3A Written Work Formative Assessment #1

I. Directions: Read the given story. Then, sort the given events from the story into categories as fantasy and reality. Dave’s Beans by Lois Sepahban Dave’s mom made bean soup. She gave him three black beans. “Let’s watch them grow,” said Dave. “Beans need sun and water to grow,” said Dave’s mom. She gave him a jar. First, Dave put a napkin in the jar. Next, he put some water on the napkin. Then, he put the beans on the napkin. Last, he put the lid on the jar. Dave set the jar near a window. The sun warmed the air in the jar. The air warmed the beans. In two days, Dave saw tiny white shoots. “The beans sprouted,” he said. “The shoots will be the beans' roots,” said Dave’s mom. The shoots grew long and green. The next morning, he woke up to a busted jar and a beanstalk out into the sky. Dave climbed the beanstalk and was met by a giant. The giant was planning a party. Dave helped him with invitations and then went home. 1. A beanstalk grows from a black bean.2. Dave put the bean plants by the window to grow.3. Dave climbed the beanstalk and found a giant.4. Dave’s mom made bean soup.5. In two days, Dave saw tiny white shoots.6. A giant is planning a birthday party.7. Dave helped the giant with the invitations.8. The beanstalk was out into the sky. Fantasy Reality Dave climbed the beanstalk and found a giant. A beanstalk grows from a black bean. A giant is planning a birthday party. Dave put the bean plants by the window to grow. Dave helped the giant with the invitations. Dave’s mom made bean soup. The beanstalk was out into the sky. In two days, Dave saw tiny white shoots. II. Directions: Based on the given title and overview of each book, identify if it tells a reality or a fantasy.9. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff“One thing leads to another” has never been more true. A boy gives a mouse a cookie which makes the mouse want a glass of milk which makes him want a straw, then a mirror, and so on until he’s right back where he started with another cookie. fantasy reality 10. Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse RosenthalUni the Unicorn desperately wants to find that most elusive of mythical creatures: a little girl. Everyone keeps telling her that humans don’t exist, but they won’t stop Uni from dreaming. She knows that if she keeps imagining all the wonderful things they could do together, that this magical girl will come to her, and as it turns out, Uni's best friend isn't quite as far away as she thinks! fantasy reality 11. The Amazing Pop Up Geography Book by Kate PettyThis book will give children a different experience in exploring the world. It is packed with information about mountains, volcanoes, continents, countries, and more. Children will love flipping through the pages. The engaging pop-up illustrations include many fascinating facts about the Earth. fantasy reality 12. How to be a World Explorer by Joel LevyThis book will bring readers through landscapes of the Earth, the air, overseas, and underwater. It serves as a guidebook and demonstrates how to survive in the wild by finding food, avoiding diseases, and fighting deadly animals. The illustrations are colorful and fun-filled! fantasy reality 13. Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day GeorgeDragon Slippers centers on a peasant girl named Creel, whose family sacrifices her to a dragon in the hopes that a courageous knight will fight the dragon, marry Creel, and shower them all with riches, but our independent young lady has other ideas, specifically involving a pair of slippers and a political plot that could change her kingdom forever. fantasy reality 14. How Does My Home Work? by Chris ButterworthHow does flipping a switch on the wall make the lights come on? Where does the clean water that flows out of the faucet come from? What is used to keep a home warm? Find out more about the electricity, water, and natural gas that make your homework and how you can do your part to save energy and preserve these resources. fantasy reality 15. The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright by K.L. GoingWhen Frank Lloyd Wright was a baby, his mother dreamed that he would become a great architect. She gave him blocks to play with and he learned that shapes are made up of many other shapes. As he grew up, he loved finding shapes in nature. Wright went on to study architecture and create buildings that were one with the natural world around them. He became known as one of the greatest American architects of all time. fantasy reality 16. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillA witch lives in the forest near the village of Protectorate where, each year, the villagers leave an infant sacrifice to keep her at bay. Little do they know that the witch is actually benevolent and that she feeds the babies starlight and delivers them to new families on the other side of the forest. That is, until she accidentally nurses one of them with moonlight, and must keep the girl in order to control the power within her — if she can. fantasy reality III. Directions: Imagine that you are a writer of a short story. Construct two (2) sentences that signify fantasy and two (2) sentences that signify reality which you would like to include in your story. 17. FANTASY 18. FANTASY 19. REALITY 20. REALITY