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F ormative Assessments

F ormative Assessments. Name: ____________________________. The Rise of California. Unit 5 Formative Assessment. What caused the trip from the east to the west to be so “rough”? RI 4.3

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F ormative Assessments

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  1. Formative Assessments

  2. Name: ____________________________ The Rise of California Unit 5Formative Assessment What caused the trip from the east to the west to be so “rough”? RI 4.3 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  3. What caused the “big change” that took place in 1869? RI 4.3 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Choose one or more words from “The Rise of California” that you can figure out the meaning from clues in the text. RI 4.4

  4. Name: Key The Rise of California Unit 5Formative Assessment What caused the trip from the east to the west to be so “rough”? RI 4.3 Sample Response: People traveled by foot or by wagon. It was hard because the land was dusty and dry. It also took a long time. According to the text, the trip could take over a year. Many people were also afraid that once they left, they would never see their family and friends again from home.

  5. What caused the “big change” that took place in 1869? RI 4.3 Sample Response: A railroad was built. It made the trip to California much easier and more people decided to go. Choose one or more words from “The Rise of California” that you can figure out the meaning from clues in the text.

  6. Name: ____________________________ Ranch Life in California (Extracted from the Home Correspondence of Emily M. Hobbs, 1886) Unit 5Formative Assessment What caused this woman’s day-to-day life to be so busy? RI 4.3 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  7. The writer says, “I cooked a huge pile of rock cakes, all of which they devoured.” Which sentence uses devoured in the same way? RI 4.4 As the earthquake rumbled, it devoured even the strongest buildings. The dog devoured the bowl of food as soon as it was put in front of him. Penny was so excited about the new book that she devoured it in less than a day. During the drought, any amount of rain devoured and flooded the land. You read a secondhand account of the journey to California, “The Rise of California” and a firsthand account of daily life in California, “Ranch Life in California”. How are the texts alike and how are they different? Support your answer with specific details from the text. RI 4.6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

  8. Name: ____________________________ Ranch Life in California Unit 5Formative Assessment What caused this woman’s day-to-day life to be so busy? RI 4.3 Sample Response: This woman did all of the cleaning and cooking for her family. She also took care of her children. She didn’t have any of the modern day conveniences we have today and had to do everything by hand.

  9. The writer says, “I cooked a huge pile of rock cakes, all of which they devoured.” Which sentence uses devoured in the same way? RI 4.4 As the earthquake rumbled, it devoured even the strongest buildings. The dog devoured the bowl of food as soon as it was put in front of him. Penny was so excited about the new book that she devoured it in less than a day. During the drought, any amount of rain devoured and flooded the land. You read a secondhand account of the journey to California, “The Rise of California” and a firsthand account of daily life in California, “Ranch Life in California”. How are the texts alike and how are they different? Support your answer with specific details from the text. RI 4.6 There are similarities and differences between “The Rise of California” and “Ranch Life in California”. Both texts talk about California. Both texts are also set in the 1800’s. One difference between the texts is that “The Rise of California” is a secondhand account about California, while “Ranch Life in California” is a firsthand account about California. The focus of “The Rise of California” is historical facts about people moving out to California. The author discusses how moving out to California before the creation of the train was very difficult. The focus of “Ranch Life in California” is a woman’s day-to-day life. According to the letter, she spends a lot of time cooking and cleaning. She also gets to spend time with friends.

  10. Design a Visual Dictionary Choose domain specific words from a science or social studies text you have read. Then, design and create a visual dictionary with a brief definition and an illustration or a labeled diagram for each word. RI 4.4

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