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Reading Table of Contents: Guardian Initial

When Done Text

“Paint a Picture with Science”- Informational (page 5 - 8)

Text Set: “Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic” & “Lindbergh Does It”- Informational (page 18 - 25)

“What is Vermiculture?” & “Lindbergh Does It”- Informational (page 27 - 32)

Finished early? ❏ Pick up a book and read for 30 minutes a night! You can write a

summary on the book or pages you’ve read to keep your mind sharp!

❏ Keep a daily journal! Write down how you are feeling or what you did each day.

❏ Make up a story! Add pictures and create your own picture book.

OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT: Fortnite Essay

Directions and Expectations:

1) Box the title - What do you know about the tile? What do the word mean?

2) BEFORE YOU READ: read each question and markup (UNDERLINE) the words in the questions that you need to think about as you read.

3) Read each paragraph, as you read, mark up information that helps you understand the topic of the text. REMEMBER you may also write down notes in the margin.

4) Using a highlighter (if you have one), reread the questions and highlight the text evidence that matches that question (just underline with a pencil if you do not).

○ Write the number of the question next to the highlighted part to show which question your evidence matches.

○ Use your elimination strategies to help you get rid of answer choices as you reread the answer choices. See below:

X - not the answer based on the evidence

? - maybe the answer based on the evidence

- the answer based on the evidence

5) THE LAST STEP, pick the best answer and bubble in. Be confident in your answers!

©Curriculum Associates, LLC Copying is not permitted.Assessment 1 7

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Read the passage. Then answer the questions that follow.

Paint a Picture with Scienceby Larry White, Hopscotch

1 Tree roots gather water from the ground and the tree’s trunk, and

branches carry the water up to the leaves. How does water flow up a tree?

2 One way is by capillary action. Water moves, all by itself, through tiny

spaces. Very thin tubes inside the tree go from the roots to the leaves. Water is

drawn up these tubes by capillary action.

3 A paper towel also has tiny spaces in it. If you dip one end of the towel in

water, the water moves through these tiny spaces in the same way it moves up

the tubes in a tree. We say paper towels absorb water. “Absorption” is capillary

action at work!

4 Here is a neat experiment that uses capillary action to paint a

pretty picture.

You Will Need:

• paper towels • several colors of liquid food coloring • soup bowls • dinner plate • water

5 Please do this experiment on a bare-topped table and cover the top with

old newspapers. It can get (easy-to-clean-up) messy!

©Curriculum Associates, LLC Copying is not permitted.Assessment 18

6 FIRST EXPERIMENT: Fill a soup bowl 1 } 2 full of water and set it beside

the dinner plate.

7 Fold one corner of a paper towel down. Lay the towel on the dinner plate

with the folded-down corner going into the water in the soup bowl.

8 The water will start to “crawl” up the towel by capillary action. You will be

able to see it moving!

9 Place two drops of food coloring (any color) on the towel just in front of

the wet part of the towel and watch what happens. The water will carry the color

with it, and as the water spreads out, the food color will too.

10 SECOND EXPERIMENT: Put two drops (or more) of another color in the

same place you put the first drops. Even though this spot is now wet, the

moving water will carry this color outward too. After a few minutes, you will

have two curved bands of color. You can add other colors (always in the same

spot) to create a “rainbow” of colors.

11 Now that you know how to use capillary action to “paint” a rainbow,

experiment!

12 Try mixing different food colors, a drop of red with a drop of green,

or mix a drop of yellow with blue and red.

13 Use more soup bowls. Bend down other corners of the towel and dip

them in the bowls. You can “paint” from two, three, or all four corners of

the towel at the same time!


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14 KEEP YOUR PAINTINGS: After a while, the water will creep all the way

across the paper towel and carry the color bands off the paper. Before this

happens, take the towel out of the water when it looks pretty and let it dry. Then

“hang it” or tape it to a window to look like “stained glass.”

15 And, when your friends ask how you painted such unusual pictures, tell

them that a science friend of yours, named capillary action, helped you!


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Read the sentences from the passage on the left. Then match the underlined word in each sentence to its closest definition on the right. Two definitions will not have matches.

We say paper towels absorb water.

move quickly

move slowly

After a while, the water will creep all the way across the paper towel and carry the color bands off the paper.

soak up

push away

7

Describe one type of information that appears in both the passage and the picture.

Write your answer on the lines below.


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8

The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

How does the author show that these experiments can make a mess?

! He describes how to clean up after the experiments are finished.

" He compares the second experiment to the first experiment.

# He explains why readers need paper towels to soak up the water.

$ He directs readers to protect the table top before starting.

Part B

Select two sentences that support the answer in Part A.

! “We say paper towels absorb water.”

" “Please do this experiment on a bare-topped table and cover the top with old newspapers.”

# “It can get (easy-to-clean-up) messy!”

$ “Fold one corner of a paper towel down.”

% “The water will start to ‘crawl’ up the towel by capillary action.”

& “Before this happens, take the towel out of the water when it looks pretty and let it dry.”


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Part A

How does the writer organize the experiments?

! by describing the steps from first to last

" by comparing trees to paper towels

# by explaining why experiments are useful

$ by asking a question and then answering it

Part B

Select two choices that support the answer in Part A.

! “How does water flow up a tree? One way is by capillary action.”

" “A paper towel also has tiny spaces in it. If you dip one end of the towel in water, the water moves through these tiny spaces in the same way it moves up the tubes in a tree.”

# “Please do this experiment on a bare-topped table and cover the top with old newspapers. It can get (easy-to-clean-up) messy!”

$ “Put two drops (or more) of another color in the same place you put the first drops. Even though this spot is now wet, the moving water will carry this color outward too.”

% “Before this happens, take the towel out of the water when it looks pretty and let it dry. Then ‘hang it’ or tape it to a window to look like ‘stained glass.’”


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10

Look at this label in the picture.

FOOD COLOR HERE (AT THE CREASE)

Based on what you have read, what is a crease?

! a bowl

" a fold

# a towel

$ a tiny space

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How does the picture help the reader understand how to do the experiment?

! It shows what a plate and bowl look like.

" It tells how many drops of food coloring to use.

# It shows what a bare-topped table looks like.

$ It makes clear where to place the food coloring.


Read the passages. Then answer the questions that follow.

Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic from We by Charles A. Lindbergh

Takeoff

1 About 7:40 A.M. the motor was started and at 7:52, I took off on the

flight for Paris.

2 The field was a little soft due to the rain during the night and the heavily

loaded plane gathered speed very slowly. After passing the halfway mark,

however, it was apparent that I would be able to clear the obstructions at the

end. I passed over a tractor by about fifteen feet and a telephone line by about

twenty, with a fair reserve of flying speed. . . .

3 I turned slightly to the right to avoid some high trees on a hill directly

ahead, but by the time I had gone a few hundred yards I had sufficient altitude

to clear all obstructions and throttled the engine down to 1750 R.P.M. I took up a

compass course at once and soon reached Long Island Sound. . . .

Fog and Clouds

4 Darkness set in about 8:15 New York time and a thin, low fog formed

over the sea through which the white bergs showed up with surprising

clearness. . . .

5 There was no moon and it was very dark. The tops of some of the storm

clouds were several thousand feet above me and at one time, when I attempted

to fly through one of the larger clouds, sleet started to collect on the plane and I

was forced to turn around and get back into clear air immediately and then fly

around any clouds which I could not get over.


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Is that Ireland?

6 The first indication of my approach to the European Coast was a small

fishing boat which I first noticed a few miles ahead and slightly to the south of

my course. . . .

7 Less than an hour later a rugged and semi-mountainous coastline

appeared to the northeast. I was flying less than two hundred feet from the

water when I sighted it. The shore was fairly distinct and not over ten or fifteen

miles away. . . .

8 The coastline came down from the north, curved over towards the east. I

had very little doubt that it was the southwestern end of Ireland. . . .

9 I located Cape Valencia and Dingle Bay, then resumed my compass

course towards Paris.

Landing

10 The sun went down shortly after passing Cherbourg and soon the

beacons along the Paris-London airway became visible.

11 I first saw the lights of Paris a little before ten P.M., or five P.M., New York

time, and a few minutes later I was circling the Eiffel Tower at an altitude of

about four thousand feet.

12 The lights of Le Bourget were plainly visible. . . . I flew low over the field

once, then circled around into the wind and landed.


Lindbergh Does It! by Edwin L. James, excerpt from The New York Times, May 22, 1927

1 A New York Times man was one of the first to reach the machine after its

graceful descent to the field. Those first to arrive at the plane had a picture that

will live in their minds for the rest of their lives. His cap off, his famous locks

falling in disarray around his eyes, “Lucky Lindy” sat peering out over the rim of

the little cockpit of his machine.

2 It was high drama. Picture the scene. Almost if not quite 100,000 people

were massed on the east side of Le Bourget air field. Some of them had been

there six and seven hours. . . .

3 Suddenly it was

10:16 exactly. Another

motor roared over the

heads of the crowd. In the

sky one caught a glimpse

of a white gray plane, and

for an instant heard the

sound of one. Then it

dimmed, and the idea

spread that it was yet

another disappointment.

4 Again landing lights

glared and almost by the

time they had flooded the

fieled [field], the gray-

white plane had lighted on

the far side nearly half a

mile from the crowd. It

seemed to stop almost as

it hit the ground, so gently

did it land.

Lindbergh’s Plane

The Spirit of St. Louis

StorageRackFuel

TanksFood

PeriscopeEngine Wind Wheelfor Compass

Raft

Wingspan: 14 m (46 ft)

Length: 8 m (27 ft 8 in)

Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)

Weight, gross: 2,330 kg (5,135 lb)

Weight, empty: 975 kg (2,150 lb)

Engine: Wright Whirlwind J-5C, 223 hp


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5 And then occurred a scene which almost passed description. Two

companies of soldiers with fixed bayonets and the Le Bourget field police,

reinforced by Paris agents, had held the crowd in good order. But as the lights

showed the plane landing, much as if a picture had been thrown on a moving

picture screen, there was a mad rush.

6 The movement of humanity swept over soldiers and by policemen and

there was the wild sight of thousands of men and women rushing madly across

half a mile of the not too even ground. Soldiers and police tried for one small

moment to stem the tide, then they joined it, rushing a[s] madly as anyone else

toward the aviator and his plane.

7 The first people to reach the plane were two workmen of the aviation field

and half a dozen Frenchmen. “Cette fois, ca va!” they cried. (This time, it’s done!)

8 Captain Lindbergh answered: “Well, I made it.”

9 An instant later he was on the shoulders of half a dozen persons who

tried to bear him from the field.

The crowd inspects the airplane.


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In “Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic,” how did Lindbergh decide he had reached the southwestern end of Ireland?

! by understanding the height of the mountains he had just seen

" by figuring out how much fuel he had left

# by comparing the shape of the coastline to what he knew about the area

$ by using a radio to talk with people on the ground below

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What is the overall text structure of “Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic?”

! comparison

" cause and effect

# chronological

$ problem/solution


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20

What is the meaning of the word altitude as it is used in this sentence from “Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic”?

“I first saw the lights of Paris a little before ten P.M., or five P.M., New York time, and a few minutes later I was circling the Eiffel Tower at an altitude of about four thousand feet.” (paragraph 11)

! size

" height

# width

$ speed


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Part A

In “Lindbergh Flies the Atlantic,” how does Lindbergh seem to feel about his flight?

! It seems like an experiment.

" It seems like a fun journey.

# It seems like a scary trip.

$ It seems like a pretty flight.

Part B

Select two sentences that best support the answer in Part A.

! “I took up a compass course at once and soon reached Long Island Sound.”

" “I turned slightly to the right to avoid some high trees on a hill directly ahead, but by the time I had gone a few hundred yards I had sufficient altitude to clear all obstructions and throttled the engine down to 1750 r.p.m.”

# “There was no moon and it was very dark.”

$ “Less than an hour later a rugged and semi-mountainous coastline appeared to the northeast.”

% “The sun went down shortly after passing Cherbourg and soon the beacons along the Paris-London airway became visible.”

& “I first saw the lights of Paris a little before ten P.M., or five p.m., New York time, and a few minutes later I was circling the Eiffel Tower at an altitude of about four thousand feet.”


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22

What information can the reader get from the diagram of the plane?

! that the plane was very quiet

" that the plane had a periscope

# the kind of fuel the plane carried

$ the average speed of the plane

23

Select two phrases from “Lindbergh Does It!” that show the author described events in time order.

! “Suddenly it was 10:16”

" “nearly half a mile from the crowd”

# “which almost passed description”

$ “The movement of humanity”

% “An instant later”


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Read the passage. Then answer the questions that follow.

What Is Vermiculture?by Alan Van Gilder

1 People generate a lot of garbage that doesn’t need to go into the trash

can. Lots of waste items, such as food scraps, can instead be turned into

compost. Compost is made of decaying food scraps. It can be used to fertilize

gardens and farms. Composting can be as simple as creating an area to pile

food scraps in the yard. Recently, a more complicated but effective system has

become more popular: vermiculture.

2 Vermiculture is a type of composting that uses worms to speed up the

decay, or break-down, of food scraps. Certain types of worms are ideal for

composting. Red wigglers are the most commonly used worms for composting

because they eat and reproduce so quickly.

3 Worm composting systems are usually set up in a barrel or some kind of

tall plastic container. The container is divided into layers. At each layer, part of

the process of composting occurs.

4 People put their food scraps into the bin. These scraps can include items

such as apple peels, eggshells, carrot tops, and potato skins. The next layer

down consists of the worms. They live in between the food scraps and a layer of

bedding, which usually consists of slightly wet newspaper or straw. The worms

eat the food scraps and digest them and create castings. The worm castings are

collected from the bottom of the bin and used to enrich the soil of gardens

and farms.

5 The castings can be collected in solid form. Some composters, however,

choose to retrieve it in liquid form, which they call “worm tea.” They don’t drink

it! Rather, the worm tea is an excellent way to fertilize plants and enrich

garden soil.


6 There are many reasons people choose to use the worm composting

method over other kinds of composting. First of all, vermicomposting doesn’t

require a large yard. It can be done inside. Because the worms work so quickly,

the composting matter doesn’t smell bad. People have worm-composting

systems in their basements or even in the kitchen under the sink. Another

reason people choose vermicomposting is that the process yields the best

fertilizer. Fertilizing a garden with worm tea can nearly double a garden’s yield.

7 The main benefit of composting, of course, is that it reduces the amount

of garbage going to landfills. Up to 30% of waste in the landfills is material that

could instead be composted.


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How to create a worm composting system

What you’ll need: A plastic bin with a lid Newspaper or straw Worms Drill Wooden blocks or bricks

Step 1 Drill holes in the bin for ventilation. The worms need oxygen.

Step 2 Add a layer of bedding.

Step 3 Add worms. (You’ll need approximately two pounds of worms for each pound of food scraps you compost.)

Step 4 Prop the bin up on the bricks or wooden blocks.

Step 5 For worm tea collection, add a spout to the bottom of the bin.

Step 6 Begin feeding the worms. Stir in food scraps with the bedding.


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Part A

Why is it important for a worm composting container to be divided into layers?

! The layers help the worms crawl to all parts of the container.

" The layers allow for the container to fit underneath the kitchen sink.

# The layers help to keep the composting matter from smelling bad.

$ The layers allow the different stages of decay to take place.

Part B

Select one sentence that supports the answer in Part A.

! “Worm composting systems are usually set up in a barrel or some kind of tall plastic container.”

" “At each layer, part of the process of composting occurs.”

# “The next layer down consists of the worms.”

$ “The worm castings are collected from the bottom of the bin and used to enrich the soil of gardens and farms.”

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How does the author organize ideas in paragraph 6?

! He provides steps for creating a worm composting system.

" He describes the effects of other kinds of composting.

# He contrasts worm composting with other kinds of composting.

$ He examines the problems caused by worm composting.


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What is the relationship between the following sentences?

“The worms eat the food scraps and digest them and create castings. The worm castings are collected from the bottom of the bin and used to enrich the soil of gardens and farms.” (paragraph 4)

! The sentences describe two steps in a process.

" The sentences compare two events.

# The sentences contrast two events.

$ The sentences describe a problem and its solution.

28

Which phrase from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word fertilize?

! “be turned into compost”

" “decay, or break-down, of food scraps”

# “wet newspaper or straw”

$ “enrich the soil of gardens and farms”


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What information do the diagram and directions add to the text of the passage?

! Food scraps go at the top layer of the compost bin.

" Bins need newspaper or straw in the middle to gather worm castings.

# Bins need a drain or spout at the bottom to collect worm tea.

$ Plastic containers are good places for composting.

% Egg shells can be included in food scraps.

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In paragraph 6, the author says people have many reasons for choosing worm composting over other types of composting. Describe the evidence the author uses to support this statement.

Write your answer on the lines below.

***The Essay provided is here for you if you have completed and reviewed all three of your reading assignments. Also below is a review sheet on how we plan our wonderful fourth grade essays!

Planning Sheet Review

Pow: (Purpose of Writing) What is the prompt asking you to write about? What is the controlled idea of the essay?

Hook: Reel the reader in and stay focused! You can use an onomatopoeia (Sound, i.e. BOOM!), joke, creative question, or quote!

T (Transition Word) • To begin,

Transition Word

R (Reason 1) • What is the main idea of this

paragraph? What are you writing about?

Reason 2

E (Evidence) • Prove it! What evidence from

the text supports your main idea? Don’t forget evidence stems (According to the text,…)

Evidence

E (Elaboration) • Talk to me! What connections

can you make to the evidence? What does your evidence mean? How does your evidence support your main idea?

Elaboration

S (Summarize) Sum the paragraph up! What was your main idea of this paragraph (Reason) in different words!

Summarize

Conclusion: Wrap it ALL up! Restate your POW, Reason 1, and Reason 2 in different words!

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Fortnite is a very fun and enjoyable game. It gives you a different feeling each time you play. Every game provides you with a special experience and no match will ever play out the same. Fortnite is a free to play game that allows cross-platform play. It is available on many different devices, which makes it easier for you and your friends to play together. A child who has Fortnite on a Nintendo Switch can play with their friend who has Fortnite on their phone.

The voice chat within the game helps you to communicate with your squad. The gameplay is simple and easy to understand. You do not need to spend any money to be able to play the game. Some people purchase a Battle Pass to get V-Bucks; this allows them to buy skins for their characters. These can become expensive, so it is important for kids to pay attention to the costs.

While Fortnite can be a fun game, it can also be frustrating. For example, a child might get upset if their opponent is constantly defeating them. There are always going to be players better than you and it can be annoying running into them in a game. Fortnite can also be addicting to some and can strain your eyes. Some kids also complain that their hands start to hurt. It is important to take breaks when you are playing to avoid any pain.

Fornite can be hard to master. Your hands need to be quick in order to pull-off building combinations. It will require a lot of time to get better at the game. Some daily or weekly challenges can be quite difficult to do and it can get frustrating if you can’t do them.

The in-game voice chat can be overwhelming when playing with people you don’t know. There are some people who choose to not even communicate, and some people who can’t communicate because they don’t have microphones. Kids also have to be careful, because sometimes people make rude comments on their voice chat. Parents should talk to their child about turning off voice chat when they encounter people who are not being kind.

Source 1: Fortnite – The Good and the Bad

© TeachRunCreate 2018

Source 2: The Newest Obsession


6. There will always be some pros and cons to playing any game. Every game has features people wish they could change. At the end of the day, the most important thing is that you are having fun and enjoying the game that you are playing.

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Fortnite has been at the top of battle royale games for many years. The game is being played and loved by millions around the world. It just recently started its 8th season, which brought a lot of newcontent and improvements to the game. The colorful and cartoonish graphics make it suitable for younger audiences, but its gameplay and skill required makes it great for audiences of all ages.

Fortnite is available on almost any device, such as PC, Xbox, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Android and IOS phones. This makes the game accessible to almost anyone that would like to play it. Anyone can play Fortnite and be good at it. There aren’t any special skills or tricks needed in order to be good at Fortnite. Just remember, that no one is good at anything the first time they try it out. If you want to get better at the game, just give it time and put in a little more effort. You’ll do better the next game.

The goal of Fortnite is simple: you want to be the last one standing. Fortnite has a large map and a ton of different places to look for loot. Players can search places, such as Loot Lake, Paradise Palms, Frosty Flights and Lazy Lagoon to get the weapons and items they need in order to survive. There are a variety of different weapons and items in the game to help you defeat your opponents. Items to help you move around the map and heal yourself when you get injured can also be found.

A feature that is special in Fortnite is the ability to build walls, pyramids, stairs and floors. The ability to build helps you to stay protected and safe when in battle with other players. You can also build to help yourself

move around the map, get to higher places to get a better view or get down from high places without receiving any fall damage. There are a ton of different experiences players can create bybuilding. Using creativity and imagination allowsplayers to have a variety of unique encounters.


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Fortnite has different seasons, each season lasts about 3 months. Every season brings changes to the map and sometimes new items and weapons. There are also 10 weeks of challenges that come with each new season. The challenges give you battle stars as rewards after completing them; this helps players level up.

Skins are one of the craziest items in the game. These do not give players special advantages, but the skins make characters look different and stand out from the rest. There are some free items and skins, but most people will buy a battle pass.

Currently, Fortnite is one of the top games among kids. Everybody seems to be playing it and talking about. What will the next big game be?

Writing PromptWrite an essay in which you give your opinion: should kids be allowed to play Fortnite? Use evidence from the passages to support your response.

Your response should be a multiparagraph essay.


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