Open Up - Grade 4 - ELA - Module 3 - End of Unit 2 Assessment

Part I: Writing a Narrative TextThroughout the second half of this unit, you have been analyzing characters in scenes of Divided Loyalties and writing a short first person narrative explaining what a character is thinking and feeling at a specific point in the scene.Use Act III, Scene 3 to write a short (no more than two paragraphs) first person narrative to show what Robert was thinking and feeling as he said goodbye to William and boarded the ship. (RL.4.1, RL.4.3, W.4.3a, W.4.3b, W.4.3e)REMEMBER: A well-written first person narrative:■ Elaborates on a character’s thoughts and feelings from the details already provided in the text ■ Follows the same plot as the text ■ Uses description to help the reader understand what the character is thinking and feeling ■ Uses description to help the reader understand what other characters are doing ■ Follows rules of writing (spelling, punctuation, and grammar)Now, begin work on your narrative piece. Manage your time carefully so that you can:1. Analyze the character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. 2. Draft your first person narrative.3. Use the Narrative Writing Checklist to revise and edit your writing.You can use the graphic organizer below to analyze Robert’s thoughts, feelings, and actions if it is useful to you; it will not be assessed.

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W.4.3.e

RL.4.3

RL.4.1

W.4.3.b

W.4.3.a

Underline the correct statements below about the point of view and perspective of your narrative as compared to Divided Loyalties. (RL.4.6)

• Both stories are written from the third person point of view.
• My story is all written in the first person, while Divided Loyalties has a third person narrator, but the rest of the characters are written in the first person.
• Both stories show the Loyalist and Patriot perspectives.
• Divided Loyalties shows both the Loyalist and Patriot perspectives, while my story shows only one perspective.

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RL.4.5

The progressive tenses indicate continuing action: something that was happening in the past, something happening right now, and something that will be happening in the future. Complete the following sentences according to the tense in parentheses. (L.4.1b)

• past
• present
• future

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L.4.1.b

The progressive tenses indicate continuing action: something that was happening in the past, something happening right now, and something that will be happening in the future. Complete the following sentences according to the tense in parentheses. (L.4.1b)

• past
• present
• future

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L.4.1.b

The progressive tenses indicate continuing action: something that was happening in the past, something happening right now, and something that will be happening in the future. Complete the following sentences according to the tense in parentheses. (L.4.1b)

• past
• present
• future

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L.4.1.b

Which topic is shared by both Divided Loyalties and Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak? Underline the correct answer. (RL.4.9)

• Loyalists in the Revolutionary War
• perspectives on the Revolutionary War
• Patriots in the Revolutionary War
• tea in the Revolutionary War

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RL.4.9

Part A: From the list of themes, underline the main theme shared by both Divided Loyalties and Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak. (RL.4.2, RL.4.9)

• The Patriots were the most popular side in the Revolutionary War.
• The Loyalists were the most popular side in the Revolutionary War.
• War can divide a country, a city, neighbors, friends, and families.
• War can start over something as simple as wanting to drink tea.

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RL.4.9

RL.4.2

Part B: Select the correct statements below about the similarities in how the two stories convey this topic and theme. (RL.4.9)

• Both show how a family was divided.
• Both describe the situation from Loyalist and Patriot perspectives.
• Both show how a town/ city was divided.
• Both are about the Boston Tea Party.

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RL.4.9

Part B: Select the correct statements below about the differences in how the two stories convey this topic and theme. (RL.4.9)

• Divided Loyalties is written from the Loyalist perspective, while Colonial Voices is written from the Patriot perspective.
• Divided Loyalties focuses on how a family was divided, while Colonial Voices focuses on how different people in a town were divided.
• Colonial Voices is about one boy, Ethan, in the Revolutionary War, while Divided Loyalties is about a family in the Revolutionary War.
• Colonial Voices focuses on one event in the Revolutionary War, the Boston Tea Party, while Divided Loyalties follows a family through multiple events of the Revolutionary War.

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RL.4.9