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progress monitoringDIBELS DIBELS is a registered trademark of Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. Visit our website at www.dibels.org. Revised 5/17/10 DIBELS® Next Administration Directions and Scoring Keys Daze/Level 3 Progress Monitoring Roland H. Good III Ruth A. Kaminski with: Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen, Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. ® Copyright 2011 Dynamic Measurement Group All rights reserved ©2011 All rights reserved ® Daze G3/Progress Monitoring Directions: Make sure you have reviewed the scoring rules in the DIBELS Assessment Manual and have them available. Say these specific directions to the students: 1. Before handing out the worksheets, say I am going to give you a worksheet. When you get your worksheet, please write your name at the top and put your pencil down. Hand out the Daze student worksheets. Make sure each student has the appropriate worksheet. When all of the students are ready, say You are going to read a story with some missing words. For each missing word there will be a box with three words. Circle the word that makes the most sense in the story. Look at Practice 1. Listen. After playing in the dirt, Sam went (pause) home, summer, was (pause) to wash her hands. You should circle the word “home” because “home” makes the most sense in the story. Listen. After playing in the dirt, Sam went home to wash her hands. Now it is your turn. Read Practice 2 silently. When you come to a box, read all the words in the box and circle the word that makes the most sense in the story. When you are done, put your pencil down. Allow up to 30 seconds for students to complete the example and put their pencils down. If necessary, after 30 seconds say Put your pencil down. 2. As soon as all students have their pencils down, say Listen. On her way home, she (pause) chair, sleep, saw (pause) an ice cream truck. You should have circled “saw” because “saw” makes the most sense in the story. Listen. On her way home, she saw an ice cream truck. When I say “begin,” turn the page over and start reading the story silently. When you come to a box, read all the words in the box and circle the word that makes the most sense in the story. Ready? Begin. Start your stopwatch after you say “begin.” 3. Monitor students to ensure they are reading and circling the words. Use the reminders as needed. 4. At the end of 3 minutes, stop your stopwatch and say Stop. Put your pencil down. Collect all of the Daze worksheet packets. Timing 3 minutes. Start your stopwatch after you say “begin.” Reminders If the student starts reading the passage out loud, say Remember to read the story silently. (Repeat as often as needed.) If the student is not working on the task, say Remember to circle the word in each box that makes the most sense in the story. (Repeat as often as needed.) If the \ student asks you to provide a word for them or, in general, for help with the task, say Just do your best. (Repeat as often as needed.) G3/Directions ©2011 All rights reserved Race Car Driver A checkered flag waves.A line of cars takes off.It's the Indianapolis Five Hundred,one 1 of the most famous car races in the world.Many people dream of driving one of the sleek ,fast 4 cars around the track.It's a dream that comes true for only a few people,but some find great 6 success at the Indy Five Hundred. One of these people is Bobby Unser.7 Bobby began racing in his home state of New Mexico as soon as he learned to drive.9 He soon was bringing home trophy after trophy in local races,but he longed to win the Indy 11 Five Hundred.He got one step closer to his dream when he started racing cars at the track in 14 Indianapolis.It took six years of attempts ,but he finally won the Indianapolis Five Hundred!He 15 went on to win the Indy Five Hundred three times in all.Between those races,he competed in 18 and won many smaller races.18 Bobby became very popular with the public.Toy companies made small race cars and 20 other toys with his name on them.Children loved imitating their racing hero with these toys .23 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 1 G3/Progress Monitoring 1 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved Thousands of fans loved Bobby and cheered for him when he raced.24 However,Bobby wasn't the only one from his family who loved racing.His father and two 26 uncles all drove race cars.Bobby's brother,Al Unser,also raced in the Indy Five Hundred and 28 won the race four times in all.Al Unser's son has even won twice!Bobby's two other 31 brothers did some racing,and Bobby's sons also have raced.In addition,his daughter is now a race 33 car driver.She is the first girl in the family to race .Over the years,their family has driven 36 in over a hundred races and won thirty-seven times!That is a lot of races for one family.38 Today,Bobby is thankful for his many years of success and happiness racing cars.He 40 stopped racing years ago ,but he stays busy working,flying his airplane ,and spending time with 42 family and friends .Even though he doesn't race anymore,he certainly hasn't slowed down!44 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 1 G3/Progress Monitoring 1 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved A Jazz Composer In the nineteen twenties,a young boy heard some exciting new music on the radio.He had never heard anything like it,and from that moment he was hooked.The boy's name was Charles 2 Mingus,and the music he heard was big band jazz.Charles would grow up to be a great 4 jazz composer .5 Charles was born in Arizona and grew up in California.When he was a very young 7 boy,he spent many hours at his church listening to traditional gospel music.He was eight years 9 old when he first heard jazz music on the radio.The loud sounds of the trumpets thrilled him.He 11 began listening to the radio more often,always trying to find more of that music .A couple of 14 years later,he got a trombone.He chose that instrument because he had seen one at church and he 16 thought it sounded like a trumpet.17 He started practicing right away,but the trombone was not a good match for him and he 19 never learned to play it very well. Eventually ,he stopped taking lessons.His father later 22 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 2 G3/Progress Monitoring 2 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved traded the trombone for a cello,an instrument with strings that is played with a bow .This was 24 a much better match for Charles.His teachers were impressed by his talent.25 Years later ,Charles switched instruments again,this time trading his cello for a bass.The 27 bass is similar to the cello,but it is much bigger.Charles practiced by playing along with 29 the radio .After only three days,he played his new instrument in a concert!31 When Charles was a teenager ,he started writing his own music.He would play these new 33 songs when he performed .Pretty soon,famous bands were playing his music too!Even though 35 Charles wanted to make a living as a musician,he needed to earn more money.As a young 38 man,he moved to New York City to work for the Postal Service.39 This turned out to be a good move for him.Many of the greatest jazz musicians of 41 the time lived in New York,and Charles met them all.Soon he was playing concerts with them 43 and writing more music.He went on to become one of the most important jazz composers of our 45 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 2 G3/Progress Monitoring 2 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved time.The music styles of his childhood,gospel and big band jazz,often came together in his 47 music. Years later,his music still sounds fresh.48 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 2 G3/Progress Monitoring 2 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved Long Key State Park Schools of colorful fish swim through sparkling blue water next to smooth,white beaches.A bright green lizard darts up the trunk of a tree.Tall,pink birds with long legs search for tasty 2 shrimp.These colorful sights are just a few of the things visitors can see at Long Key State Park 4 in Florida.This tropical island is a great place to walk ,canoe,swim,and fish.It is also a great 7 place to just lie on the beach under the warm Florida sun!8 The park offers three choices of nature trails.The Golden Orb Trail is named for a kind 10 of spider that lives in the area.The trail takes visitors on an easy walk along the beach .It also 13 passes through a swampy thicket and tropical woods.It is interesting to see the different 15 kinds of plants that grow in each area.There is a tall tower at the end of the trail .It gives 18 visitors a bird's-eye view of the beach and ocean.19 Bird lovers will enjoy walking on the Layton Trail.It leads to a point where many tropical 21 birds come to hunt in the shallow water .A flock of bright pink flamingos catching tiny 24 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 3 G3/Progress Monitoring 3 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved shrimp is an exciting sight!24 The third trail is not for walking,though.It is for canoes.Visitors can rent a 26 canoe and paddle it through the shallow,clear ponds that lie behind the beach.Many 29 tropical plants,birds,fish,and other animals live in the water.This trail is a great way to get a 31 close look at them.32 The park offers other things to do besides hiking.The beautiful beaches and sparkling water 34 invite visitors to play in the ocean waves.Many visitors try their hand at fishing.There are 36 places for picnics,as well.37 Some people like to camp at the park.Each campsite has a view of the ocean.After a full 39 day of fun in the sun,campers can enjoy a quiet evening with the breeze blowing across the 42 water.They go to sleep to the sound of the waves on the beach .Those who wake up early can 44 watch the sun come up over the ocean .Visitors might stay the night or just come for the day,47 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 3 G3/Progress Monitoring 3 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved but they will all leave with great memories of their time at Long Key State Park.49 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 3 G3/Progress Monitoring 3 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved A New Idea Have you ever looked at a tool you use and thought of a way you could improve it?Such a thing happened to Maggie.One day,Maggie was doing her math homework when the lead broke on 2 her pencil ,so she stopped what she was doing and went to the pencil sharpener.A few 5 minutes later,she went back to the math problem,but she could not recall where she was in the 7 solution.She had to start over from the beginning.That gave her an idea .She thought 9 pencils should have a built -in sharpener.Maggie concentrated on her homework until it was 11 complete,but she could not stop thinking about her idea.12 That night at dinner,Maggie told her dad about her idea .Dad encouraged Maggie to think 14 more about her idea by making a drawing of what the pencil would look like.Maggie got a 16 notebook and began making sketches.She drew many designs,but the one she liked best looked 18 like a regular pencil.It had a removable top that held an eraser and a sharpener.20 That weekend ,Maggie showed her drawing to her dad .Together,they used pencils and 22 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 4 G3/Progress Monitoring 4 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved other materials to make a working model of Maggie's sharpening pencil.They tried many times 24 and used a lot of pencils.At last,they had a functioning model.Maggie tried it on her homework 27 the next week.It really worked!When her pencil broke,Maggie had what she needed to sharpen 29 it.When she made a mistake ,she had what she needed to erase it.31 Maggie loved her new pencil.And when her friends saw it,they all wanted sharpening 33 pencils,too.Maggie showed them how they could make their own.She wondered if there were 35 other things she could improve.She started to look for them.One night,as she got up from 37 bed to get a drink of water,she thought how nice it would be if instead of putting on her 40 slippers and then turning on the light,she could have her slippers automatically light up when she 42 put them on.Maggie was excited to think she might have another great invention.44 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 4 G3/Progress Monitoring 4 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved The Nurse Jason and his mother were in the waiting room of the doctor's office.He leaned on his mother's arm and asked why he had to see the doctor .Mom stroked Jason's forehead with her fingers .3 “Because you are sick and we need to get some medicine for you.” Suddenly ,someone called his 5 name.A man in white pants and a white smock was waiting for them at the doorway.7 “I hear you're not feeling too well today,”the man said.“Let's see if we can 9 fix you up!”He showed Jason out of the lobby and asked him to step on a scale .He wrote 12 down Jason's weight and then he measured his height.Then the man in the white pants and white 14 smock recorded that number,too.15 “Why did you need to measure and weigh me?”asked Jason.16 “ Because we want to make sure that you are a healthy weight,and to see how 19 much you've grown recently,”the man explained .“Your weight also helps us decide how much 21 medicine to give you.”The man led Jason and his mom to a small room and took Jason's 23 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 5 G3/Progress Monitoring 5 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved temperature while he told them how all this information helps the doctor decide how to treat the 25 illness.25 Jason was surprised.“I thought you were the doctor !”27 The man chuckled,“No,I'm Nurse Doug.I assist the doctor.”28 Jason was thoughtful for a moment .“All you do is measure people and take their 30 temperature?”30 Nurse Doug shook his head.“ No ,I do lots of other things.For example ,I can clean and 32 bandage bad cuts ,measure blood pressure,or take out stitches .I can also take a sample of your 34 blood or give you a shot.”35 Jason's eyes grew wide.“Don't worry,”Nurse Doug laughed and said ,“you probably 37 don't need a shot today .”Nurse Doug showed Jason some of the equipment he used in his job and 39 explained the purpose of each item.Jason thought it was all very interesting.41 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 5 G3/Progress Monitoring 5 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved When the doctor finally entered,she looked in Jason's throat and peered gently into his 43 ears.She tapped on his chest with her fingers and listened to his heart .During the examination,45 she asked him about school ,his favorite subject and his favorite sports .When she asked him what 47 he wanted to be when he grew up,Jason knew what to say immediately.“A nurse!”49 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 5 G3/Progress Monitoring 5 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved A Special Place in Arizona Arizona is a state with great natural beauty.Its landscape of desert and giant red rock 1 formations attracts visitors from far and wide .Arizona has many state parks where people can 3 hike,camp,and enjoy nature.But Slide Rock State Park has something extra.It has a natural 4 water slide!5 A creek with a rocky bottom runs through the park.In one part of the creek,the water runs 7 through a crack in a giant,flat rock.Over the years ,the crack has become smooth and slippery .10 People go there to splash and slide in the cold water.It is exciting to slide down the creek along the 12 slick rock.Not everyone is brave enough to ride the natural water slide,though.Some prefer 15 to wade and swim in the calmer parts of the creek.This can be fun,too.After playing in the 17 cold water for a while,many like to spread out a towel and lie down on the warm ,sunny 20 rocks.20 Slide Rock State Park offers more than just swimming.It has many attractions.A hiking 22 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 6 G3/Progress Monitoring 6 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved trail leads to a cliff overlooking the creek .Visitors can also bring fishing poles and try their luck 24 at catching fish that live in the creek.There is also an area where visitors can play volleyball.26 The park is a great place to have a picnic .There are areas with picnic tables where 29 visitors can enjoy lunch in the great outdoors.For those who want to stay out of the hot sun,there 31 are some shelters with roofs.32 The park sits on a piece of land that used to be an apple farm.The man who owned the 35 farm planted his apple trees almost one hundred years ago. Some of those trees are still 37 growing.Park visitors love to see the pink blossoms in the spring.In the fall,they can try 40 a fresh apple straight from the tree .A stroll around the old farm is interesting at any time of 42 year.Some of the old tools and machines the farmer used are still sitting in the field .The barn 45 where the apples were packed into boxes is still standing.46 With its hiking trails,apple trees,fishing,and slippery water slide,Slide Rock State 48 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 6 G3/Progress Monitoring 6 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved Park has something for every visitor.49 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 6 G3/Progress Monitoring 6 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved Starting a Company Every year,a certain catalog is delivered to mailboxes all over the world.It is full of camping gear, comfortable clothes,and backpacks.The name on the catalog is L.L.Bean,a company that 2 has been around for more than ninety years.It sells more than one billion dollars worth of 4 goods every year.This giant company had a simple start when one man got tired of having 7 cold,wet feet.7 Leon Bean lived in Maine,a state known for its woods,lakes,and rivers .One day he went 9 hunting when the weather was cold and wet.Water leaked through his boots and made his feet cold 11 and sore .Why couldn't someone make a pair of boots that did not leak?As he stomped around the 14 wet woods,he dreamed up a design for waterproof boots.They would have rubber bottoms to 16 keep the water out.They would have leather tops to provide sturdy comfort and a good fit.18 Leon decided to make the boots himself if he could not buy them.He had a shoemaker 20 sew leather uppers to a pair of rubber boots.He tried them out,and they worked !His feet 23 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 7 G3/Progress Monitoring 7 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved stayed dry and snug,even in wet weather.24 Leon was sure that others would also like his boots.He wrote a description of the boots and 26 mailed it to all the hunters he knew .He wrote,“You cannot expect success hunting deer or 29 moose if your feet are not properly dressed.The Maine Hunting Shoe is designed by a hunter 31 who has tramped the Maine woods for the last eighteen years.We guarantee them to give perfect 33 satisfaction in every way.”Leon promised that if a buyer did not like the boots,he would 36 send his or her money back.36 Many people wrote to Leon to order a pair of the boots.He had them made and 39 sent them off.However,the rubber bottoms fell off most of the boots !Leon kept his promise,41 though,and sent back all the money.Then he went to work fixing his design,adding stronger 44 stitching.The new boots held up to wear and tear and people loved them. Soon ,Leon began 46 selling other goods as well .All the products he sold were of good quality and he always promised 48 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 7 G3/Progress Monitoring 7 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved complete satisfaction .This promise to the customer lives on today as his company continues to 50 grow.50 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 7 G3/Progress Monitoring 7 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved Going to the Dentist Sitting in the dentist's leather armchair,Kayla noticed that a picture of a waterfall hung above her head.Kayla wondered why the dentist would want to hang pictures on the ceiling.1 A woman in a blue smock walked in.“ Hello ,Kayla,”she said.“I'm Christine,and I'm 3 going to be cleaning your teeth today.Before we get started,I'd like to show you some of the 6 special tools that we'll be using.”7 Christine let Kayla look at a small tray of items next to her armchair .Some of these things 9 were familiar to Kayla.She remembered the special kind of string,called floss ,that she used 11 each night when she brushed her teeth.There was also a funny -looking toothbrush.It was round,13 and smaller than the one she used at home .Christine explained that the toothbrush was very 16 soft,and wouldn't hurt as she ran it over Kayla's teeth and gums.17 There were also different-sized tools that looked a little bit like toothpicks.Christine 19 explained that she would use these instruments to scrape a substance called plaque off of 21 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 8 G3/Progress Monitoring 8 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved Kayla's teeth .22 Kayla protested,“My teeth aren't dirty!I brush them twice a day.”23 “Wonderful!”said Christine.“You will have less plaque to remove than some of the patients 25 I see.But everybody gets plaque.Even me.”Kayla laughed.Then Christine began cleaning 27 and brushing Kayla's teeth .28 While she cleaned,she told Kayla lots of stories.She also explained what she was 30 doing while she worked.After she was finished ,she ran a little tool with a small mirror on the 32 end of it around Kayla's mouth .She said that this was so she could check her work and make 34 sure she had cleaned all of Kayla's teeth.35 “All right,Kayla.You're all finished!”Christine said.“Now,all you need to do is rinse out 37 your mouth at this sink.”Kayla walked over to the sink and swished the rinse around in her 39 mouth before spitting it down the drain.40 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 8 G3/Progress Monitoring 8 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved As Kayla left the dentist's office,she realized why the picture was hung on the ceiling.It 42 was nice to gaze at the waterfall while she was having her teeth cleaned.She had even 45 imagined that she could feel the mist as the water hit the pool below.46 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 8 G3/Progress Monitoring 8 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved The New House “Let's go,everybody,”Mom called as we got in the van.I fastened my seatbelt while Dad locked my brother Ian's wheelchair into place.“I can't wait to see our new house!”Mom 2 cried .We were all eager to see it,but no one was more excited than Ian.After all ,the 5 house was designed especially for him.5 As we drove ,I thought about our old house and about how uncomfortable it was for Ian.7 First of all ,his small hands had trouble turning the doorknobs .In addition,it was hard for him to 9 move his wheelchair through the narrow hallways.His greatest challenge was that he couldn't go 11 upstairs by himself.Dad had to carry him.In the bathroom ,Ian was barely able to reach the 13 faucet handles.14 As Mom pulled into the driveway ,we saw Mr.Sanchez waiting for us.He was the 16 contractor who built the house.We got out of the van and Ian rolled up the ramp that led to the 18 front door.Shouting a hearty welcome,Mr.Sanchez shook Ian's hand and explained that 20 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 9 G3/Progress Monitoring 9 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved he was going to take us on a tour of our new home.22 Ian opened the front door.Instead of the usual round doorknob ,it had a long,thin handle to 24 turn .“Hey,this is easy to open,”Ian said .26 We entered the living room.The windows were low so Ian could see out of them easily .The 28 doorway to the dining room was wide.Mr.Sanchez told us that all the doorways in the house 30 were wide .31 Mr.Sanchez led us down the wide hallway to the bathroom.The faucet handles on the sink 33 were long handles,like the doorknobs.Mr.Sanchez also pointed out that there were no cabinets 35 underneath the sink.Ian showed us how he could roll right up to the sink and reach the faucet 37 handles.37 As we headed down the hallway to the bedrooms,Ian looked troubled.He asked if Dad 39 would still have to carry him up the stairs to go to his room.41 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 9 G3/Progress Monitoring 9 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved Mr.Sanchez shook his head.“There isn't an upstairs,Ian.All the rooms are on the same 43 level,so you can go everywhere by yourself.”44 Ian clapped his hands and said,“This is a terrific house .”Mom gave Ian a giant hug and 46 said ,“We're all going to love living here .”48 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 9 G3/Progress Monitoring 9 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved The Best Kind of Present The students were on their way to Dinosaur State Park for a field trip.They were all very excited about seeing real dinosaur tracks,and they chatted and laughed as the school bus rolled along.Cody 2 was looking forward to seeing the park, too ,but he was quiet.He had something on his 5 mind.5 His teacher,Miss Chen, sat down next to him.“You look troubled ,”she said.“Is 7 something wrong?”7 “It's nothing serious,”Cody started.“It's just that tomorrow is my dad's birthday,and I 9 still don't have a present for him.”He sighed .“I want to get him something really different 12 this year.”12 Miss Chen said that perhaps he would find something great at the park's gift shop.Cody 14 nodded,but when Miss Chen returned to her seat,he sighed.He knew he didn't have enough 16 money to buy a present.17 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 10 G3/Progress Monitoring 10 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved When they arrived at the park and went inside the exhibit hall,Cody forgot all his troubles.19 It was fantastic!The painted walls and dinosaur models made Cody feel like he had traveled 21 back in time .There were displays of fossils to look at,too.Best of all,though,were the 24 dinosaur footprints in the sandstone floor .Cody liked the fact that he was standing right where 26 dinosaurs had once walked .27 After the students watched a movie about dinosaurs ,Miss Chen led them outside to another 28 area with dinosaur footprints.She asked if they would like to make a plaster casting of a 30 footprint .Everyone clapped and cheered,and Miss Chen explained that they would each use a 32 footprint as a mold.First,they would mix plaster powder with water in a bucket .Then,they 35 would rub oil into the footprint .Next,they would pour in the plaster .When it was dry,they could 37 lift it out and have their very own dinosaur footprint.39 The students got busy mixing ,oiling,and pouring.Cody found that it was messy work,41 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 10 G3/Progress Monitoring 10 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved but very fun.When he lifted up the dry plaster and looked at his dinosaur footprint,his eyes lit up.43 With a big smile,he told Ms.Chen that he had just found the perfect present.45 “That's great,”she cried .“And best of all,”she added with a wink ,“it is really different!”47 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 10 G3/Progress Monitoring 10 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved The Attorney General Over three hundred million people live in the United States today.There are thousands of laws to make sure all are treated fairly.The Department of Justice has thousands of law officers,judges,2 and lawyers .They work hard to bring justice to all the people.4 The Department of Justice is part of the United States government .This department has many 5 duties.Two of the most important are helping people understand the laws and making sure people 7 follow them.7 The person in charge of such a large department has a lot of responsibility.This 9 person is the Attorney General.To do this job ,a person must be honest,tough,and 11 fair .He or she must have many years of experience in the justice system.President Bill Clinton 13 saw all of these qualities in Janet Reno.He named her Attorney General at the start of his term .16 She held this job for eight years .17 Janet was the first woman to be Attorney General.As a young girl,she looked up to the 19 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 11 G3/Progress Monitoring 11 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved other women in her family as role models.At a time when most women did not have jobs,her 21 mother was a reporter.Her aunt was an army nurse.Another aunt flew planes.23 Janet went on to study law.When she was done with college,she tried to get a job at a 26 big law firm in Florida.They did not want her because she was a woman.Another office was 29 glad to have her,though.After a few years,Janet began to work for the state of Florida.During 31 this time she worked hard to protect the rights of children .33 As Attorney General,Janet had a lot to do .Every day she had stacks of papers to read 35 and sign.She also had to attend important meetings.She often met with judges ,people in the 37 government,or the head of the FBI to give legal advice and ask questions.Sometimes she would 39 meet with the President to give him advice .Other times,she would meet with reporters to 42 answer questions.42 In all she did ,Janet worked hard to do what was right.Some people will remember her 44 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 11 G3/Progress Monitoring 11 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved for being the first woman Attorney General.Most will remember her for being honest and fair.46 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 11 G3/Progress Monitoring 11 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved Hank Aaron The famous baseball player known as Hank Aaron was born in nineteen thirty-four.When he was a teenager,his family moved to another part of town so that he and his siblings could 2 go to a different school.His mother and father always encouraged their children to be the 4 best that they could be.So when Hank decided to become a baseball player he put all of his 7 heart into it.7 When Hank was a teenager,he played on some of his city's baseball teams.On these 9 teams ,he just played for fun and did not earn any money.One day he played in a game 12 against a big,important team from a city in Indiana.The team's owner was amazed by young 14 Hank's talent .He offered him a job as a professional baseball player.16 Hank was very happy because this man was going to pay him to do what he loved—playing 18 baseball.With only two sandwiches and two dollars,Hank took the train to Indiana.20 Over the next few years,Hank played for many other teams.Each one was better than 22 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 12 G3/Progress Monitoring 12 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved the last .On every team,Hank's talent made him stand out as an important player.Then,when 25 he was twenty,Hank was invited to join a team called the Braves.He eagerly agreed.Hank 27 was playing with the best players in American baseball.28 What made Hank such a special player?It was his speed and power when hitting a 30 baseball.Most baseball players feel lucky to hit eighteen home runs every year.Hank once 32 hit forty-seven!Baseball pitchers tried to trick him,but he could always get a hit .One 35 pitcher said that trying to fool Hank was like slapping a rattlesnake.36 Each year,Hank made more home runs.Baseball fans started to wonder if he would beat 39 Babe Ruth.Babe Ruth held the title for the most home runs during his career .When Hank hit the 41 record-breaking home run,his fans went wild!It was an exciting moment in the history 43 of baseball .44 Six years later,Hank stopped playing baseball.He began a new job finding talented 45 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 12 G3/Progress Monitoring 12 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved young players and helping them to succeed at the sport he loved so much.This role was perfect 48 for Hank.He is a role model,both on and off the field ,and has certainly left his mark on the 50 sport of baseball.51 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 12 G3/Progress Monitoring 12 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved Known for Courage Leaping across the boulders leading to the lighthouse,Ida pulled her shawl tightly around her. “What a busy morning it's going to be ,”she said aloud.Ida knew that if she didn't clean 2 the prisms on the lighthouse light,it wouldn't be bright enough to help guide the sailors entering 4 the harbor.4 When she reached the small lighthouse,Ida pulled open the heavy door and stepped inside.6 She put out the oil lamp and trimmed the wick before relighting it.She finished the rest of 9 her chores quickly.She wanted to get back home before the big storm blew in.Making her way 11 back to her house ,Ida heard the cries of gulls and the blast of a horn from a ship at sea .14 As the hours passed,the day became gray and bleak.A frosty chill settled on the island.The 16 wind grew more forceful.Inside,Ida had moved her chair closer to the fire and picked up her 18 mending basket when she heard a voice crying ,“Help!Someone's drowning!”20 In an instant,Ida leapt from her chair and ran out of the house ,calling for her brother to 22 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 13 G3/Progress Monitoring 13 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved follow.She was moving too quickly to hear her neighbor's plea.“Stop!It's dangerous!”the 24 neighbor shouted ,but Ida couldn't hear her voice over the crashing waves.26 Seconds later,she was rowing the boat through the choppy seas.Even though her 27 arms were strong from years of rowing back and forth to the mainland,Ida had to struggle to 30 keep the boat on course.Halfway out,a huge wave crashed into the bow ,causing the boat to tilt to 32 one side.Ida barely noticed the wave or the water at her feet.Instead,she held her gaze on 35 the two men bobbing in the water ahead.36 Straining to pull the oars through the water,she slid the boat beside the first man.Ida 37 tried to steady the boat against the slamming waves.Her brother pulled the man aboard .At that 40 moment,she saw the second man disappear beneath the water for a short time.She could tell 42 that his strength was running out.43 Minutes later,the second man was also safely in the boat ,and Ida had turned the boat 45 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 13 G3/Progress Monitoring 13 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved toward shore .The two men,gasping for air,tried to thank Ida and her brother for saving them.48 “What would you do if you saw someone drowning?”she said calmly.49 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 13 G3/Progress Monitoring 13 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved The Perfect Topping On Thursday,everyone in class went around and named their favorite foods.Tonya said her favorite food was the pizza her family made.After school was over,she waited with Megan for the 2 bus.2 “Do you really make your own pizza?”Megan asked.“I love pizza,but I've never made 4 it. Is it hard?”5 “No,it's easy!”said Tonya.“ If our parents let us,do you want to come over for 7 dinner tomorrow?We're making it then.”8 Megan was eager to try it,and their parents agreed,so the next day Megan went to 10 Tonya's house.On the way ,they discussed what toppings to put on their pizza .12 “You'd be surprised by what you can put on a pizza,”Tonya said.“ Lots of things 14 you'd never think of can make really good toppings.”15 Megan always ordered the same thing on her pizza: mushrooms and green peppers.She 17 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 14 G3/Progress Monitoring 14 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved wondered what else she could try.18 As dinnertime approached,Tonya's brother started making the dough by mixing flour ,20 water,salt,and yeast.He let Tonya and Megan taste it,and Megan thought it was delicious .22 Tonya's parents opened the pantry for topping ideas.“What shall we put on it tonight ?”her 24 mom asked.24 Tonya suggested an onion ,and then Tonya's brother got out some potatoes.Megan had 26 never seen potatoes on a pizza before.She tried to think what she could choose that would be a 28 good, unusual topping.29 “What if we put apple slices on the pizza?”Megan suggested.Everyone agreed that was a 31 great idea.While Tonya's parents prepared the toppings,Megan grated cheese and Tonya and her 32 brother rolled the dough flat and put it in the pan .They spread sauce on it and Megan sprinkled 35 on the cheese.Tonya's dad put on the grilled onion and her mom added the potatoes and apple 37 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 14 G3/Progress Monitoring 14 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved slices.Then they put the whole thing in the oven to cook.38 As Megan helped Tonya set the table,she was excited by the thought of their pizza.She 40 couldn't wait to taste it.41 “Careful,it's hot ,”called Tonya's father as he brought it out.He cut it into slices 43 and served everyone,and when it was cool enough,Megan took a bite .45 The sweet flavors of the apple slices mixed perfectly with the grilled onion and potato .47 Thrilled,Megan turned to Tonya.“Now your favorite food is my favorite food,too!”she said .49 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 14 G3/Progress Monitoring 14 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved Being a Plumber When people wake up and prepare for the day ahead,they expect to have hot and cold water. When they are ready to brush their teeth ,they turn on the faucet for cold water.Warm water 2 makes for a comfortable bath or shower.Clean water flows into the sink ,shower,or tub.Then it 4 drains down and out through the pipes .5 A hundred years ago very few people had hot and cold running water.Most people had an 7 outhouse in the backyard .Very few had indoor toilets.They had to pump water from a well.If they 9 wanted hot water,they had to pump cold water and then heat it on the stove .12 Plumbers are the workers who make running water possible.Plumbers know how to connect 14 all the pipes and valves that bring water into a home.They also know how to get the wastewater out 16 of the house to the sewer.These sewer pipes carry wastewater to the treatment plant.18 Water is also brought to our homes through pipes .These pipes are buried in the 20 ground along the streets.When a new house is built,the city installs a water meter,a branch 23 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 15 G3/Progress Monitoring 15 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved pipe,and a cut -off valve near the house.The water meter measures the amount of water that 25 is used in the house.The plumber uses the branch pipe to connect a supply line.The cut-off 28 valve lets a plumber turn off all of the water coming into the house in case of emergencies .31 Inside the house,the single line coming in is split into two.One of these lines feeds water 33 into the hot water tank .From there,pipes go to all the hot water faucets in the house.The 35 other line feeds water to all the cold -water faucets and to the toilets.37 Plumbers know how to provide people with the water they need for cooking,cleaning,and 39 washing .Sometimes a part of the plumbing in a house or an apartment breaks.A toilet might 42 start to run water all the time .A faucet might not turn off completely .When that happens,it is 44 time to call the plumber,who will know just what to do to fix the problem.46 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 15 G3/Progress Monitoring 15 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved The Invention of the Vacuum Pet hair,dust,dirt,and cookie crumbs can all add up to make a carpet a dirty mess.It's time to get out the vacuum cleaner!Plug it in,and in just a few minutes the carpet is clean again.3 It wasn't so simple in the past.Before the invention of vacuum cleaners,floors were cleaned 4 with brooms ,brushes,and mops.To get a carpet really clean,it had to be hung up 7 outdoors and beaten with sticks.It was backbreaking,unpleasant work.8 Inventors looked for ways to make the job easier.The first sweeping machine appeared in 10 1858.It was a brush with wheels on a handle .The brush spun around when pushed,sweeping 13 up dirt.This machine worked about as well as a broom,but it could not pick up dirt that was deep 15 in a carpet .Housekeepers still had to beat their carpets to get all the dirt out.17 A few years later,an inventor came up with a machine that would suck the dirt up,rather 20 than brush it around.The suction was created by a small fan inside the machine .There was 22 no motor to drive the fan ,however.Instead,it had a crank that the housekeeper turned by hand.24 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 16 G3/Progress Monitoring 16 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved Turning this crank fast enough and long enough to clean a whole rug was tiring!This 26 machine did not catch on.27 Around the beginning of the twentieth century,someone got the idea that a machine that 29 blew air could be used for cleaning floors.This machine was not popular either .All it did was 31 blow the dirt around!32 Finally,a year later,a man invented a machine with a motor that sucked dirt up.However,34 this machine was huge !It sat on a cart that was pulled by horses.People would call the man 37 when they wanted their floors cleaned.He would park the cart outside the house and use a 39 hose that was one hundred feet long to suck up the dirt.It was not easy,but it did a very 41 good job of cleaning.42 This man's success got other inventors thinking,and it wasn't long before someone made 44 the first small electric vacuum cleaner.Thanks to its small size ,people could store it in 46 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 16 G3/Progress Monitoring 16 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved their closets .Thanks to its electric motor,it was easy to use.And thanks to all these clever 49 inventors,cleaning a carpet is a quick and simple job today!50 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 16 G3/Progress Monitoring 16 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved The People's Artist You might not know his name,but you may have seen his pictures.His art brings to mind the good old days of small town America.Those days may be gone,but people still love the 3 art of Norman Rockwell.3 Norman was born in New York City.He knew from a young age that he wanted to be an 5 artist .He actually left high school early to study art full time.It wasn't long before he was 8 earning money for his artwork.He was only eighteen when he was hired by a magazine to be its 10 art director.10 At age twenty-two,a magazine called the Saturday Evening Post put one of his 12 paintings on its cover .This was a great honor for such a young man.The Saturday Evening Post 14 was one of the most popular magazines in America at that time .Over the next few decades,16 Norman's artwork appeared on the cover of the “Evening Post”more than three hundred times.18 Many of Norman's paintings showed ordinary moments of life in America.They showed 20 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 17 G3/Progress Monitoring 17 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved children playing and people working at their jobs .Norman painted these scenes with charm and 21 humor .They showed the good side of life and made people feel happy and proud .He 24 often told people that he just couldn't paint sad pictures.25 His paintings were very different from the work of other artists of that time.These 27 artists were making modern art.They did not paint scenes in a normal way.For instance ,a 30 painting of a woman by a modern artist might be made up of scribbles ,drips of paint,or circles and 32 squares .These artists looked down on Norman's work .They said it was dull.They did not 35 consider him a good artist.35 But modern art did not interest Norman.He wanted to paint pictures that everyone would 37 like, not pictures that would confuse or worry people .And many people preferred Norman's 39 simple, charming scenes to modern art.They let him know by sending him bags and bags of 41 fan letters.Even after his death,his art lives on.Today people still love his pictures for their 44 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 17 G3/Progress Monitoring 17 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved warmth and humor,and for making them smile.45 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 17 G3/Progress Monitoring 17 Page 3 ©2011 All rights reserved The News Team It is 1956,and people all across the country are turning on their television sets to watch the evening news.On one channel,two men deliver the news .One is serious,and the other lets a 2 spark of wit and humor show in his reports.They make a perfect team.For the next several years,4 their news program is number one in the country .6 The serious member of this team is Chet Huntley.The other is David Brinkley,who 7 was born in North Carolina in nineteen twenty.His career as a news reporter began when he 9 was a teenager.He wrote articles about his high school for a newspaper owned by a 11 member of his family.After high school,he went to college for a while.Then he started 14 working as a reporter again,writing news stories for many newspapers.He made the switch from 16 newspaper to radio during the Second World War. Soon a new invention started to catch on:17 television !It wasn't long before Brinkley began giving news reports on TV.19 What made Brinkley so good at what he did?First of all ,he was a good writer.21 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 18 G3/Progress Monitoring 18 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved He could explain a news story clearly with just a few words.Younger news writers looked 24 up to him.From him they learned that good writing could make their work better.26 Second,he did more than just read the news.His wit and clever mind always came 28 through.He once said that the only way to do news on TV is not to be scared of it.He 30 said that most of the news isn't very important.In fact,he thought very little of it was.33 He was serious about his work ,though.In fact,he and his partner on the news show did not 35 like the ending of their show because they felt it was not serious enough.Each night at the 37 end of the show,David said,“Good night ,Chet.”Chet then answered,“Good night,David.”They 39 both thought this was silly,but people watching the show loved it.They liked the warm and 42 friendly feeling it brought to the news show .43 Brinkley's career lasted for over forty years ,and he enjoyed all of it.He told his son 45 that if he were twenty years old,he would do the same thing all over again.47 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 18 G3/Progress Monitoring 18 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved Money Most people have seen money,but few have seen it being created.Keep reading to find out where money comes from and how it is made .2 In the United States,money comes in the form of coins and paper bills.New coins are 4 made every day at one of four places in the country.These special places are called mints.6 To make a coin ,a machine feeds huge rolls of flat metal into the side of another 8 machine .Different coins use different metals.Then the second machine cuts the flat metal into 10 more than thirty thousand round pieces,like using cookie cutters on dough.The metal pieces 13 come out of the machine shaped like coins ,but they are blank.The pieces are heated and cooled.15 Then they are washed and dried.Next they go to another machine.This machine presses each round 17 piece into a mold of a coin. New ,shiny coins come pouring out of the machine .The coins are 20 counted and put into huge bags.The bags are loaded onto armored cars.Now they are ready to 22 be safely delivered to banks across the country .24 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 19 G3/Progress Monitoring 19 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved Paper bills are printed in Washington,D.C.,and Forth Worth,Texas. Each of these 25 locations prints millions of dollars worth of bills each year.26 The printing of bills begins with large sheets of blank paper.Unlike other kinds of paper,28 the special paper the government uses for the bills does not get soggy if it gets wet or is run 31 through the washing machine.The paper is made of cotton and linen.Bills made one hundred 33 years ago even contained silk.34 The huge blank sheets of paper enter a machine that stamps the paper with ink and cuts it 36 into bills .The machine uses special ink that cannot be duplicated.There are many other safety 39 features on the bills,too,such as watermarks that can only be seen when holding a bill up to the 41 light.This helps people make sure that the money they are spending is real.As you can 43 see ,a lot of work goes into creating the money that is used each and every day.46 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 19 G3/Progress Monitoring 19 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved The Harper House One hundred years ago,the Harper House was the grandest in town.The Harper family gave parties in its ballroom,and the gardens were the envy of everyone.But then the family lost 3 their money,and they moved away.For years the house stood empty.The roof fell in,the walls 5 sagged,and weeds took over the gardens.6 But today the Harper House is beautiful once more,thanks to the efforts of the town's 8 Park Department.The head of the Park Department explained ,“We wanted to save the house 9 because it is part of our town's history .Now it is beautiful and useful,too .”12 Workers and builders fixed the walls,roof ,and floors.When repairs were finished,it 13 was time to decorate inside.The decorators wanted everything to look just like it did one 16 hundred years ago.They studied old photographs and drawings of the house.This helped them 18 choose the right curtains,artwork,and furniture .19 Then it was time to restore the lawn and gardens.For this job,the director hired May 21 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 20 G3/Progress Monitoring 20 Page 1 ©2011 All rights reserved Chen,an expert gardener and landscape designer.She believes landscaping is very important to the 23 appearance of a house.She wanted the yard to be as pretty as the house .25 Designing the landscape for the Harper House was a challenge for Ms.Chen.Because the 26 house is very big and sits on a huge piece of land,she needed to plan flower beds that were 29 very large. Flower beds of a normal size would look too small.31 Like the decorators,Ms.Chen studied old photographs of the house.She also talked to 33 older people in town.The Harper family still lived in the house when some of these people were 35 children.They had played in the gardens and could still remember what the gardens looked like.37 One man told her about a little goldfish pond in the backyard.With his help,she planned 40 one just like it.40 The Park Department has big plans for the house now.There will be town meetings 42 and parties in the ballroom ,and part of the house will be a museum.People will be able 44 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 20 G3/Progress Monitoring 20 Page 2 ©2011 All rights reserved to stroll and have picnics in the gardens,and it is the perfect place for weddings.The Harper 46 House is part of the town's history.Now it is part of its future,too!48 Daze Scoring Key G3/Progress Monitoring 20 G3/Progress Monitoring 20 Page 3