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Student Instructions
1. Read each part of the passage aloud when prompted. 2. Answer the three short questions on the next pages. 3. Write a paragraph to show what you learned. 4. Record a short video to share a favorite detail. 5. Complete the quick poll about how you feel about your reading.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
This activity uses a short historical first-person passage to practice reading fluency and comprehension. Students read three short sections aloud (automatic fluency scoring available) and answer three auto-graded questions that check understanding of characters, setting, and details. Two open-ended tasks let students explain their thinking in writing and share a short video response. For fluency: Seesaw will provide automatic scoring for the reading recordings. Teachers should listen to recordings to verify accuracy and note pronunciation or expression issues. For the open-ended Paragraph question, a high-quality answer names a clear main idea (for example: Minna likes the creek and feels at home), includes two supporting details from the text (such as the workshop and Christmas), and uses complete sentences. For the video response, a strong response shows the student describing one favorite scene or detail, explains why it matters to Minna, and speaks clearly for 30–60 seconds. Teachers can grade open responses simply (correct/incorrect) based on whether the student uses text details and gives a clear, relevant explanation.
