Grade 4 · ELA
Goal
Describe Ada, the setting, and the events of the story, using details from the text.
You'll need
Scissors, a glue stick, and crayons.
Help with the hands, not the answer
Add these words to the student's AAC device before the lesson
lighthouse, island, storm, lantern, stairs, boat, rocks, tower, climb, brave, notice, help, safe, character, setting
Words from the check are left out on purpose.
What's in this packet
Standards the check measures
CA Common Core ELA RL.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CA Common Core ELA RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
CA Common Core ELA L.4.2.d: Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
These are California's standards. Outside California, check the code and wording against your state's framework before citing them in an IEP.
Activity answers
Color the answer. Where is the story set? A lighthouse. What did Ada carry upstairs? A lantern.
Character or setting?. Characters: Ada; Grandfather; The boat crew. Setting: Lighthouse; Rocky island; Stormy night
What happened?. 1. A storm comes 2. Grandfather gets hurt 3. Ada climbs the stairs 4. The boat is safe
What does it show?. Sees the boat: She notices things. Climbs in the dark: She is brave. Lifts the lantern: She helps others
Ada's island. Top: great light. Upper left: stairs. Lower left: rocks. Right: boat
Spell the word. LANTERN
Ada lived with her grandfather in a lighthouse on a rocky island. Ada did not use spoken words. She typed on a tablet to talk. She noticed things other people missed.
One night, a storm roared over the island. The wind blew out the great light at the top of the tower. Grandfather tried to climb the stairs, but he slipped and hurt his ankle.
Ada looked out the window and saw a small fishing boat heading toward the rocks. She grabbed a lantern and climbed all one hundred stairs in the dark. At the top, she lifted the lantern high. The boat turned away from the rocks, and the crew was safe.
Color the right box.
Where is the story set?
What did Ada carry upstairs?
Sort the cards.
Characters
Setting
Cut out along the dashed lines
Put them in order.
Cut out along the dashed lines
Match what Ada does to what it shows.
Cut out along the dashed lines
Label it. Color the light yellow.
Cut out along the dashed lines
Spell this word.
Cut out along the dashed lines
How the student chose answers (mark one)
Independent, adult could not see
Independent, adult could see
With touch, a held device, or cues
Mark the last one if anyone touched the student, held anything for them, or cued them while they chose. Help with cutting or gluing after they chose doesn't count as support, but an adult who saw the choice means "adult could see."
Help after the student chose
Results
Date ____________ Check run by (role) ____________________
| Item | Standard | Student's answer | Right? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RL.4.1 | ||
| 2 | RL.4.1 | ||
| 3 | RL.4.3 | ||
| 4 | RL.4.3 | ||
| 5 | L.4.2.d | ||
| 6 | L.4.2.d |
Each question with four choices can be guessed right 1 time in 4. These 6 items are too few to conclude from alone. The on-screen report waits for 20 items at a level.
Rosa planted beans in the school garden. Then no rain fell for three weeks. The other students stopped coming, because the plants looked ready to die. Every morning before school, Rosa carried two heavy buckets of water up the hill. Her arms ached, but she kept going. In the fall, the whole class ate beans from the garden.
Choose your answer, then color its box.
What problem did the garden have?
Why did the other students stop coming?
Choose your answer, then color its box.
Which word best describes Rosa?
Which detail best shows how much Rosa cared about the plants?
Spell the word for a place where plants are grown. Choose each letter. Glue them on the strips.
Cut out along the dashed lines
Spell the word for what rain is made of. Choose each letter. Glue them on the strips.
Cut out along the dashed lines
Keep this away from the check, and use it only for scoring afterward.
| Item | Standard | Question | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RL.4.1 | What problem did the garden have? | No rain fell for weeks |
| 2 | RL.4.1 | Why did the other students stop coming? | The plants looked ready to die |
| 3 | RL.4.3 | Which word best describes Rosa? | Determined |
| 4 | RL.4.3 | Which detail best shows how much Rosa cared about the plants? | She carried buckets uphill every morning |
| 5 | L.4.2.d | Spell the word for a place where plants are grown. | GARDEN |
| 6 | L.4.2.d | Spell the word for what rain is made of. | WATER |