1. Monday – January 30, 2016
When she was young, Ruby spent her summers at her grandparents farm.
How does sentence 2 need to be changed?
Change young to youngest
Change spent to spend
Change grandparents to grandparents’
Sentence 2 does not need to be changed.
4th Grade

2. Monday - January 30, 2016
Which idea from the article is supported by the illustration?
Prairie dogs and Ferrets share the same burrows.
American Bison eat Ferrets and Prairie dogs.
Ferrets take the burrows of other animals.
Ferrets and Prairie dogs live in sandy environments.
Bonus Question: The main purpose of the paragraph is to ______________________________________________________________
4th Grade

3. Tuesday - January 31, 2016
(7) Then the Supreme Court of the United States decided that children could go to any school regardles of their skin color.
What change needs to be made in sentence 7?
Change decided to decieded
Change regardles to regardless
Change their to there
No change needs to be made.
Ruby Bridges as an adult
4th Grade

4. Which sentence expresses an opinion?
Wednesday - January 31, 2016
Which sentence expresses an opinion?
4th Grade

5. Wednesday - February 1, 2016
In first grade, Ruby was the first African American student. (9) She went to a school where white children attended.
What is the correct way to write sentence 8 or 9?
In first grade, Ruby was the first African American to go to school where white children attended.
In first grade, Ruby’s school was for African American and for white students.
Ruby was the first to go to school, and she went where white children went.
In first grade, Ruby was the first to go to school, and she was African American.
4th Grade

6. Wednesday - February 1, 2016
This author wrote this selection most likely to –
make the reader laugh about how big the state of Texas is
tell the reader about Texas and its history
explain how the Republic of Texas broke free from Mexico
show the reader where cattle, wheat and cotton are farmed
4th Grade

7. Thursday – February 2, 2016
(10) Many people were angry about this they did not want segregation to stop.
What is the most effective way to rewrite the ideas in sentence 10?
Many people were angry because they wanted segregation.
They wanted to stop segregation. People were angry.
Many people were angry about this. They did not want segregation to stop.
Many people wanted segregation to stop, and they were angry about segregation.
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4th Grade

8. Thursday - February 2, 2016
What can the reader tell about the event based on these details?
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9. Friday – February 3, 2016
(12) Other parents didn’t want there children in the same class as Ruby.
What change should be made in sentence 12?
Change parents to parents’
Change there to their
Add a comma after children
No change should be made
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10. The structure of this poem is lyrical, rhyming, or free verse?
Friday – February 3, 2016
Space keeps its secrets hidden
It does not tell.
Are black holes time machines?
Where do lost comets go?
Is Pluto a moon or planet?
How many, how vast unknown
galaxies are beyond us?
Do other creatures dwell
on distant spheres?
Will we ever know?
Space is silent.
It seldom answers.
But we ask.
This poem is mostly about –
(and don’t just say it’s about SPACE!!  )
BONUS!
The structure of this poem is lyrical, rhyming, or free verse?
4th Grade