Directions:

1. Print or download the following materials:

2. For the final graphic organizer, use the answers below and the criteria to input a final score.

Answers:

In the beginning...	In the middle...	In the end...
Mary and Tray dug for fossils at the beach. They found lots of fossils.	They discovered a huge fossil and they got the men to help get it out.	A rich man came to see Mary and he bought the fossil.

Criteria:

Student answers such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Student recounts stories, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Student describes how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Student describes the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
Student uses information gained from the illustrations and words to demonstrate understanding of the characters and plot.
Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

3. Provide students with the following scores based on their progress:

Beginning: Student meets one or no criteria.	1 point
Developing: Student meets two or three criteria. (This may mean that the student is Proficient in one standard and Beginning in another.)	2 points
Proficient: Student meets all criteria.	3 points
Advanced: Student exceeds all criteria.	4 points

End of Unit 1 Assessment, Part I: Retelling the Beginning, Middle, and End of The Dog that Dug for Dinosaurs Scoring Values & Guidance