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Review: Explain what a story and a process show

Connect evidence to a character inference, a cause, a story message, and an explanation paragraph.

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Bring the unit skills together

Use these 4 new cases to check your reasoning. Choices are temporary and are not saved to an account, sent to staff or recorded as school grades. Download your current review choices before leaving or reloading.

Unit review questions
1. “When Bea saw Theo’s pencils roll away, she paused her drawing and gathered them for him.” Which detail supports calling Bea helpful?
2. “Eli bumped the tray, so the blocks fell. Eli then moved the tray.” What is the stated cause of the blocks falling?
3. “Nell’s first paper fan tore. She tried a gentler fold with new paper, and the fan held together.” Which message best fits?
4. Notes: “Choose a square for a bench. Label it bench in the key. Put squares at benches on a pretend map.” Which first sentence best introduces an explanation of these notes?

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Use the skills in a new task

Use this new fictional case for a five-sentence explanation: “Ana’s sign kept falling because its folded paper base was narrow. Bo held the sign while Ana folded a wider base. In this trial the sign stood. They drew the wider fold in their instructions.” Explain the cause, infer a trait for Bo with evidence, give a possible message, and describe the revised process.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Identify the narrow base as the stated cause.
  • Support a Bo inference with holding the sign.
  • Give a message about adjusting a plan without a guarantee.
  • Order the explanation clearly and keep the trial outcome accurate.
Compare with a model response

Ana’s sign fell because its paper base was narrow. Bo seems helpful because he held it while Ana worked. First Ana folded a wider base, and in this trial the sign stood. Next they drew the new fold in the instructions so another reader could follow it. A possible message is that changing a plan after a problem can help, though one trial does not guarantee every sign will stand.

A different response can also meet the criteria. Compare the evidence and reasoning, rather than copying the wording.