A Home for Lizzie by Beth Thompson

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A Home for Lizzieby Beth Thompson
RID Revised 9/09
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01 What are three steps, in order, the child in
the story takes to make Lizzie a
home? ___________________________________________
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LC05 Given a literary text to read silently (may
include poems, stories, biographies, and essays),
learners respond to items in which
they Comprehend order steps, sequence, and/or
parts from the reading (Reading GLE 2.2.1)
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A 2-point response provides three text-based
steps, in order, that the child takes to make
Lizzie a home. Example The child finds an empty
plastic butter tub. The child has her mother help
her poke holes in the lid. The child puts in
grass. A 1-point response provides two
text-based steps, in order, that the child takes
to make Lizzie a home. OR Provides three
text-based steps, not in order, that the child
takes to make Lizzie a home.
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• Text-based steps may include, but are not limited
  to, the following
• The child
• Finds an empty plastic butter tub/container.
• Has her mother help her poke holes in the lid.
• Picks a handful of grass.
• Puts grass in the tub.
• Shows Lizzie the tub.
• Sets Lizzie in the tub.
• Puts the lid on the tub.

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01 What are three steps, in order, the child in
the story takes to make Lizzie a
home? ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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The response provides four text-based steps, in
order, that the child takes to make Lizzie a
home A. the child found an empty butter tub B.
he punched six holes in the lid C. he picked
some grass D. sprinkled it in the tub
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01 What are three steps, in order, the child in
the story takes to make Lizzie a
home? ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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This response provides four text-based steps, not
in order, that the child takes to make Lizzie a
home A. the child gets empty butter bowl D.
she sprinkles grass in B. she pokes 6
holes F. puts Lizzie inside
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01 What are three steps, in order, the child in
the story takes to make Lizzie a
home? ___________________________________________
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This response provides one text-based step that
the child takes to make Lizzie a home F. the
child put Lizzie in a butter container
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• 02 What is the authors purpose for writing this
  story?
• A. To tell a story about keeping a lizard as a
  pet
• B. To show that lizards belong in the wild
• C. To explain how to care for a lizard

LA09 Given a literary text to read silently (may
include poems, stories, biographies, and essays),
learners respond to items in which they Analyze
authors purpose and evaluate effectiveness for
different audiences (Reading GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3,
2.4.4)
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• 03 Which sentence best explains why Lizzie was
  unable to climb up the
• side of the butter tub?
• A. The side was too smooth.
• B. The side was too sharp.
• C. The side was too high.

LA08 Given a literary text to read silently (may
include poems, stories, biographies, and essays),
learners respond to items in which they Make
connections (cause and effect) between parts of
text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)
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• 04 How is Lizzies backyard home different from
  Lizzies butter tub home?
• A. The backyard has grass the butter tub has a
  rock.
• B. The backyard has sticks the butter tub has
  peep holes.
• C. The backyard has sun the butter tub has a
  plastic ceiling.

LA07 Given a literary text to read silently (may
include poems, stories, biographies, and essays),
learners respond to items in which they Compare
and contrast elements within and between text(s)
(Reading GLEs 2.3.1, 2.4.6)