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Review: Make a Message and Listen to a Reply

Apply tell or ask, match a useful reply, choose a first capital, plan a drawing label using supplied texts and original responses.

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Unit review questions
1. First: Please draw a kite. Question: Where is the pencil? Name: sam. Picture: a red kite. What is the purpose of the supplied first sentence?
Need a hint?
  • A question needs an answer.
  • I like gives a preference, not a fact everyone must share.
2. First: Please draw a kite. Question: Where is the pencil? Name: sam. Picture: a red kite. Which reply meets the need in the supplied conversation?
Need a hint?
  • Use the question word as a clue.
  • A favorite color does not answer where a book is.
3. First: Please draw a kite. Question: Where is the pencil? Name: sam. Picture: a red kite. Which capital belongs at the beginning of the supplied name?
Need a hint?
  • Change only the first letter of the name.
  • A capital is not needed for every letter in a name.
4. First: Please draw a kite. Question: Where is the pencil? Name: sam. Picture: a red kite. Which label matches the picture described in the text?
Need a hint?
  • Keep the picture’s color or size.
  • Do not choose a nice-sounding label for a different object.

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Use the skills in a new task

Make a short complete response demonstrating the four skills in this unit. Draw a small boat. Dictate the matching label small boat and the name Ana with capital A. Ask an adult Where is the boat? Listen for a place answer, then explain that I like boats is a preference. Longer writing targets in optional extensions can be completed in a later session.

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

  • Read the first sentence aloud with an adult. Listen for whether it tells, asks, directs or says what the speaker prefers.
  • Listen to the supplied question, identify what it asks for and choose the kind of information the listener needs.
  • An adult writes the name. Name its first letter and replace that first lowercase letter with its matching capital.
  • Listen to the picture description. Dictate its object and its describing word, then check both against the description.
Compare with a model response

My picture label is small boat, matching the size and object. Ana begins with capital A because it is a person’s name. I ask, "Where is the boat?" A useful answer is, "It is in the pond," because where asks for a place. "I like boats" expresses a preference; it does not tell everyone what they must like. I listen to the answer before asking another question.

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