Love That Dog - Comprehensive Assessment
Authored by Jessica Perret
English
4th - 6th Grade
CCSS covered
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This comprehensive assessment covers Sharon Creech's novel "Love That Dog," a verse novel that follows Jack's journey from poetry reluctance to poetry appreciation. Designed for grades 4-6, this quiz requires students to demonstrate deep comprehension of character development, plot progression, and literary elements including figurative language, poetry forms, and author's craft. Students must understand Jack's evolving relationship with poetry, his connection to his dog Sky, and his interactions with various poems by Robert Frost, Walter Dean Myers, and other poets referenced throughout the novel. The questions assess students' ability to analyze character motivation, identify specific textual details, recognize figurative language devices like metaphor and imagery, understand poetry terminology, and trace thematic development. Students need strong reading comprehension skills, familiarity with basic literary devices, and the ability to connect textual evidence to character growth and thematic meaning. Created by Jessica Perret, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 4-6. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the English Language Arts classroom, functioning effectively as a summative assessment after completing the novel, a review tool before class discussions, or homework to reinforce key concepts and details. Teachers can use this quiz to evaluate students' comprehension of plot events, character development, and literary analysis skills while assessing their understanding of poetry elements and figurative language. The assessment supports formative evaluation of reading progress and helps identify students who may need additional support with literary analysis or comprehension strategies. This quiz aligns with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 for character analysis, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4 for understanding figurative language and literary devices.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main character's name in 'Love That Dog'?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the teacher's name in 'Love That Dog'?
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why doesn't Jack want to write poetry?
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the poem 'Red Wheelbarrow', what animal is in the yard?
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is the author of 'Stopping by the Woods' and 'The Pasture'?
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In HIS first poem, Jack says that so much depends on...
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Jack like about the Tiger poem?
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
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