Passage-Related Reading Items for Literary Text: "The Best Summer Night Is . . ."

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NECAP Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) for Reading End of Grade 5

Passage-Related Reading Items for Literary Text: "The Best Summer Night Is . . ."

The Best Summer Night is... by Jill Esbaum from CRICKET magazine, July 2004, Vol. 31, No. 11.

Items: 1 | 2 (SEE End of GRADE 4 for additional sample items for this passage.)

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Passage-Related Reading Items for Literary Text: "The Best Summer Night Is . . ." SEE End of GRADE 4 for additional sample items.
Sample Reading Items for End of Grade 5	Information about the Items
1. In line 14, glitter stitches means A. a colorful hem on a piece of clothing. B. a thin light from the fireworks. C. a bunch of stars. D. a hole in the quilt.	Key: B R-5-6.1 (author's craft - imagery) Item Type: MC - related to passage Alignment to GLE R-5-6.1: Analyze and interpret author's craft, citing evidence where appropriate by… Demonstrating knowledge of use of literary elements and devices (i.e., imagery, exaggeration) to analyze literary works Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Identify use of literary devices; Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words
2. In the poem, the speaker uses words or phrases to create images of sights and sounds. Choose one group of words or phrase from the poem that is used to create an image. Then describe the image that is created by those words. Words or phrase from the poem The image that is created by these words Example: BOOM Boom is written in capital letters to show the big, loud sound of fireworks. 1. 1. 2. 2.
2. See item above.	R-5-6.1 (author's craft - imagery) Key: Scoring Guide Item Type: CR - related to passage Alignment to GLE R-5-6.1: Analyze and interpret author's craft, citing evidence where appropriate by… Demonstrating knowledge of use of literary elements and devices (i.e., imagery, exaggeration) to analyze literary works Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Identify use of literary devices; Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words

Supplemental Information about Text Passages Used for End of Grade 5
Title of Passage	Text Type	Text Descriptors
"The Best Summer Night Is… (poem)" by Jill Esbaum	Literary Poetry	Includes familiar setting (summer night, city park) Varied vocabulary, but generally familiar; use of descriptive language and imagery (e.g., glitter stitches, starry quilt, BOOM) Use of (narrator's) voice - told in first person Content builds from familiar experiences (e.g., summer, fireworks) Straightforward text structure Limited range of punctuation used - ellipses, dash, comma, period
For more information about "Increasing Text Complexity," see NECAP Reading GLEs Grades 3-8 - Appendix F For more information about Suggested Informational and Literary Texts, see NECAP Reading GLEs Grades 3-8 - Appendix A

Items: Items: 1 | 2

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