Shoes Overboard by Sharlene P. Nelson

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Shoes Overboard!by Sharlene P. Nelson
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• 30 According to the selection, what happens when
  objects float in the ocean?
• A. They float to South America.
• B. They get wet and sink to the bottom of the
  ocean.
• C. They follow the currents in the ocean.
• D. They become lost and are never found.

IA17 Make connections (cause and effect) within
a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)
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31 Explain two ways that the map and chart help
you understand the selection. Include information
from the map and chart in your answer. ___________
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IA15 Demonstrate understanding of text features
(titles, headings and other information
divisions, table of contents, indexes,
glossaries, prefaces, appendices, captions) and
graphic features (Reading GLE 2.2.2)
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• Text-based information may include, but are not
  limited to
• Shows where the shoes spilled
• Shows computer model prediction of location of
  the shoes
• The predictions were mostly correct
• Shows actual location where shoes were found
• Shows how far east and north the shoes
  traveled/shows the directions the shoes traveled
• Shows the current flows in the North Pacific

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31 Explain two ways that the map and chart help
you understand the selection. Include information
from the map and chart in your answer.
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(A) where the shoes were dropped. (E) how they
traveled to the places marked with s.
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31 Explain two ways that the map and chart help
you understand the selection. Include information
from the map and chart in your answer.
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(F) shows the directions the currents travel
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31 Explain two ways that the map and chart help
you understand the selection. Include information
from the map and chart in your answer.
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(E) to see how far the shoes carried.
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31 Explain two ways that the map and chart help
you understand the selection. Include information
from the map and chart in your answer.
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The student response earns zero points. The
response includes no text-based details.
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• 32 Based on the selection, what assumption can be
  made about using computers to predict current
  patterns?
• A. Computer models rarely predict current
  movements.
• B. Computer models fail to predict the path of
  drifting objects.
• C. Computer models precisely predict the
  location of drifting objects.
• D. Computer models have limited ability to
  predict current movements.

IC13 Make inferences or predictions based on the
reading (Reading GLE 2.1.5)
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• 33 What is the meaning of the word whirlpool in
  paragraph 15?
• A. Incoming water
• B. Receding water
• C. Swirling water
• D. Muddy water

IC14 Interpret vocabulary critical to the
meaning of the text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)
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34 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? Dr. Ingrahams
computer model accurately predicted where shoes
would be found. Provide two details from the
selection to support your answer. ________________
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IT19 Evaluate reasoning and ideas/themes related
to the text (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)
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• Text-based details include, but are not limited
  to, the following
• Yes/No
• The model shows where an object is going in the
  ocean/shows the path.
• The model simulates/matches the oceans currents,
  winds.
• Shoe information continues to arrive which
  improves the model.
• Shoes were found at Vancouver Island.
• Shoes were found at Hawaii.
• Shoes were found at Oregon.
• Shoes were found at Queen Charlotte Island.
• Only a little scattering was predicted/shoes were
  scattered over a large area.
• Shoes were found from California to British
  Columbia/Washington State.
• The model predicted shoes would land at Prince
  William Sound but landed seventy miles away.
• No reports from Taiwan/Asia
• The gyre changes throughout the year.
• Smaller currents spin off at different places.

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34 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? Dr. Ingrahams
computer model accurately predicted where shoes
would be found. Provide two details from the
selection to support your answer.
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(B) his model can accurately predict ocean
currents and the shoes follow the currents. (C)
if info keeps arriving at Ebbesmeyers office,
his model will continue to gain accuracy.
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34 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? Dr. Ingrahams
computer model accurately predicted where shoes
would be found. Provide two details from the
selection to support your answer.
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(I) The shoes were found scatterred from
California to nothern British Columbia.
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34 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that
may be drawn from the selection? Dr. Ingrahams
computer model accurately predicted where shoes
would be found. Provide two details from the
selection to support your answer.
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The student response earns zero points. The
response contains no text-based details.
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• 35 What is the authors purpose for writing this
  selection?
• A. To persuade people to increase safety
  standards on ships
• B. To entertain the readers with an amusing
  story about lost shoes
• C. To explain to the reader how storms can
  cause environmental disasters
• D. To inform the readers that lost cargo helps
  scientists understand currents

IT18 Analyze authors purpose (including
distinguishing between fact and opinion) and
evaluate effectiveness for different
audiences (Reading GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)