EL Education Curriculum



Unit 1 Assessment: Responding to Text through Thinking about Illustrations and Speaking

This assessment centers on CCSS ELA RL.K.1, RL.K.7, and SL.K.1. After being presented with a variety of scenes from the text Llama Llama Time to Share, students choose the illustrations that best answer the focus question: “What does Llama Llama learn about playing with others?” Then, using the pictures they chose, they engage in a conversation with a partner to explain their work. This assessment builds on experiences of reading, speaking, and listening from previous lessons but involves less teacher support. It provides formative data to be used to guide instruction throughout the module.

This assessment is administered in small groups during Work Time B of Lesson 5. To allow for enough time for all students to take this assessment, consider repeating Work Time B on a subsequent day or during another convenient time during the day. The amount of time needed to complete this assessment will vary depending on the class size.

CCSS Assessed:

• RL.K.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

• RL.K.7: With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

• SL.K.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Assessment directions:

Part I

1. Gather the first assessment group together.

2. Point out that students have a Llama Llama Time to Share text for the culminating task in front of them.

3. Explain that there are small sticky notes on four different pages in the book. They should leave those sticky notes in the book just where they are.

4. Read aloud the directions for the task:

“Using the four pages that I have chosen, decide which picture best shows what Llama Llama has learned about playing with others. Choose one picture that shows when Llama Llama is taking care of others. Then, place your larger sticky note beside that picture.”

5. Briefly review how to place a sticky note beside a picture, using teacher models from previous close read-aloud sessions as examples.

6. Remind students that when they are done putting the sticky note on the picture, they will engage in a conversation with their conversation partner.

7. As students work, provide reminders about directions and assistance in placing their sticky note but allow them to make the selection independently.

Part II

1. Explain that students are going to Think-Pair-Share about this topic: “What does Llama Llama learn about playing with others?”

2. Remind students to describe what they see happening in the picture they placed the sticky note beside and what that picture shows them about what Llama Llama has learned.

3. Offer a sentence starter for students to use. Example: “In this picture, I see _____. This shows that Llama Llama learned _____.”

4. Guide students through one round of Think-Pair-Share.

5. As they talk, circulate and listen in. Use the Speaking and Listening Checklist to make note of student progress toward SL.K.1. Also listen for how students are interacting with one another. Direct them to the Conversation Norms anchor chart as needed.

6. Refocus the small group and invite a few students to share their ideas with their group.

7. Ask students to remove their sticky note from the text so that someone else can use it now.

8. Repeat the assessment process above with one more group.

Unit 1 Assessment: Responding to Text through Thinking about Illustrations and Speaking

(Answers, for Teacher Reference)

Part I:

Each student will need one copy of the text Llama Llama Time to Share with pages 12, 14, 27, and 28 pre-flagged with small sticky notes.

Students should select either the picture of Llama Llama and Nelly Gnu at the table with the cake at the top of page 27 or the picture of Llama Llama giving Fuzzy Llama to Nelly Gnu on the bottom of page 28.

Part II:

Display the sentence frame: “In this picture, I see __________________.

This shows that Llama Llama learned __________________.”

Listen for students to respond in ways similar to the following:

In this picture, I see Llama Llama and Nelly Gnu making a cake together. This shows Llama Llama learned that playing with someone can be more fun than playing alone.

In this picture, I see Llama Llama giving Fuzzy Llama to Nelly Gnu. This shows that Llama Llama learned that it can feel good to share.

Unit 1 Assessment: Responding to Text through Thinking about Illustrations and Speaking

Part I:

Each student will need one copy of the text Llama Llama Time to Share with pages 12, 14, 27, and 28 pre-flagged with small sticky notes.

Part II:

Display the sentence frame: “In this picture, I see _____________________.

This shows that Llama Llama learned _______________________.”

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Language Arts Curriculum

MODULE LESSONS

Kindergarten: Module 1: Unit 1

Toys and Play — Assessment

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