Lesson 5: Reading Authors

Progress Evaluation

You should now complete the lesson 5 progress evaluation. Be sure to reread the general requirements for progress evaluations from the overview.

Instructor-evaluated; 25 points total

Write (10 points)

Complete the writing assignment for the unit on either Phyllis Naylor or Avi. Notice that there are some additional instructions below to make the assignment in the Daybook clearer.

1. Phyllis Naylor (page 78): Write a paragraph comparing Phyllis Naylor’s writing style in Beetles, Lightly Toasted with her writing style in the excerpt in the Daybook from Shiloh. Use your chart on page 77 to examine Naylor’s word choice, dialogue, description, and tone in the two selections.

   Be sure to deal with all four elements (word choice, dialogue, description, and tone) and clearly state differences between the two stories. Identify specific words in each story that created the style and describe how the different styles created different emotions. Write in paragraph form and adhere to the conventions of written language, using correct spelling and punctuation.

OR

2. Avi (page 140): Choose one paragraph from the passage from The Blue Heron and identify it by page number and paragraph number. Try rewriting the paragraph in your own style. When you are finished, write another paragraph that compares your paragraph to the one by Avi.

   Present a clearly written paragraph with an identifiable style that is consistent throughout the entire paragraph. Work on sentence length, descriptions, images, and word choice. Include a paragraph comparing your style and the author’s style. State at least one difference, although you can state more. Write in paragraph form and adhere to the conventions of written language, using correct spelling and punctuation.

Your work will be evaluated by an instructor, using a scoring guide.

Scoring Guide

Scoring Criteria

Multiple-Choice Questions (15 points)

15 questions, 1 point each

Choose the one best answer.

1. In the following sentence, what is the action verb?

   Mac drove the convertible to Mr. Marchbanks’ house yesterday.

   1. Mac
   2. drove
   3. Mr. Marchbanks’
   4. yesterday

2. In the following sentence, what kind of verb is the word “was”?

   I was a student before I became a teacher.

   1. action
   2. linking
   3. possessive
   4. helping

3. What is the tense of the following sentence?

   Fantasia sang in the last act of the play.

   1. past
   2. present
   3. future
   4. past participle

4. What is the past participle of the verb “throw”?

   1. threw
   2. throwed
   3. throwing
   4. thrown

5. What is the past tense of the verb “freeze”?

   1. have freezed
   2. have frozen
   3. freezed
   4. froze

6. Which sentence uses a helping verb?

   1. The boy is going to the game.
   2. The dog and cat fought in the street.
   3. The young woman is a rising star.
   4. Our car broke down on the highway.

7. Which sentence uses a linking verb?

   1. The boy is going to the game.
   2. The dog and cat fought in the street.
   3. The young woman is a rising star.
   4. Our car broke down on the highway.

8. Which of the following would be found at the beginning (exposition) of a novel?

   1. climax
   2. setting
   3. resolution
   4. falling action

9. What do you call the high point of the action of the book?

   1. climax
   2. setting
   3. resolution
   4. falling action

10. What is a protagonist?

    1. the part of the book where the conflict is resolved
    2. the point of view in a novel
    3. an element of literature that allows the reader to predict what will happen next
    4. the main character in a novel

11. What is the term that describes who is telling the story?

    1. mood
    2. tone
    3. point of view
    4. foreshadowing

12. What is the term that means hinting at something that is to come?

    1. mood
    2. tone
    3. point of view
    4. foreshadowing

13. What is the main problem that occurs in a novel?

    1. conflict
    2. resolution
    3. foreshadowing
    4. prologue

14. What is the main idea or underlying meaning of a story called?

    1. tone
    2. prequel
    3. theme
    4. resolution

15. What will you usually find at the end of a fiction novel?

    1. resolution
    2. foreshadowing
    3. rising action
    4. character development

Note: Progress evaluations must be submitted in sequence, and you cannot submit more than three progress evaluations in a seven-day period.