Original Promptcreate a baseline assessment for a fourth grade extension group focused on comprehension and writing
This document is centered around an Extension Literacy Baseline Assessment in Literary Analysis. The learning objective is for students to analyze a complex text effectively, providing evidence-based comprehension responses and producing a structured, multi-paragraph written response. Success criteria include identifying character traits, inferring the influence of setting on characters, and synthesizing textual evidence for complex inferences. Students engage with an excerpt from Frances Hodgson Burnett's 'The Secret Garden', focusing on the protagonist Mary Lennox's character development and emotional isolation stemming from her surroundings in India. The assessment includes comprehension questions that prompt critical analysis of diction, tone, character relationships, and thematic synthesis, ultimately culminating in an extended response task exploring the themes of perseverance and pre-determination.