Multiple Choice Items:
Read aloud the questions and answer choices.
- Which words mean the big idea of a story?
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A
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key details
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B
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central message
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C
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informational text
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- Which word means a picture or drawing an author uses to helps us understand the text?
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A
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illustration
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B
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detail
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C
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lesson
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Multiple-Choice Answer Key:
- B 2. A
Performance Assessment:
Materials:
- literary and informational books at students’ reading levels
- a sheet of paper for each student
- colored pencils, crayons, markers
Allow each student to choose a book. If two students choose the same book, have them sit together to share the book, but have each student complete the rest of the activity independently.
Say, “After you read your book, you will make a poster for that book.”
Model how to make a poster as you give the instructions. Say, “At the top of the poster, write the title of the book.” Write a title on a paper or on chart paper for students to see. Say, “In each corner of the poster, write a detail from the book.” Demonstrate how to do this. Say, “Then draw a picture that represents the central message or main idea of the book. Write the central message or main idea in a sentence under your illustration.” Demonstrate by drawing a picture and writing a sentence. Then give each student a sheet of paper to make a poster.
Have students share their posters with peers. Have them explain the details they chose and how those details led them to the main idea or central message. As students are working, circulate around the room and provide assistance as needed.
NOTE: As an alternative activity, you might have students cut their completed posters into five-piece puzzles (4 corners + center). Students could then work in pairs to exchange puzzles and put them together to identify the details and central message or main idea of their partner’s text.
Performance Assessment Scoring Rubric:
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Points
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Description
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3
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Student response demonstrates mastery of the concepts taught in the unit by successfully completing all three requirements:
- identifies key details
- identifies the central message or main idea
- explains his or her work
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2
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Student response demonstrates familiarity with the concepts taught in the unit by successfully completing two of the requirements.
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1
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Student response demonstrates insufficient understanding of the concepts taught in the unit by successfully completing only one of the requirements.
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0
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Student response demonstrates no understanding of the concepts being tested.
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