The Fastest Kid on Albert Street

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1 The Fastest Kid on Albert Street by Melanie Rook Welling I m the fastest kid on Albert Street! yelled Matt. Oh, really? said Kelsey. You think so? It was Saturday afternoon. Matt and Kelsey were chasing each other around Kelsey s big backyard. Talia and John watched them from up in the cherry tree. Let s have a race, said Talia, swinging from a branch. Yeah, a race! the others agreed. Matt dragged a broom out of the shed. This is the starting line, he said. The cherry tree can be the finish line. Whoever gets there first wins. Kelsey, Matt, Talia, and John lined up by the broom. Ready, set, GO! yelled Kelsey. They all ran as fast as they could. Matt reached the tree first. I win! I m the fastest! he shouted. Talia said, Maybe at forward running, but I bet I m faster at backward running. Prove it, said Kelsey. Everybody back to the broom. Talia was faster than Matt at racing backward, but John was even faster. I m the fastest backward-running kid on Albert Street! John shouted as he passed the tree first. Kelsey had the next idea. I can hop on one leg faster than the rest of you. They all lined up at the broom again. Page 12 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 32

2 Ready, set, HOP! Kelsey was fast. She was faster than Matt. She was faster than John. She was not faster than Talia. I win! cried Talia as she hopped past the tree and fell, landing in a heap by the fence. Kelsey ran over and helped her up. You re a fast hopper, Talia. Matt s a fast forward runner, and John is fast backward. Kelsey sighed. I used to be fast, she said. I even won the obstacle course at the Sports Fair last summer. We ll have one more race, then, said Talia. An obstacle course. They looked around the backyard for ideas. First, we ll run to the picnic table and climb over it, said Matt. Next, we ll run backward to the lawn chairs and crawl under them, said John. Then, we ll hop on one foot to the jungle gym and swing across the monkey bars, said Talia. After that, back to the cherry tree, said Kelsey, nodding. The kids from Albert Street lined up by the broom one last time. Ready, set, GO! Kelsey set off, and all the speed of last summer came back to her. She beat John over the picnic table. She inched ahead of Talia under the lawn chairs. She beat Matt to the monkey bars, swung as fast as she could, and sprinted to the cherry tree. I win! she cried. Kelsey s dad came out of the house. What s all the racket? We were racing to see who s the fastest kid on Albert Street, said Matt. So who is the fastest? asked Kelsey s dad. Kelsey, Matt, Talia, and John looked at each other and grinned. They all yelled together, ME! The Fastest Kid on Albert Street, by Melanie Rook Welling. Copyright 2007 by Highlights for Children, Inc., Columbus, Ohio. Reprinted with permission. Page 13 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 33

3 TheFastestKidonAlbertStreet SamplerItem6 Standard:5Logic SPI: Determinesequenceofeventsintext. CCSS: RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referringexplicitlytothetextasthebasisfortheanswers. DOK:1 This item aligns to standard RL.3.1, as it requires the student to read a piece of literature and to provide a sequence of events from the text to demonstrate understanding. This item is best classified as a DOK level 1. It requires basic comprehension of the text.thestudentrefersexplicitlytothetextinordertoprovideasequenceofevents. 40

4 The Fastest Kid on Albert Street Item 6 Using information from the story, give four obstacle course events in the order they take place. Include what happens in each event in your answer. Page 15 REVIEW YOUR WORK IF YOU HAVE TIME. 41

5 Sample Response: Text-based explanations identifying and describing the obstacle course events in the correct order may include, but are not limited to: Run to the picnic table and climb over it. Run backward to the lawn chairs and crawl under them. Hop on one foot to the jungle gym and swing across the monkey bars. Run back to the cherry tree. Score Points: 4 points The response indicates complete understanding of the task. The student identifies four obstacle events in the correct order. 3 points The response indicates nearly complete understanding of the task. The student identifies three obstacle events in the correct order. 2 points The response indicates partial understanding of the task. The student identifies two obstacle events in the correct order. OR The student identifies four obstacle events, but in an incorrect order. 1 point The response indicates minimal understanding of the task. The student identifies one or two of the obstacle events. 0 points The response is inaccurate. OR The response is unable to score. A. Blank or Refusal B. Insufficient to score or illegible C. Off-Topic D. Predominantly in another language Note: For two events to be considered in order, there may be gaps (skipped events) but no incorrect or out-of-sequence events between them. 42

6 Response#1 ScorePoint:0 This response exhibits an incorrect understanding of the task. Although the student summarizes the story by naming the winners of each earlier race, none of the individualeventsfromtheobstaclecoursearenamed. 43

7 Response#2 ScorePoint:1 Thisresponseexhibitsaninadequateunderstandingofthetask.While forwardrun Backwards run one leg run are elements of the obstacle course events, they also duplicate the first series of races. The addition of Picknick table demonstrates a minimalunderstandingofthetaskbyprovidingoneoftheobstaclesintheobstacle course,butitspositionaslastinthelistprovidesfurtherevidencethatthisstudentis namingtheracesinorder,ratherthanofferingobstaclecourseevents.toreceivea higher score, the response would require additional information identifying these racesasobstaclecourseevents. 44

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9 Response#3 ScorePoint:2 This response exhibits a limited understanding of the task. The student provides a detailed account of the races runprior to the obstaclecourse race, but names only twooftheobstaclecourseevents( picnictable and lawnchairs ).However,these arelistedinthecorrectorder,demonstratingalimitedunderstandingofthetask. 46

10 Response#4 ScorePoint:3 This response exhibits a nearly complete understanding of the task. The student provides an accurate list of three obstacles in the correct sequence ( picnic table, lawnchairs, and junglegym ),butstopsshortofidentifyingafourthevent. 47

11 Response#5 ScorePoint:4 Thisresponseexhibitsacompleteunderstandingofthetask.Thestudentdescribes four obstacle course events in the correct sequence ( picnic table, lawn chairs, junglegym, and cherrytree ). 48