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DURING READING
Reader Response
Open for Discussion Personal Response
Think Aloud MODEL The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France as a symbol of friendship. It is also a symbol of liberty. She is a symbol recognized around the world.
Comprehension Check Critical Response
  1. Possible response: The authors included details to help the reader visualize the Statue of Liberty and appreciate her size and meaning. Author's Purpose
  2. Details include: …well-known artists, engineers, and craftsmen…ideas. Many people worked…the hard work of taking Liberty apart…
    Target Skill Main Idea
  3. Possible responses: First, during this time, then, finally.
    Target Skill Text Structure
  4. Responses will vary but should show an understanding of the words.
    Target Skill Vocabulary
TEST PRACTICE Look Back and Write For test practice, assign a 10–15 minute time limit. For assessment, see the Scoring Rubric at the right.
Retell
Have students retell The Story of the Statue of Liberty.
Monitor Progress
Check Retelling Rubric
If… students have difficulty retelling the selection,
then… use the Retelling Cards and the Scoring Rubric on p. 301 to assist fluent retelling.
SUCCESS PREDICTOR
ELL
Check Retelling Have students use illustrations and other text features
to guide their retellings. Let students
listen to other retellings before
attempting their own. See the ELL
and Transition Handbook.
Write Now
Look at the Prompt Explain that each sentence in the prompt has a purpose.
  • Sentence 1 presents a topic.
  • Sentence 2 suggests students think about the topic.
  • Sentence 3 tells what to write—notes.
Strategies to Develop Focus/Ideas
Have students
  • mark important ideas in the text with self-stick notes.
  • look at the first sentence of each paragraph to find important ideas.
  • include only important ideas in notes.
NO: Visitors enjoy lovely view
YES: Statue on island in New York
Harbor
For additional suggestions and rubric,
see pp. 303g–303h.
Writer's Checklist
  • Focus Do notes include only most important ideas?
  • Organization Are notes in the same order as ideas in the text?
  • Support Are important dates and names included in notes?
  • Conventions Are capital letters used where needed? Do punctuation and abbreviations used make sense?
Retelling: SUCESS PREDICTOR
TEST PRACTICE
Look Back and Write What does the Statue of Liberty hold
in her right hand and in her left hand? Look back at page 292. Why
is that important?
Meet authors Betsy and Giulio Maestro on page 418.
The authors include details, such as the number of steps to
the statue's crown. Why did they do that? Find other details.
How do details help you know the Statue of Liberty? Think Like an Author
1.
Building the Statue of Liberty was a complicated project. Look
back at pages 292–295. What details support that fact? Main Idea and Details
2.
This selection is told in the order in which events happened.
What clue words did you notice that helped you recognize the
sequential text structure? Text Structure
3.
Imagine you have a pen pal who has never seen the Statue of
Liberty, even in a picture. Write a description for your pen pal.
Use words from the Words to Know list. Vocabulary
4.
Open for Discussion Every day in rain, snow, or sunshine
the Statue of Liberty stands on her island. Why is she there? Why
is she so famous?
Reader Response
Write Now: Take Notes
The Story of the Statue of Liberty tells how a sculptor created this famous statue.
Think about the most important ideas in the selection.
Now write notes about one part of the selection.
Prompt
Writing Trait
Good writers focus on
important ideas and
support these ideas
with strong details.
Student Model
Use the model to help you write your own
notes.
Notes
are not
always in
complete
sentences.
Writer uses
own words.
Author’s words
are in quotation
marks.
Notes focus
only on most
important
ideas in story.
 
   
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Scoring Rubric
Look Back and Write
Top-Score Response A top-score response will use the information
from p. 292 of the selection to tell what the Statue of Liberty holds in
her right and left hands and why these things are important.
Example of a Top-Score Response The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in the right hand and a tablet in her left hand. Light from the torch welcomes people to America. The tablet has the date July 4, 1776, on it. This date is important. It is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
For additional rubrics, see p. WA10.
Scoring Rubric    Expository Retelling
Rubric 4 3 2 1
Connections
Makes connections and generalizes beyond the text
Makes connections to
other events, texts, or
experiences
Makes a limited connection to another event, text, or experience
Makes no
connection to
another event, text,
or experience
Author’s
Purpose
Elaborates on author’s purpose
Tells author’s purpose with some clarity
Makes some connection to author’s purpose
Makes no
connection to author’s purpose
Topic
Describes the main topic
Identifies the main topic with some details early in retelling
Identifies the main topic
Retelling has no sense of topic
Important Ideas
Gives accurate information about events, steps, and
ideas using details and key vocabulary
Gives accurate information about events, steps, and ideas with some detail and key vocabulary
Gives limited or inaccurate information about events, steps, and ideas
Gives no
information about events, steps, and ideas
Conclusions
Draws conclusions and makes inferences to generalize beyond the text
Draws conclusions about the text
Is able to draw few conclusions about the text
Is unable to draw
conclusions or
make inferences about the text
Selection Test To assess with The Story of the Statue of Liberty, use Selection Tests, pp. 101–104.
Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test Practice For weekly leveled practice, use pp. 151–156.
Retelling Plan
  • This week assess Strategic Intervention
    students.
  • Week 2 Assess Advanced students.
  • Week 3 Assess Strategic Intervention students.
  • Week 4 Assess On-Level students.
  • Week 5 Assess any students you have not yet
    checked during this unit.
Use the Retelling Chart on
p. TR17 to record retelling.