How are novels and scripts alike and different? As part of the mid-unit assessment, scholars complete a Venn diagram to compare two types of writing: a novel and a script. Next, they respond to short-answer questions, evaluating passages from the novel Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan and a readers theater script based on the same text. 

Concepts

compare and contrast texts, fictional narratives, venn diagrams, esperanza rising, reader's theater

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Instructional Ideas

• Review the Universal Declaration of Human Rights prior to the assessment 

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson four from the consecutive 12-part Grade 5 ELA Module 1, Unit 3 series
• Make student notes and anchor charts from previous lessons available for the mid-unit assessment 

Pros

• Offers strategies for meeting learners' needs
• Includes sample responses for teacher reference

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.4 RL.5.5 RL.5.6 RL.5.9