Vacation Unit Test ( /87)

(All teacher materials and rubrics are attached with the companion document.)

Vocabulary ( /16)
Directions: Circle the correct multiple choice option that matches the picture.
1.) 2.) 3.) 4.)

a.) bus a.) swimming

a.) map
b.) taxi b.) sunbathing
b.) backpack a.) backpacks
c.) airplane c.) water skiing
c.) camera b.) suitcases
c.) purses
5.) 6.) 7.) 8.)

a.) mountains a.) hotel

a.) beach a.) passport
b.) desert b.) tent
b.) mountain b.) map
c.) beach c.) cabin
c.) desert c.) camera
9.) 10.) 11.) 12.)

a.) camera a.) desert

b.) map b.) mountains
c.) beach a.) hotel a.) bus
c.) backpack b.) taxi
b.) cabin
c.) tent c.) airplane

13.) 14.) 15.) 16.)

a.) dolphin a.) suitcases a.) hat

b.) camel b.) backpacks b.) sandals
a.) bathing suit
c.) elephant c.) purses c.) shorts
b.) sandals
c.) shorts
 Dictogloss ( /24)
(Dictogloss text is attached in the teacher materials document)

Directions: Use your notes and work with your assigned partner to recreate the
passage. Get as close to the original passage as possible. Be sure to include the
correct verb tenses (focusing on simple perfect). You will get a point for each correct
sentence (10) and a point for each correct verb tense (14).

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 Reading Assessment ( /10)
(Reading Passage is attached in the teacher resource doc)
Directions: I will pass out the reading passage and you can read it over taking as long
as you need. Once you are finished with the reading I will collect the reading passage
and you will summarize the reading by writing it down in paragraph form. There are 10
big ideas in the story and you are required to write 6 of them to get full credit.
Scoring:
6+ Ideas - 100%
4-5 Ideas - 70%
2-3 Ideas - 40%
0-1 Ideas - 0%

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 Integrated Writing Task ( /12)
(Links are attached in the teacher resource doc)

Directions: Use the information from the passage and the video to imagine what you
would your vacation in Michigan might look like. Write an essay about your vacation in
Michigan and be sure to tell us everything you did and if you would or would not
recommend it as a vacation spot to a friend. Use the information from the video and the
passage to support your essay.
 5 Epic Reasons You Should Visit Michigan
Why should you visit Michigan? Well, there are plenty of reasons, none more so than the fact it
is the state known for being the home of the Great Lakes. Michigan is a great spot for beautiful
scenery. It also offers so much more than just a place to relax on the lake.

Heather highlights a few hidden gems that we all love to discover when traveling. We hope that
you are inspired to visit Michigan as much as we are after reading Heathers recommendations.

Tahquamenon Falls
Tahquamenon Falls State Park is one of my favorite places to visit in the Upper Peninsula. The
Upper Tahquamenon Falls is the second largest waterfall east of the Mississippi and the largest in
Michigan.

Sleeping Bear Dunes

Located right next to Lake Michigan, this National State Park is where you can slip off your
shoes, put your toes in the sand, and sit back and enjoy amazing sunsets. If you are the athletic
type, you can exert some energy running up and down the dunes all afternoon.
Alpena Shipwreck Tours
If you are interested in Michigans Great Lakes history this is a must-see. The Shipwreck Tour is
a two-hour ride in a glass-bottom boat. You can see clearly through the glass bottom boat. It is
amazing how much detail is preserved in these shipwrecks.
Pictured Rocks Sunset Cruise
Munising is where you will find breathtaking views of nature while enjoying the sunset cruise of
the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. You will be able to see all the amazing colors and rock
formations of the Pictured Rocks and the colors are amplified with the sun setting over Lake
Superior.
Long gone are the days where everything you hear about Michigan is related to the auto industry.
We are excited about returning to Michigan in the near future and experiencing everything that
Heather has recommended.

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Group Discussion (up to 6 minutes)

Choosing a Vacation Spot
Directions: You and the people in your group are going to go on vacation in June.
You may choose from the following four destinations in the United States.
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each vacation spot. Work
together to decide where you should go. (rubric attached in teacher resources
page)

Sight-Seeing in New Beach Vacation in Hiking in Colorado Sight-Seeing and

York City Florida Camping in South
Dakota

Cost: $$ Cost: $ Cost: $

Cost: $$$

Length of Stay: 1 Length of Stay: 1.5 Length of Stay: 1.5

Length of Stay: 5
week weeks weeks
days

Where you will stay: Where you will stay: Where you will stay:
Where you will stay:
Resort Camping Camping
Small Hotel Room

Temperature Temperature Temperature

Temperature
Average: 33C / 92F Average: 18C / 66F Average: 25C / 77F
Average: 27C / 80F

Activities: going to Activities: hiking, Activities: Visiting

Activities: Walking
the beach, camping, enjoying Mt.Rushmore, hiking
around the city,
parasailing, jet nature in the black hills,
seeing the sights
skiing camping