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New technology is changing the way canine helpers communicate.

Sky, a border collie, activates a FIDO project vest.

Service dogs can be trained to do many things, such as detect life-threatening allergens or fetch help in a medical emergency. The FIDO project hopes to use technology to help these dogs communicate with humans more efficiently.

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Key Ideas and DetailsRead for Detail (RI.1, RI.2, RI.3)

● Q1, Q4

Craft and StructureDefine Words and Phrases, Identify Author’s Purpose (RI.4, RI.5, RI.6)

● Q2, Q5

Integration of Knowledge and IdeasIdentify Claims and Evidence, Integrate Infor-mation (RI.7, RI.8, RI.9)

● Q3, Q6

WritingNarrative Writing (W.3)

● Q7

Question Distribution by Standard

Identify Claims and Evidence Mini-Lesson (RI.8)

Writers often use quotes to support the claims they make in their writing, but quotes can be challenging for students to pull valuable meaning from. Before focusing on quotes, students must have a firm understanding of a text’s main ideas. You may want to ask students to identify the speaker of each quote by labeling pronouns in the dialogue tags. Then have them analyze quotes by isolating them from the text. Have them read an isolated quote and rephrase it. Make sure they identify the speaker when they rephrase it. Students can then go back to the text and read the sentences before and after the quote to see what ideas the quote supports. Alternate Question Stems

● Which person quoted in the text believes [insert question]?

● Which quote supports the idea that [insert question]?

● How does [quote] add to your understanding of the text?

1. B

2. A

3. A

4. D

5. C

6. D

7. Answers will vary. See page 4.

Cover Quiz Answer Key

1. Read for Detail (RI.3.1; RI.4.1)The FIDO project hopes to teach dogs to communicate by

A. teaching them to nudge people for help. B. teaching them to activate sensors to communicate messages. C. teaching them how to speak some words. D. teaching them to bark only in emergencies.

DISTRACTOR ANALYSIS

A. This is one way dogs communicate without the FIDO vests. B. Correct answer: The FIDO project uses vests with sensors that dogs can activate. C. There is no evidence in the text to suggest this. D. There is no evidence in the text to suggest this.

2. Identify Author’s Purpose (RI.3.6, RI.4.6)Why does the author start the article with an imagined situation?

A. to give an example of how the the FIDO vest is useful B. to show how strange dogs can be C. to explain how easy it is to train a dogD. to make the reader laugh

DISTRACTOR ANALYSIS

A. Correct answer: The situation involves a dog using a vest to communicate with you. B. The narrative of the situation includes the adjective strange, to mean a dog you don’t know. C. This detail is mentioned in the section “New Tricks.” D. This is not a comical situation.

3. Identify Claims and Evidence (RI.3.8; RI.4.8)Which statement would Melody Jackson probably agree with?

A. Technology can help save lives.B. Dogs are the smartest animals alive. C. Fido is a good name for a dog.D. Dogs are man’s best friend.

DISTRACTOR ANALYSIS

A. Correct answer: Two of her quotes in the section “New Tricks” mention technology as being powerful in helping humans.

B. While Jackson says she is able to train many different types of dogs, she does not compare them to other animals.

C. There is no evidence in the text to suggest this. D. There is no evidence in the text to suggest this.

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4. Read for Detail (RI.3.1; RI.4.1)Which is true about the FIDO vests?

A. Many service dogs are using them now.B. They can help reduce anxiety.C. They can detect life-threatening allergens. D. Dogs can be quickly trained to use them.

DISTRACTOR ANALYSIS

A. Jackson is currently in talks with companies to make the vests: they’re not available yet. B. Dogs can reduce anxiety, but there is no evidence to suggest the vests can.C. Dogs can detect allergens, but there is no evidence to suggest the vests can.D. Correct answer: All types of dogs tested were able to be trained in 27 minutes or less.

5. Define Words and Phrases (RI.3.4, RI.4.4)Based on the text, a proximity sensor likely detects

A. touch. B. pressure or a bite.C. movement nearby.D. sound.

DISTRACTOR ANALYSIS

A. Touch sensors are activated by a tap of a dog’s nose.B. Other sensors are activated by bite. C. Correct answer: The proximity sensor is activated by a movement of a dog’s snout. D. There is no evidence to suggest this.

6. Integrate Information (RI.3.9; RI.4.9)How does the sidebar connect to the article’s main idea?

A. It gives another example of how technology can help people. B. It illustrates the story at the beginning of the article. C. It shows how a dog can be trained to use a FIDO vest. D. It shows a dog helping a person.

DISTRACTOR ANALYSIS

A. The dog in the sidebar is not using technology. B. There is no connection between the sidebar and the situation described at the beginning of the article. C. The dog in the sidebar is wearing a vest, but there is no evidence to suggest it is a FIDO vest. D. Correct answer: The dog in the sidebar helps manage stress for hospital workers.

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7. Narrative Writing (W.3.3; W.4.3)Write a narrative from the point of view of a service dog who uses a FIDO vest. Describe an incident in which you have to help your owner. Response will vary, but must:

• Be from the point of view of a service dog. • Include details about using a vest with technology. • Include an incident in which the narrator helps a person.

4Exceeds

Expectations

3Meets

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2Approaching Expectations

1Below

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Open-Ended Grading RubricResponse effectively answers all parts of the question. Response is clear and organized into paragraphs. Response provides a developed explanation and text evidence.

Response mostly answers the question and stays on task.Response is clear and mostly organized. Response is developed and provides an explanation or relevant evidence.

Response answers part, but not all of, the question or may get off task. Response is clear but may not be fully organized.Response may have a partial explanation but no evidence is provided.

Response is minimally aligned to the task. Response is somewhat clear but is not organized. Response has little reasoning or evidence.

Response is not appropriate to the task. Response is unclear and has no organization.Response has no reasoning or evidence.

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