Comparing Assessment

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Rummage Sale by Barbara M. Jossee
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My mother is having a rummage sale. She is
selling all my old puzzles that she says I don't
play with. To make room. She is selling my
goldfish bowl because we don't have a goldfish.
To make room. She is selling some books (which I
might want to read), some broken toys (which are
still good for trading), and my set of drums
(which are not too loud). All to make room.
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You know what we are making room for? That
baby.
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If you ask me, and no one does, that baby
is a pain. Everybody spends a lot of time with it
and not so much with me. Everybody thinks that
baby is so great, and nobody notices me. I even
have to share my room with it. My room that used
to have a bunch of puzzles, a goldfish bowl, some
books, some broken toys, and a set of drums.
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I wish I could sell that baby. I'm selling him
at my own rummage sale. He will cost 6.49,
because that's exactly how much a Junior Disguise
Kit costs. And I want a Junior Disguise Kit. It
has a fake nose and glasses. It has a fake
mustache. It has black stuff you can put on your
teeth to look as if you don't have teeth.
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Here comes my first customer. It's a lady, and
she's carrying a purse. That's a good
sign. "What kind?" asks a man, pointing to the
baby. "A boy."
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"Oh, that's too bad," says the man. "I was
looking for a girl. Girls are better, you know.
Softer hair, softer cheeks, smarter." "They are
not," I say. "Brothers are as good as sisters.
Did you ever touch this kid's cheek?" I ask,
touching my brother's cheek to show the man how.
"Soft as anything. And his hair is soft, too. And
this baby is as smart as any girl."
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"Well," says the man, "that may be true, but I'm
looking for a girl. While I'm waiting for my
next customer I touch my brother's cheek again.
He laughs. I tickle it, and he laughs again. I
think he knows who I am. My next customer is a
kid. "Nice baby," he says. "A little wrinkly
though."
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'They're all like that," I tell him. "And this
one's better than most." "Well, he's pretty
neat. Can he do anything?" "Can he do anything?
Of course he can. Watch this." I show the kid the
tickling game.
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Pretty neat, he says. Can he do anything
else? "Sure," I say. "He breathes when you're
asleep. So, if you wake up, you can hear him
breathing and you're not lonely in your
room." "Great!" says the kid. "How much is
he?" Six forty-nine," I say, thinking of the
Junior Disguise Kit.
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"Oh," says the kid. "That's too much. I don't
have 6.49. Will you sell him for 12 cents to a
very good home?" No," I say. "Well, if you
change your mind, let me know," says the kid,
jingling some money in his pocket.
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OK," I say, handing Andy his rattle. Andy
sticks his rattle in his mouth. He keeps doing
that, sticking the rattle in his mouth. One time
he pokes it in his eye by mistake, but most of
the time he gets it in his mouth. That's pretty
good, I think, for a baby. He's got very good aim
and will probably be good at bean-bags when he
grows up a little. I used to have a bean-bag
game, but I traded it for the goldfish bowl
because it wasn't fun to play by myself.
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Next comes another lady. "What do you have for
sale?" she asks. "Andy, my brother," I say.
"Well," she says, "I was looking for an ironing
board. Thank you anyway."
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Can you believe it? That lady wanted an ironing
board when she could have bought Andy! She must
be crazy. An ironing board just stands there.
Andy makes breathing sounds when I'm sleeping. He
plays that tickling game. He already knows me,
which proves that he is very smart. And he's
beginning to practice for bean-bags. That lady
didn't buy Andy, but what if somebody does? I'm
not so sure I want to sell him any more. I
will buy your baby for 6.49," says a voice.
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The voice is my mother's. She is holding
6.49. She is taking me to the toy store. I am
holding Andy, and I have 6.49 in my pocket for
the Junior Disguise Kit.
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There it is. I try on the fake glasses and nose.
I look hysterical. I try on the fake mustache. I
look a hundred years old, at least. I think about
surprising my grandma with black teeth. Next to
the disguise kit is a bean-bag game. The board is
a clown's head with its mouth open, and there are
lots of different colored bean-bags. A kid could
teach a brother how to toss a bean-bag. Then a
kid and her brother could play. And a baby who
was too young to play could even poke around a
little at those colored bags.
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Andy and I pay for our bean-bag game at the
cash register. I think Andy would have been
afraid of me with that mustache on, anyway.
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Terrance cant believe they would really sell a
baby.
Valerie wants mom to have another baby.
Dan is the only boy in a family and he has two
high school sisters.
Denise thinks the story doesnt make sense--at
first!
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My mother is having a rummage sale. She is
selling all my old puzzles that she says I dont
play with. To make room. She is selling my
goldfish bowl because we dont have a goldfish.
To make room. She is selling some books (which I
might want to read), some broken toys (which are
still good for trading), and my set of drums
(which are not too loud). All to make room.

You know what we are
making room for? That baby.
First Response
I think right now that the kid in the story is
mad?
Denise
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My mother is having a rummage sale. She is
selling all my old puzzles that she says I dont
play with. To make room. She is selling my
goldfish bowl because we dont have a goldfish.
To make room. She is selling some books (which I
might want to read), some broken toys (which are
still good for trading), and my set of drums
(which are not too loud). All to make room.

You know what we are
making room for? That baby.
First Response
It looks like her room needs a lot of room to do
something like play or jump or just for fun.
Dan
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My mother is having a rummage sale. She is
selling all my old puzzles that she says I dont
play with. To make room. She is selling my
goldfish bowl because we dont have a goldfish.
To make room. She is selling some books (which I
might want to read), some broken toys (which are
still good for trading), and my set of drums
(which are not too loud). All to make room.

You know what we are
making room for? That baby.
First Response
I dont know what a rummage sale is?
Valerie
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If you ask me, and no one does, that baby is a
pain. Everybody spends a lot of time with it and
not so much with me. Everybody thinks that baby
is so great, and nobody notices me. I even have
to share my room with it. My room that used to
have a bunch of puzzles, a goldfish bowl, some
books, some broken toys, and a set of drums.
Second Response
This doesnt make sense, if everyone thinks that
baby is so great, why would she want to sell the
baby.
Denise
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If you ask me, and no one does, that baby is a
pain. Everybody spends a lot of time with it and
not so much with me. Everybody thinks that baby
is so great, and nobody notices me. I even have
to share my room with it. My room that used to
have a bunch of puzzles, a goldfish bowl, some
books, some broken toys, and a set of drums.
Second Response
I would love to have a baby sister.
Valerie
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I wish I could sell that baby. I'm selling him
at my own rummage sale. He will cost 6.49,
because that's exactly how much a Junior Disguise
Kit costs. And I want a Junior Disguise Kit. It
has a fake nose and glasses. It has a fake
mustache. It has black stuff you can put on your
teeth to look as if you don't have teeth.
Third Response
Shell probably sell the baby.
Dan
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I wish I could sell that baby. I'm selling him
at my own rummage sale. He will cost 6.49,
because that's exactly how much a Junior Disguise
Kit costs. And I want a Junior Disguise Kit. It
has a fake nose and glasses. It has a fake
mustache. It has black stuff you can put on your
teeth to look as if you don't have teeth.
Third Response
Id rather have a baby, than a Disguise Kit.
Valerie
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I wish I could sell that baby. I'm selling him
at my own rummage sale. He will cost 6.49,
because that's exactly how much a Junior Disguise
Kit costs. And I want a Junior Disguise Kit. It
has a fake nose and glasses. It has a fake
mustache. It has black stuff you can put on your
teeth to look as if you don't have teeth.
Third Response
I know how she feels. I doubt she would sell it.
This is sort of easy. She must really want that
Junior Disguise Kit if she wants to sell the baby.
Terrance
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Here comes my first customer. Its a lady, and
shes carrying a purse. Thats a good sign.
"What do you have for sale, honey?" she asks. I
hate to be called honey. "That baby," I say. "And
how much is this widdle beebee?" she asks,
tickling that baby's cheek. I tell
her. Oooooooh," says the lady, "that's too much
for me."
Fourth Response
I think its mean of the girl to try to sell her
baby brother
Valerie
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Here comes my first customer. Its a lady, and
shes carrying a purse. Thats a good sign.
"What do you have for sale, honey?" she asks. I
hate to be called honey. "That baby," I say. "And
how much is this widdle beebee?" she asks,
tickling that baby's cheek. I tell
her. Oooooooh," says the lady, "that's too much
for me."
Fourth Response
She shouldnt sell the baby because its her baby
brother.
Dan
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"What kind?" asks a man, pointing to the
baby. "A boy. "Oh, that's too bad," says the
man. "I was looking for a girl. Girls are better,
you know. Softer hair, softer cheeks,
smarter." "They are not," I say. "Brothers are
as good as sisters. Did you ever touch this kid's
cheek?" I ask, touching my brother's cheek to
show the man how. "Soft as anything. And his hair
is soft, too. And this baby is as smart as any
girl. "Well," says the man, "that may be
true, but I'm looking for a girl."
Fifth Response
I think its good that the people arent buying
the baby.
Valerie
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"What kind?" asks a man, pointing to the
baby. "A boy. "Oh, that's too bad," says the
man. "I was looking for a girl. Girls are better,
you know. Softer hair, softer cheeks,
smarter." "They are not," I say. "Brothers are
as good as sisters. Did you ever touch this kid's
cheek?" I ask, touching my brother's cheek to
show the man how. "Soft as anything. And his hair
is soft, too. And this baby is as smart as any
girl. "Well," says the man, "that may be
true, but I'm looking for a girl."
Fifth Response
I think they're just kidding around they wont
really buy the baby--will they? She really really
wants to sell that baby. This is a nice story
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"What kind?" asks a man, pointing to the
baby. "A boy. "Oh, that's too bad," says the
man. "I was looking for a girl. Girls are better,
you know. Softer hair, softer cheeks,
smarter." "They are not," I say. "Brothers are
as good as sisters. Did you ever touch this kid's
cheek?" I ask, touching my brother's cheek to
show the man how. "Soft as anything. And his hair
is soft, too. And this baby is as smart as any
girl. "Well," says the man, "that may be
true, but I'm looking for a girl."
Fifth Response
Boys are as good as girls.
Dan
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While I'm waiting for my next customer I touch my
brother's cheek again. He laughs. I tickle it,
and he laughs again. I think he knows who I
am. My next customer is a kid. "Nice baby," he
says. "A little wrinkly though. They're all
like that," I tell him. "And this one's better
than most." "Well, he's pretty neat. Can he do
anything?" "Can he do anything? Of course he
can. Watch this." I show the kid the tickling
game.
Sixth Response
I think the girl is starting to like the baby.
Valerie
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While I'm waiting for my next customer I touch my
brother's cheek again. He laughs. I tickle it,
and he laughs again. I think he knows who I
am. My next customer is a kid. "Nice baby," he
says. "A little wrinkly though. They're all
like that," I tell him. "And this one's better
than most." "Well, he's pretty neat. Can he do
anything?" "Can he do anything? Of course he
can. Watch this." I show the kid the tickling
game.
She will change her mind. Shes starting to like
him.
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Pretty neat, he says. Can he do anything
else? "Sure," I say. "He breathes when you're
asleep. So, if you wake up, you can hear him
breathing and you're not lonely in your
room." "Great!" says the kid. "How much is
he?" Six forty-nine," I say, thinking of the
Junior Disguise Kit. "Oh," says the kid. "That's
too much. I don't have 6.49. Will you sell him
for 12 cents to a very good home?" No," I
say. "Well, if you change your mind, let me
know," says the kid, jingling some money in his
pocket.
Im glad the kid doesnt buy the baby.
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Pretty neat, he says. Can he do anything
else? "Sure," I say. "He breathes when you're
asleep. So, if you wake up, you can hear him
breathing and you're not lonely in your
room." "Great!" says the kid. "How much is
he?" Six forty-nine," I say, thinking of the
Junior Disguise Kit. "Oh," says the kid. "That's
too much. I don't have 6.49. Will you sell him
for 12 cents to a very good home?" No," I
say. "Well, if you change your mind, let me
know," says the kid, jingling some money in his
pocket.
If that kids not going to buy the baby then he
shouldnt be asking questions.
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Pretty neat, he says. Can he do anything
else? "Sure," I say. "He breathes when you're
asleep. So, if you wake up, you can hear him
breathing and you're not lonely in your
room." "Great!" says the kid. "How much is
he?" Six forty-nine," I say, thinking of the
Junior Disguise Kit. "Oh," says the kid. "That's
too much. I don't have 6.49. Will you sell him
for 12 cents to a very good home?" No," I
say. "Well, if you change your mind, let me
know," says the kid, jingling some money in his
pocket.
If that boy is that queer he will buy the baby.
I cant believe he would really buy a baby! I
would never buy (or sell) a baby.
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OK," I say, handing Andy his rattle. Andy
sticks his rattle in his mouth. He keeps doing
that, sticking the rattle in his mouth. One time
he pokes it in his eye by mistake, but most of
the time he gets it in his mouth. That's pretty
good, I think, for a baby. He's got very good aim
and will probably be good at bean-bags when he
grows up a little. I used to have a bean-bag
game, but I traded it for the goldfish bowl
because it wasn't fun to play by myself.
He will be smart when he is older. I am feeling
better. At the end she will like him.
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OK," I say, handing Andy his rattle. Andy
sticks his rattle in his mouth. He keeps doing
that, sticking the rattle in his mouth. One time
he pokes it in his eye by mistake, but most of
the time he gets it in his mouth. That's pretty
good, I think, for a baby. He's got very good aim
and will probably be good at bean-bags when he
grows up a little. I used to have a bean-bag
game, but I traded it for the goldfish bowl
because it wasn't fun to play by myself.
The baby might be kind of smart.
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OK," I say, handing Andy his rattle. Andy
sticks his rattle in his mouth. He keeps doing
that, sticking the rattle in his mouth. One time
he pokes it in his eye by mistake, but most of
the time he gets it in his mouth. That's pretty
good, I think, for a baby. He's got very good aim
and will probably be good at bean-bags when he
grows up a little. I used to have a bean-bag
game, but I traded it for the goldfish bowl
because it wasn't fun to play by myself.
I wish I had a baby brother. Id trade a bean bag
game for a fish bowl too.
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OK," I say, handing Andy his rattle. Andy
sticks his rattle in his mouth. He keeps doing
that, sticking the rattle in his mouth. One time
he pokes it in his eye by mistake, but most of
the time he gets it in his mouth. That's pretty
good, I think, for a baby. He's got very good aim
and will probably be good at bean-bags when he
grows up a little. I used to have a bean-bag
game, but I traded it for the goldfish bowl
because it wasn't fun to play by myself.
I think she is starting to like him. And if she
does she wont sell him.
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Next comes another lady. "What do you have for
sale?" she asks. "Andy, my brother," I say.
"Well," she says, "I was looking for an ironing
board. Thank you anyway. Can you believe it?
That lady wanted an ironing board when she could
have bought Andy! She must be crazy. An ironing
board just stands there. Andy makes breathing
sounds when I'm sleeping. He plays that tickling
game. He already knows me, which proves that he
is very smart. And he's beginning to practice for
bean-bags. That lady didn't buy Andy, but what
if somebody does? I'm not so sure I want to sell
him any more.
If she likes the baby then why is she selling it?
The girl shouldnt sell him because hes a living
thing.
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Next comes another lady. "What do you have for
sale?" she asks. "Andy, my brother," I say.
"Well," she says, "I was looking for an ironing
board. Thank you anyway. Can you believe it?
That lady wanted an ironing board when she could
have bought Andy! She must be crazy. An ironing
board just stands there. Andy makes breathing
sounds when I'm sleeping. He plays that tickling
game. He already knows me, which proves that he
is very smart. And he's beginning to practice for
bean-bags. That lady didn't buy Andy, but what
if somebody does? I'm not so sure I want to sell
him any more.
I dont think it was nice when the girl thought
the lady was crazy.
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Next comes another lady. "What do you have for
sale?" she asks. "Andy, my brother," I say.
"Well," she says, "I was looking for an ironing
board. Thank you anyway. Can you believe it?
That lady wanted an ironing board when she could
have bought Andy! She must be crazy. An ironing
board just stands there. Andy makes breathing
sounds when I'm sleeping. He plays that tickling
game. He already knows me, which proves that he
is very smart. And he's beginning to practice for
bean-bags. That lady didn't buy Andy, but what
if somebody does? I'm not so sure I want to sell
him any more.
She sounds like a pretty mean customer.
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I will buy your baby for 6.49," says a voice.
The voice is my mother's. She is holding
6.49. She is taking me to the toy store. I am
holding Andy, and I have 6.49 in my pocket for
the Junior Disguise Kit.
She doesnt want to sell the baby now that she
knows it is valuable.
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I will buy your baby for 6.49," says a voice.
The voice is my mother's. She is holding
6.49. She is taking me to the toy store. I am
holding Andy, and I have 6.49 in my pocket for
the Junior Disguise Kit.
I think the girl likes Andy now.
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I will buy your baby for 6.49," says a voice.
The voice is my mother's. She is holding
6.49. She is taking me to the toy store. I am
holding Andy, and I have 6.49 in my pocket for
the Junior Disguise Kit.
Thank goodness her mother bought it. At least it
wasnt an old mean lady. She is happy she got
what she wanted. And without giving up her baby
brother. She likes Andy now.
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There it is. I try on the fake glasses and nose.
I look hysterical. I try on the fake mustache. I
look a hundred years old, at least. I think about
surprising my grandma with black teeth. Next to
the disguise kit is a bean-bag game. The board is
a clown's head with its mouth open, and there are
lots of different colored bean-bags. A kid could
teach a brother how to toss a bean-bag. Then a
kid and her brother could play. And a baby who
was too young to play could even poke around a
little at those colored bags.
Everyone is happy!
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There it is. I try on the fake glasses and nose.
I look hysterical. I try on the fake mustache. I
look a hundred years old, at least. I think about
surprising my grandma with black teeth. Next to
the disguise kit is a bean-bag game. The board is
a clown's head with its mouth open, and there are
lots of different colored bean-bags. A kid could
teach a brother how to toss a bean-bag. Then a
kid and her brother could play. And a baby who
was too young to play could even poke around a
little at those colored bags.
I think the girl would look hysterical with just
the black teeth.
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Andy and I pay for our bean-bag game at the cash
register. I think Andy would have been afraid of
me with that mustache on, anyway.
I had trouble with the first part but then it was
easy.
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Andy and I pay for our bean-bag game at the cash
register. I think Andy would have been afraid of
me with that mustache on, anyway.
I think the girl is going to play the bean bag
game with her baby brother.
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Strategy AssessmentFirst Student
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Strategy AssessmentFirst Student
I am think write now that the kid in the story is
mad?
A sentence in this story doesnt make sense, when
he says Everyone thinks that baby so great. I
dont think she would want to sell the baby.
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Strategy AssessmentFirst Student
Im thinking he would want the baby or just a
baby and then she says not for sale and likes him.
Write now nothing is distracting me because Im
pushing everything out.
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Strategy AssessmentFirst Student
I was wrong but she will change her mind. Shes
starting to like him.
He will be smart when he is older. I am feeling
better. At then end she will like him.
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Strategy AssessmentFirst Student
She doesnt want to sell the baby now that she
knows it is valuable.
She is forgetting about the baby and thinking
about the kit.
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Strategy AssessmentFirst Student
Everyone is happy.
I had trouble with the first part but then it was
easy.
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Strategy AssessmentSecond Student
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Strategy AssessmentSecond Student
It looks like her room needs a lot of room to do
something like play or jump or just for fun.
She probably needs room for new toys or to play
with her friends.
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Strategy AssessmentSecond Student
Shell probably sell the baby.
She shouldnt sell the baby because its her baby
brother.
Boys are as good as girls.
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Strategy AssessmentSecond Student
He shouldnt get the boy because they are as good
as girls.
If that kids not going to buy the baby then he
shouldnt be asking questions.
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Strategy AssessmentSecond Student
He should do something else
He might have a good home but will he the him
right?
The baby might be kind of smart
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Strategy AssessmentSecond Student
If she likes the baby then why is she selling it?
The girl shouldnt sell him because hes a living
thing
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Strategy Assessment Third Student
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Strategy Assessment Third Student
I dont know what a rummage sale is.
I would love to have a baby sister.
Id rather have a baby, than a Disguise Kit.
65

Strategy Assessment Third Student
I think its mean of the girl to try to sell her
baby brother.
I think its good that the people arent buying
the baby.
66

Strategy Assessment Third Student
I think the girl is starting to like the baby.
I think the girl thinks the Kit is better, now.
Im glad the kid doesnt buy the baby.
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Strategy Assessment Third Student
I wish I had a baby brother.
Id trade a bean bag game for a fish bowl, too.
I dont think it was nice when the girl thought
the lady was crazy.
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Strategy Assessment Third Student
I think the girl likes Andy now.
I think the girl would look hysterical with just
the black teeth.
I think the girl is going to buy the bean bag
game.
I think the girl is going to play the bean bag
game with her baby brother.
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Strategy Assessment Fourth Student
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Strategy Assessment Fourth Student
Im reading through the story and I know how she
feels. I doubt she would sell it. This is sort of
easy. She must really want that Junior Disguise
Kit if she wants to sell the baby.
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Strategy Assessment Fourth Student
I think they're just kidding around they wont
really buy the baby (will they?) She really
really wants to sell that baby. This is nice
story.
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Strategy Assessment Fourth Student
If that boy is that queer he will buy the baby. I
cant believe he would really buy a baby! I would
never buy (or sell) a baby.
73

Strategy Assessment Fourth Student
I think shes starting to like him. And if she
does she wont sell him. She sounds like a pretty
mean customer. If she is saying he is pretty
small why would she want to give him up.
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Strategy Assessment Fourth Student
Thank goodness her mother bought it. At least it
wasnt an old mean lady. She sure is happy she
got what she wanted. And without giving up her
baby brother. I think shes likes Andy now.