Reading assessment
Type of reading assessment: Extensive
Purpose: The students will read a nonfiction text about any animal of their choice. The students will identify the author’s purpose by completing a brainstorming worksheet that will require the students to write 2-3 sentences as the author of the text. The students will identify the main purpose and supporting details of the story by completing a brainstorming worksheet that will require students to write the main purpose and three supporting details from the text. Student Objective:
I can read a nonfiction book and tell you what the author’s purpose is, what the main idea is, and what the supporting details are in an outline I filled out. |
SOLs: 4.6 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. c) Explain the author’s purpose. d) Identify the main idea. e) Summarize supporting details. Reading WIDA level: 5 (Bridging)
Author's Purpose Worksheet
Main idea and supporting details Worksheet
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Direction for Teachers:
1. The teacher will instruct the students to choose any nonfiction text about an animal that they are interested in or is their favorite animal.
2. The teacher will explain to the students that they will be filling out a worksheet about the author’s purpose, main idea, and supporting details.
3. The teacher will model this by showing an example from a nonfiction book that the class has read together. Students will participate in this process.
4. After students have chosen their nonfiction text, teacher will allow students to read the book during their individual work time.
5. The teacher will discuss with the student what the author’s purpose, main idea, and supporting details are in the book.
6. The teacher will give the student a worksheet to complete.
7. The teacher will ensure the student’s understanding both through an informal assessment done through the conversation from number 3 and also through the formal assessment of the work sheet, which will be collected, from number 4.
1. The teacher will instruct the students to choose any nonfiction text about an animal that they are interested in or is their favorite animal.
2. The teacher will explain to the students that they will be filling out a worksheet about the author’s purpose, main idea, and supporting details.
3. The teacher will model this by showing an example from a nonfiction book that the class has read together. Students will participate in this process.
4. After students have chosen their nonfiction text, teacher will allow students to read the book during their individual work time.
5. The teacher will discuss with the student what the author’s purpose, main idea, and supporting details are in the book.
6. The teacher will give the student a worksheet to complete.
7. The teacher will ensure the student’s understanding both through an informal assessment done through the conversation from number 3 and also through the formal assessment of the work sheet, which will be collected, from number 4.
Books that would be in the library:
**Nonfiction only**
**Nonfiction only**
Direction for Students:
Choose any nonfiction book about an animal that you like or are interested in learning more about! You will have time during independent work to read your book and complete a worksheet about the author’s purpose, the main idea, and the supporting details.
Tip: Choose a nonfiction book that you are comfortable reading on your own!
Choose any nonfiction book about an animal that you like or are interested in learning more about! You will have time during independent work to read your book and complete a worksheet about the author’s purpose, the main idea, and the supporting details.
Tip: Choose a nonfiction book that you are comfortable reading on your own!
What to look for in the students' response:
This assessment is both informal and formal.
For the informal assessment, be sure to talk individually with each student about the nonfiction book they chose to read.
Write the following information down when discussing the book with the student:
(The answers may vary depending on where in the book the student is at.)
For the formal assessment, grade the students' responses to the questions that are being asked in both worksheets. The worksheet will be graded as a completion grade. However, read carefully what the responses of the students are to the questions on the worksheet.
Make sure to give positive washback on these worksheets. Students will be using these two worksheets as a guide to writing their two paragraph essay in the writing assessment.
This assessment is both informal and formal.
For the informal assessment, be sure to talk individually with each student about the nonfiction book they chose to read.
Write the following information down when discussing the book with the student:
- What is the title and who is the author of this book?
- What is this nonfiction book about?
- What do you think the author wanted to say in this book?
(The answers may vary depending on where in the book the student is at.)
For the formal assessment, grade the students' responses to the questions that are being asked in both worksheets. The worksheet will be graded as a completion grade. However, read carefully what the responses of the students are to the questions on the worksheet.
Make sure to give positive washback on these worksheets. Students will be using these two worksheets as a guide to writing their two paragraph essay in the writing assessment.