Black Cowboy, Wild Horses Assessment

• on a wide, treeless plain

• on a cliff that overlooks a corral

• at the edge of a small frontier town

• in a dream that the main character has

• finding an injured colt

• capturing a runaway horse

• rounding up a herd of wild horses

• locating new pastureland for a herd of horses

• He can't read words but he can read animal tracks.

• He can't ride a horse but he can find herds of wild horses.

• He can't read words but he can write messages using pictures.

• He can't read animal tracks but he can round up wild horses.

• The horses will see it.

• The horses will run from it.

• The horses will try to put it out.

• The horses will smell the smoke on him.

• He puts ropes on the horses and leads them to the ranch and into a corral.

• He has his horse defeat the stallion and take its place as the leader.

• He kills the rattlesnake and thereby wins the trust of the horses.

• He leads the horses into a ravine during a storm and traps them.

• People were waiting quietly in their seats

• People were standing in line for tickets.

• People were wandering around.

• People were applauding.

• shook in terror

• dashed quickly

• tiptoed quietly

• munched noisily

• a sleepy child climbing into bed for the night

• a happy child dancing at a friend's birthday party

• a nervous child waiting to go onstage

• a hungry child gobbling a bowl of macaroni and cheese

Group 9

• The area is in a valley with farms all around.

• The area is very flat and spread out.

• The area is mountainous and cold.

• The area is wooded and hilly.

• beginning the morning chores; stared at the land

• sky was curved; earth lay napping like a curled cat

• stretching as wide as love in every direction; the edge of the world

• hawk was suspended; cold threads of unseen winds

• horses galloping on dusty ground

• an oncoming thunderstorm

• steam rising off of the river

• a dangerous dust storm

• He loves the wild open plains.

• He has a distrust of most people.

• He wants to contribute to a team.

• He feels compassion for humans.

Group 12

• He can ride any wild horse without fear.

• He can calm the horses with only a few words.

• He can make the horses think he is one of them.

• He has leadership qualities that wild horses respect.

• 'It was late afternoon when he saw them - the hoofprints of mustangs, the wild horses that lived on the plains.'

• 'He stood, reached into his saddle bag, took out an apple, and gave it to Warrior, who chewed with noisy enthusiasm."

• "The mustangs sensed his presence. They thought he was a horse."

• "Bob raised Warrior to stand high on his back legs, fetlocks paving and kicking the air."

Group 13

• The reader learns about Bob's background.

• The reader learns about the threat of rattlesnakes.

• The reader learns what happens when wild horses are rounded up.

• The reader learns how Bob was able to lead horses across the plains.

• "Bob had been a slave and never learned to read words."

• "Bob took the saddle, saddleback, and blanket off Warrior."

• "He ate, filled his canteen, and saddling Warrior, rode away."

• "When the stallion went back to grazing, but Bob moved forward again."

• Bob's decision to do his job rather than run to the horizon.

• The stallion's smelling the air and turning in Bob's direction.

• Bob's charging on Warrior toward the wild stallion.

• The colt's being attacked by a rattlesnake.

• The death of the colt.

• Vultures circling over the herd.

• Warrior's fight with the mustang.

• The arrival of the herd at the corral.

• simple

• natural

• flatland

• ordinary

• racehorse

• footprint

• pathway

• follow

• It shows an action that happened in the past but continues now.

• It shows an action that is happening now and will happen again.

• It shows a condition that would have ended before another began.

• It shows a past action that ended before another past action started.

• Our family's vacations have included visits to the foothills of the Rockies.

• Last year, I had seen several major blizzards before winter even started.

• By May this year, the snow will have melted on the lower slopes.

• We will travel to Colorado again early this summer.

• grew

• grown

• has grown

• had grown

• Jenny likes bright colors.

• Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.

• Jenny was going to paint her room.

• Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

• Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

• It was really hot at the zoo.

• The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

• Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

• football player

• basketball player

• baseball player

• soccer player

• housekeeper

• artist

• landscaper

• scientist