Summative Assessment

1. After reading the fable “The Crab and the Fox”, and the article “Crabs” use details and examples to complete the graphic organizer.

What conclusions can you draw from the information in the graphic organizer? Use details and examples in your response.

2. Think of a time when you felt like the crab in the fable. Compare and contrast your experiences with the crab. Use details and examples from the passage in your response.

3. Which text feature would you use to determine the meaning of the word forsaking in the fable?

a.        title

b.       glossary

c.        table of contents

d.       index

4. Complete the extended Venn diagram on the next page by comparing and contrasting the text features of fiction, poetry, and drama. Use details and examples from the passage in your response. Be sure to include a title.

Venn Diagram

5. The setting of the fable is:
   1. village
   2. country
   3. city

6. Which of the following is a character trait of the crab:
   1. angry
   2. selfish
   3. satisfied
   4. curious

7. Explain the crab’s problem. How did he solve his problem? Use details from the passage in your response.

8. Which of the following is a logical reason why the crab went to the meadow?

1. He wanted to see some flowers.
2. He was bored with his food.
3. He went to visit a friend.
4. He wanted to see what a fox looked like.

9. How would the story have been different if the fox had left the meadow and met the crab by the seashore? Use details and examples from the passage in your response.

10. In your opinion, did the crab make a wise decision when he left the seashore? Use details and examples from the passage in your response.

11. Complete the graphic organizer to explain the cause and effect relationship from the passage. Use details and examples from the passage in your response.

Cause and Effect

12. Create a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the fox and the crab from the passage. Use details and examples from the passage in your response.

13. Explain the author’s purpose in writing this passage. Use details and examples from the passage in your response.

After reading the article “Sylvia Earle, PH. D,” answer the following questions:

14. The main idea of this article is:
    1. Sylvia Earle worked hard to achieve her goals.
    2. Sylvia Earle grew up on a small farm.
    3. Sylvia Earle was an exceptional student and won scholarships to Florida State.
    4. Sylvia Earle is an explorer in residence at the National Geographic Society.

15. The main idea of the quote by Sylvia Earle is that she has been attracted to the sea since she was a child. Which of the following details does not support the main idea:
    1. She loved the horseshoe crabs on New Jersey beaches.
    2. She was swept off her feet by a wave when she was three.
    3. She was determined to use technology to study marine life.
    4. She liked the starfish and sea urchins in the Florida Keys.

16. Sequence the following events from Sylvia Earle’s life in chronological order. (Number one indicates the event that happened first.)

_____  She was taught to respect wild creatures and not be afraid of the unknown.

_____  She learned to scuba dive.

_____  She attended Florida State.

_____ In 1979, Sylvia Earle walked on the sea floor at a lower depth than any living human being before or

           since.

17. What caused Sylvia Earle to become a undersea explorer?
    1. She studied botany at Florida State.
    2. As a child she was lured into the sea by creatures who lived there.
    3. She walked on the sea floor.
    4. She learned scuba diving.

18. Complete the graphic organizer with details and examples from the text that compare and contrast Sylvia Earle’s early life with her later life.

Sylvia Earle

Early life                                                                         Later life

19. Explain why you think Sylvia Earle learned scuba diving. Use details and examples from the passage to support your response.

20. Is the information in the passage about Sylvia Earle accurate? Explain and give two reasons using details and examples from the passage in your response.

21. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is:
    1. explain or inform
    2. to entertain
    3. to persuade

22. Based on the problems Sylvia Earle faced and her solutions, what character traits do you think she possesses? Explain what character traits  she must have and support your response with details and examples from the passage.

23. Predict how Sylvia Earle’s life would have been different if her family had not moved to Clearwater, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico. Use details and examples from the passage to support your response.

Writing Prompt

You have read about a variety of animals. Compare and contrast one animal as portrayed in a fable with how it is portrayed in nonfiction or reality. Write and present your finding with the class. Follow the writing process by using the Comparison and Contrast Chart as pre-writing graphic organizer, write a rough draft, edit using the checklist, revise, and complete a first draft. Prepare your speech using the Speaker’s Checklist.

Writer’s Checklist

§         My paper has a beginning, middle, and end.

§         My paper uses paragraphing appropriately.

§         My paper flows smoothly from one idea to another.

§         My paper uses precise and vivid language.

§         My paper includes details and examples.

§         My paper includes a variety of sentence structures.

§         My paper includes correct grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

Speaker’s Checklist

I give a clear viewpoint of how animals are portrayed in fiction and nonfiction.

My rate of speech is appropriate.

My pace is appropriate.

My enunciation is good.