And the barking of the farmer's dog, And felt the damp of the river fog, That rises after the sun goes down. It was one by the village clock, When he galloped into Lexington. He saw the gilded weathercock Swim in the moonlight as he passed, And the meeting­house windows, blank and bare, Gaze at him with a spectral glare, As if they already stood aghast At the bloody work they would look upon. It was two by the village clock, When he came to the bridge in Concord town. He heard the bleating of the flock, And the twitter of birds among the trees, And felt the breath of the morning breeze Blowing over the meadows brown. And one was safe and asleep in his bed Who at the bridge would be first to fall, Who that day would be lying dead, Pierced by a British musket­ball. You know the rest. In the books you have read, How the British Regulars fired and fled,— How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farm­yard wall, Chasing the red­coats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load. So through the night rode Paul Revere; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm,— A cry of defiance and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo forevermore! For, borne on the night­wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof­beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere. "The Midnight Ride," an extensive resource, including audio, images, and maps, provided by the Paul Revere Memorial Association:http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/ In 1774 and the Spring of 1775 Paul Revere was employed by the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety as an express rider to carry news, messages, and copies of resolutions as far away as New York and Philadelphia. On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. After being rowed across the Charles River to Charlestown by two associates, Paul Revere borrowed a horse from his friend Deacon John Larkin. While in Charlestown, he verified that the local "Sons of Liberty" committee had seen his pre­arranged signals. (Two lanterns had been hung briefly in the bell­tower of Christ Church in Boston, indicating that troops would row "by sea" across the Charles River to Cambridge, rather than marching "by land" out Boston Neck. Revere had arranged for these signals the previous weekend, as he was afraid that he might be prevented from leaving Boston). On the way to Lexington, Revere "alarmed" the country­side, stopping at each house, and arrived in Lexington about midnight. As he approached the house where Adams and Hancock were staying, a sentry asked that he not make so much noise. "Noise!" cried Revere, "You'll have noise enough before long. The regulars are coming out!" After delivering his message, Revere was joined by a second rider, William Dawes, who had been sent on the same errand by a different route. Deciding on their own to continue on to Concord, Massachusetts, where weapons and supplies were hidden, Revere and Dawes were joined by a third rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott. Soon after, all three were arrested by a British patrol. Prescott escaped almost immediately, and Dawes soon after. Revere was held for some time and then released. Left without a horse, Revere returned to Lexington in time to witness part of the battle on the Lexington Green. "The Real Story of Revere's Ride" provided by The Paul Revere House. http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.html Which statement ​
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illustrates the difference between the characterization of Paul Revere's ride in the poem "The Midnight Ride" and in the historical account "The Real Story of Revere's Ride"? a) The poem presents Revere as an impatient messenger waiting for the signal to ride, while the history shows him as the hero responsible for saving the lives of Samuel Adams and John Hancock. b) The poem presents Revere as a lone hero whose midnight ride single­handedly warned the colonists, while the history shows him as a member of a committee whose job was to deliver important messages. c) The poem presents Revere as a loyal farmer who rode to set the land on fire so the British could not follow, while the history shows him as one of three riders who knew the British were coming and set out to warn the colonists. d)The poem presents Revere as a great soldier whose midnight ride won the Battles of Lexington and Concord for the colonists, while the history shows him as a noisy messenger who got arrested before even fighting in the battle. Rationales: a Incorrect. The poem mentions that Revere was impatient but shows him as much more than a messenger; the history does not suggest that he was solely responsible for saving Adams or Hancock. b Correct. c Incorrect. While the history does indicate that Revere was among a group of three men, the poem does not indicate that Revere was a farmer, and the mention of flame is a metaphor to show how fast the horse was moving. d Incorrect. The poem does mention the battles that follow Revere's ride but does not present Revere as a soldier or the ride as part of these battles. Selected Response Template Benchmark: CCSS.ELA­Literacy.RI.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. DOK Level: 3 Read the following excerpt from a famous speech, and then answer the question. Theodore Roosevelt “Citizenship in a Republic”, at the Sorbonne in Paris, France on April 23, 1910 “The average citizen must be a good citizen if our republics are to succeed. The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is found in the average citizenship of the nation. Therefore it behooves [requires] us to do our best to see that the standard of the average citizen is kept high; and the average cannot be kept high unless the standard of the leaders is very much higher. ... To you and your kind much has been given, and from you much should be expected. Yet there are certain failings against which it is especially incumbent that both men of trained and cultivated intellect, and men of inherited wealth and position should especially guard themselves, because to these failings they are especially liable; and if yielded to, their­ your­ chances of useful service are at an end. ​
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Let the man of learning, the man of lettered leisure, beware of that queer and cheap temptation to pose to himself and to others as a cynic, as the man who has outgrown emotions and beliefs, the man to whom good and evil are as one. The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer. ... It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Which quote from the text best supports the conclusion that Roosevelt appreciated the value of boldness of action? A. “The average citizen must be a good citizen if our republics are to succeed” B. “ To you and your kind much has been given, and from you much should be expected.” C. “...there are certain failings against which.. (men).. should especially guard themselves, because...if yielded to...your chances of useful service are at an end. ” D. “The credit belongs to the man...who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,...” Rationales: a While this sentence shows Roosevelt’s appreciations of a civic value, it cannot be inferred that boldness is the value of which he speaks. b This sentence conveys a statement of responsibility, rather than boldness c In this sentence,Roosevelt warns against certain failings, but it is not clear that these have to do with boldness (or lack thereof). d Correct. This sentence illustrates that Roosevelt feels proper acknowledgement should go to the man who shows effort, even in the face of possible adversity