Open Up - Grade 3 - ELA - Module 2 - Mid Unit 3 Assessment

Which passage is more appropriate for this task and purpose? Why? (W.3.4)

• Student 1's paragraph
• Student 2's paragraph

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W.3.4

Read the sentences below. For each sentence, tell whether it is written in the present or past tense. (L.3.1e).The mother and father frog stay near the eggs.

• present
• past

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L.3.1.e

Read the sentences below. For each sentence, tell whether it is written in the present or past tense. (L.3.1e).After about two months, the tadpoles began to look like little frogs.

• present
• past

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L.3.1.e

Complete the sentence with the verb in the past tense. (L.3.1d,e)The female frog _________________her eggs in a puddle of water. (lay)

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L.3.1.d

L.3.1.e

Complete the sentence with the verb in the past tense. (L.3.1d,e)After about two weeks, the tadpoles _________________ out of the eggs. (hatch)

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L.3.1.d

L.3.1.e

Complete the sentence with the verb in the past tense. (L.3.1d,e)The adult frogs _________________ brightly colored skin. (have)

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L.3.1.d

L.3.1.e

Complete the sentence with the verb in the future tense. (L.3.1e)The female frog _________________ her eggs in a puddle of water. (lay)

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L.3.1.e

Complete the sentence with the verb in the future tense. (L.3.1e)In about two weeks, the tadpoles _________________ out of the eggs. (hatch)

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L.3.1.e

Complete the sentence with the verb in the future tense. (L.3.1e)The adult frogs _________________ brightly colored skin. (have)

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L.3.1.e

Directions: You have been researching a particular frog and how it is uniquely adapted to its environment. Using your research notes and the plan you created in class, you will write the second proof paragraph of your essay. This paragraph will be part of the essay you are writing, which will be part of the book you are creating. Other students will read your book to learn more about frogs and their adaptations.Write an informative paragraph that describes another adaptation that help your frog to survive. In your piece, clearly state your focus. Use accurate and relevant facts, definitions, and details to explain what you discovered in your research. Clearly organize your writing by using linking words to connect your ideas. Wrap up the piece with a concluding sentence.REMEMBER: A well-written informative piece: • clearly states a focus and stays focused throughout the piece • uses accurate and relevant facts, definitions, and details to support the focus • clearly presents information that is easy to understand and engages the reader • follows rules of writing (spelling, punctuation, and grammar) • incorporates research from sourcesNow, begin work on your informative piece. Manage your time carefully so that you can: 1. Review the texts used in your research and your research notes. 2. Write your informative piece. 3. Use the Informational Writing Checklist to revise and edit your writing to be sure it meets all the criteria.

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L.3.1.d

W.3.2.b

W.3.10

L.3.1.e

RI.3.1

W.3.2.d

W.3.2.c

W.3.7

W.3.2.a

W.3.4