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    Scoring guide · Weeks 1–6 · 40–45 min · 52 points

    ELA Unit 1 Test: Launching Readers & Writers Workshop

    Directions for the grown-up

    You may read the directions for every section aloud. In Reading Comprehension, you may read the questions and answer choices aloud, but not the story: your child reads the story on their own. In Phonics & Word Study and Language Skills, read only the directions. Do not read the words or sentences in the items, because reading them is the skill being checked. In Narrative Writing, read the prompt aloud. You may remind your child to spell words the best they can, but do not spell words for them. Short breaks between sections are fine.

    Part 1: Reading Comprehension (12 points)

    Standards: RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.5

    1. Who is in the story? Where does it happen?Answer: Wes and Gran. It happens at Gran's garden gate (by her garden). · 2 points
    2. What happened to Gran's roses?Answer: Green paint dripped on them. · 2 points
    3. How did Wes feel when the paint dripped? Write a clue from the story.Answer: Upset, embarrassed or worried (1). Clue: "Wes felt his face get hot" or "He wanted to run and hide" (1). · 2 points
    4. What did Wes do about the mess?Answer: He told Gran he made a mess and said sorry (1). He helped clean the roses with a pail and a rag (1). · 2 points
    5. What happens at the beginning of the story?Answer: The gate is gray, and Wes asks to help paint it. · 2 points
    6. At the beginning, the gate was gray. How is it different at the end? What did Wes learn?Answer: The gate is green and clean (1). Wes learned to go slow from the start (1). · 2 points

    Scoring: 2 points for a complete answer. 1 point for an answer with only one of the two parts (for example, a feeling with no clue from the story). 0 for no answer or an answer that does not match the story. Answers do not need full sentences on this section. Choice items: 2 points if correct, 0 if not.

    Reteach: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3

    Part 2: Phonics & Word Study (16 points)

    Standards: RF.2.3

    1. Circle the word with a long vowel sound.Answer: hope · 2 points
    2. Circle the word with a short vowel sound.Answer: cub · 2 points
    3. Write ai or ay to finish each word. The dog likes to pl___. I got wet in the r___n.Answer: play (1); rain (1) · 2 points
    4. Circle the word that is spelled right. It tells what you do in bed at night.Answer: sleep · 2 points
    5. Underline the letters that say long o in each word. toad growAnswer: toad: oa (1); grow: ow (1) · 2 points
    6. Circle the two words that have a bossy r. star stay fork foxAnswer: star (1); fork (1). Take off 1 point for each extra word circled. · 2 points
    7. Finish each meaning. repack means pack ______. unwell means ______ well.Answer: again (1); not (1) · 2 points
    8. Draw a line between the two parts of each word. Read each part. mailbox daydreamAnswer: mail|box (1); day|dream (1) · 2 points

    Scoring: Each item is worth 2 points. Items with two parts get 1 point for each part. Choice items: 2 points if correct, 0 if not. Note which pattern each missed item checks: long and short vowels (Weeks 1 and 4), ai, ay, ee, ea (Week 2), oa, ow and two-part words (Week 3), bossy r (Week 4), prefixes (Week 5).

    Reteach: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5

    Part 3: Narrative Writing (12 points)

    Standards: W.2.3, L.2.2

    1. Write about a time you tried something new. Tell what happened first, next and last. Tell how you felt. Use words like first, then, next and finally.Answer: Rubric (12 points): Beginning, middle and end: 3 = a clear beginning that tells who and where, at least two middle events in order, and an ending; 2 = all three parts but one is thin; 1 = only one or two parts; 0 = no story. Feelings and details: 3 = shows a feeling through an action or words ("my hands shook") and adds details; 2 = names a feeling with some details; 1 = few details; 0 = none. Order words: 3 = uses three or more (first, then, next, after that, finally); 2 = two; 1 = one; 0 = none. Conventions: 3 = almost every sentence starts with a capital and ends with a mark, and I is a capital; 2 = most do; 1 = a few do; 0 = none. · 12 points

    Scoring: Use the rubric in the answer. Score what is on the page, not how neat it is. Spelling of words not yet taught does not lower the score.

    Reteach: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3

    Part 4: Language Skills (12 points)

    Standards: L.2.1, L.2.2

    1. Write this sentence the right way. my dog ran to the parkAnswer: My dog ran to the park. (1 for the capital M, 1 for the period) · 2 points
    2. Circle the mark that goes at the end. Where is my coatAnswer: ? · 2 points
    3. Circle the word that needs a capital letter. Last week i went to the lake with Gran.Answer: i (it should be I) · 2 points
    4. Add quotation marks to show what Mom said. Mom said, Put on your boots.Answer: Mom said, "Put on your boots." (1 for each mark in the right place) · 2 points
    5. Circle the complete sentence.Answer: The cat sat on the mat. · 2 points
    6. Circle the word that is spelled right. I ran (becuz / because / becaws) I was late.Answer: because · 2 points

    Scoring: Each item is worth 2 points. Items with two marks to fix get 1 point for each. Choice items: 2 points if correct, 0 if not.

    Reteach: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 6

    D/A/P/E point bands (out of 52)
    LevelPoints
    D · Developing0–25
    A · Approaching26–36
    P · Proficient37–46
    E · Exemplary47–52