Children's Blizzard of 1888 NOVEL ASSESSMENT

SEQUENCING:

Which event happens FIRST in the story?

• John falls in the creek.

• The 3 boys survive a blizzard by hiding in a haystack.

• John's family moves to Dakota Territory from Chicago.

• John's Ma cans vegetables to prepare for the winter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

How does John's opinion of Ms. Ruell change throughout the story?

• He likes her, then loses respect for her.

• He thinks she's too strict, then decides she's brave and wise.

• He thinks she's old, then realizes she is young.

• He loves her poetry, then finds out it is boring.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

VOCABULARY:

The author describes Dakota winter's as "harsh." What word is a synonym for HARSH?

• Difficult

• Pleasant

• Warm

• Snowy

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CAUSE & EFFECT:

John's family moved from Chicago to Dakota because:

• winters were too cold in Chicago

• they wanted to send their kids to school

• they enjoyed adventure

• they hoped to create a better life for their family

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What did Rex tell John was worse then a Dakota blizzard?

• starvation

• grasshoppers

• frostbite

• Ms. Ruell's poems

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

VOCABULARY:

The boys said King Rattler had "terrorized" people for years. What is a synonym for TERRORIZED?

• Scared

• Enjoyed

• Helped

• Killed

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

VOCABULARY:

According to the text, what is a "soddy?"

• a farm that raises wheat

• a barn for animals

• a house made pieces of prairie grass

• a stove that burns wood and coal

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

TEXT FEATURES:

The author uses a figurative language tool to give the wind human qualities. She describes the wind as "speaking to John" during the blizzard. What is this figurative language tool called?

• Cause & Effect

• Character Traits

• Synonyms

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

VOCABULARY:

John calls himself a "city boy" and thinks he isn't a real "pioneer" like the other boys at school. What is a PIONEER?

• a person who first settles a new place

• a person who works in a factory

• a person who owns horses

• a person who is raised in the country

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

VOCABULARY:

When John gets nervous, he says he feels "queasy." What does the word QUEASY mean in the text?

• brave

• sick to his stomach, nauseated

• cold, chilled

• angry

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4