Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Inferring About the Silversmith Trade in Colonial Times

The seventh lesson plan in this unit on colonial trade assesses fourth graders' ability to use details from an informational text to make inferences and create a piece of informative writing. The included assessment begins with learners reading about silversmiths and using the provided graphic organizer, sorting the information into given categories. Young historians then answer an inferential question before continuing on to write a help wanted ad. A well-rounded assessment that can be used as part of the unit or as a stand-alone evaluation of young scholars reading and writing skills.