Fishing Is for the Birds by Susan Day

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Fishing Is for the Birdsby Susan Day
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• 7 What kind of birds does the author discuss
  first?
• A. Birds that chase fish underwater
• B. Birds that stand still and wait for fish
• C. Birds that swoop down to catch fish

Comprehension 05 Order steps, sequence, and/or
events/process from the text (Reading GLE
2.2.1)
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• 8 Why are the anhinga and the cormorant included
  in the same
• section as loons, grebes, and puffins?
• A. They all swim to catch their fish.
• B. They all perch on low branches.
• C. They all look about the same in the water.

Informational Analysis 06 Demonstrate
understanding of text features (titles,
headings, captions, maps, charts, tables, graphs
and other information divisions) (Reading GLE
2.2.2)
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• 9 How is an osprey different from a kingfisher?
• A. The osprey eats only fish.
• B. The osprey spots fish from the air.
• C. The osprey catches fish with its feet.

Analysis 07 Compare and contrast using elements
of the text(s) (Reading GLEs 2.3.1, 2.4.5,
2.4.6)
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10 What are two ways a snowy egret catches fish?
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Comprehension 01 Demonstrate understanding of
theme/message/main or major idea and supporting
details (Reading GLE 2.1.3)
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2 A 2-point response provides two text-based details to explain how a snowy egret catches fish. Example One way is the egret drags its feet to stir up fish. Another is that they put out a wing to cast a shadow that fish will swim to for shade.
1 A 1-point response provides one text-based detail to explain how a snowy egret catches fish.
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• Text-based details may include, but are not
  limited to
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• Dips its long black bill into the water to catch
  fish / it goes up and down /
• graceful white rocker in a weird egret ballet
• Walks quickly in shallow water / drags its feet
  to stir up fish
• Puts out a wing to cast shadow / fish swim under
  the shadow for shade
• Scoring note Flying, swooping, diving, grabbing
  up, picking up
• from airconsidered references to another birdno
  credit

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4 What are two ways a snowy egret catches fish?
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B. walk into water and pull their feet in
frount of them. Then take their feet and stir
the fish around. C. walk infrount of water, put
their wing out and make shad the fish go to the
shad and the egret has dinner.
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4 What are two ways a snowy egret catches fish?
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A. The snowy egret catches fishes by moving up
and down. C. by useing its wings as shade.
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4 What are two ways a snowy egret catches fish?
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A. it dips its long blak bill into the water to
cach the fish.
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4 What are two ways a snowy egret catches fish?
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A. A snowy egret can catch fish by going up and
down up and downed
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4 What are two ways a snowy egret catches fish?
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This response does not provide any text-based
details from the selection to explain how a
snowy egret catches fish.
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4 What are two ways a snowy egret catches fish?
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This response does not provide any text-based
details from the selection to explain how a
snowy egret catches fish.
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• 11 What is the meaning of the term wading birds
  in paragraph 2 of the selection?
• A. Birds that walk in the water
• B. Birds that are four feet tall
• C. Birds that eat only fish

Comprehension 04 Understand and apply content
vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text
(Reading GLE 1.3.2, 1.2.2)
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• 12 What is the authors purpose for writing the
  selection?
• A. To describe the fishing methods of birds
• B. To encourage people to try fishing like birds
• C. To tell a funny story about a fishing bird

Analysis 10 Analyze authors purpose (including
distinguishing between fact and opinion) and
evaluate effectiveness for different audiences
(Reading GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)