1. Scoring:
Silk: the caterpillar thread by Laurel kendall journey on the silk road by Luanne Hankom

2. Silk: The Caterpillar Thread
By Laurel Kendall

3. To identify some items traded on the Silk Road
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
IA15
Key A
15 What is the purpose of the text box Brought to You by the Silk Road?
To identify some items traded on the Silk Road
To describe the trade routes on the Silk Road
To explain how silk was traded for jade
To list some products made from silk

4. 16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection
16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection. Choose the
word you think best describes the Silk Road.
Risky Profitable Influential
Provide two details from the selection to support your choice.
____________________________________________________________________
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
IC13
Key S

5. 2
A 2-point response states or implies which word best describes the Silk Road in the selection and provides two text-based details to support the choice.
Examples:
The Silk Road was risky. People had to travel over long distances and they could be attacked by bandits while they were on the Silk Road. OR
The Silk Road was profitable because people could trade and grow rich, and cities along the Silk Road prospered.
The Silk Road was influential in world history because it brought Buddhism to China. The Silk Road also brought other Western travelers who wrote about the peoples they encountered. 1
A 1-point response states or implies which word best describes the Silk Road in the selection and provides one text-based detail to support the choice.

6. Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
For Risky and Profitable and Influential:
Dangerous roads / dangerous roads over mountains and across deserts
A distance of 4500 miles / a great distance
No single merchant caravan traveled the entire length of the Silk Road
Could be attacked by bandits
Could suffer from hunger / thirst / exhaustion
Romans paid great sums of gold to clothe themselves in silk
Silk was worn in Persia / Indian kingdoms / the Middle East / around the
Mediterranean Sea
H. Many items (besides silk) were traded on the Silk Road / glass / ivory /
apples / jade, etc.
Goods were traded / re-traded along the way
Traders could grow rich
Cities prospered from the trade / prospered by protecting caravan
The Silk Road was a link between East and West
Buddhist monks brought Buddhism to China
Travelers ventured further along the trade routes to write about the people
Marco Polo wrote about his adventures / described wonders
Columbus wanted to follow Marco Polo’s footsteps / was inspired by
Marco Polo

7. B. ...a distance of nearly forty-five hundred miles.
16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection. Choose the
word you think best describes the Silk Road.
Risky Profitable Influential
Provide two details from the selection to support your choice. 2
A. ...the road contained dangerous journies over the mountains and across deserts...
B. ...a distance of nearly forty-five hundred miles.
C. “No single merchant caravan traveled the entire length of the Silk Road.”
D. ...the merchants would have to survive attacks by bandits,...
E. ...hunger, thirst, and exhaustion.

8. 16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection
16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection. Choose the
word you think best describes the Silk Road.
Risky Profitable Influential
Provide two details from the selection to support your choice. 2
Two Details:
J. If someone made it to the end of the Silk Road, with their silk, they would become rich.
K. ...States along the Silk Road protected caravans because through trade, their cities
prospered.

9. I. You could trad along the way and make money.
16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection. Choose the
word you think best describes the Silk Road.
Risky Profitable Influential
Provide two details from the selection to support your choice. 1
One Detail:
I. You could trad along the way and make money.

10. Next is Jade and last is pearls.
16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection. Choose the
word you think best describes the Silk Road.
Risky Profitable Influential
Provide two details from the selection to support your choice. 1
One Detail:
H. ...look at the image that is brought because of the Silk road. one is paper.
Next is Jade and last is pearls.

11. 16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection
16 Each of these words could describe the Silk Road in the selection. Choose the
word you think best describes the Silk Road.
Risky Profitable Influential
Provide two details from the selection to support your choice.
This student response contains no text- based detail.

12. 17 Which opinion can be supported with information from the selection?
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
IT18
Key B
17 Which opinion can be supported with information from the selection?
The Silk Road was a safe route for travelers.
Silk is the world’s most wondrous fabric.
Well-fed caterpillars make the best silk.
Korea produces the finest silk.

13. Journey on the Silk Road
By Luanne Hankom

14. 18 According to the story, which word best describes Fa Zang?
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
LA05
Key D
18 According to the story, which word best describes Fa Zang?
Respected
Confused
Worried
Amazed

15. 19 What is the main idea of the story?
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
LC01
Key C
19 What is the main idea of the story?
Fa Zang learns how to ride a camel.
Fa Zang receives gifts while traveling.
Fa Zang takes her first caravan trip with her father.
Fa Zang travels through the scenic Wei River Valley.

16. She embraces the new experience.
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
LC03
Key A
20 Based on the information in the story, what inference can the reader make about Fa Zang’s attitude toward her journey?
She embraces the new experience.
She distrusts the merchants from the West.
She is aware of the significance of the trip.
She is invigorated by the long walk to Dunhuang.

17. Travelers endured hardships along the Silk Road.
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
IA16
Key A
21 What is the main similarity between travelers on the Silk Road in both the selection and the story?
Travelers endured hardships along the Silk Road.
Travelers slept in shelters along the Silk Road.
Travelers rode camels along the Silk Road.
Travelers were safe along the Silk Road

18. 22 Both the selection and the story show that silk is a valuable product to
trade. Provide one detail from the selection and one detail from the story
that support this idea.
________________________________________________________________
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
LC01

19. 2
A 2-point response provides one detail from the selection and one detail from the story that shows silk is a valuable product to trade.
Example: Silk is valuable for trading because it is a strong fabric, and people in foreign lands use silk to make fancy clothing. 1
A 1-point response provides one text-based detail that shows silk is a valuable product to trade.
Text-based details are on the following slide.

20. Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
Selection
A. Silk is the world’s most wondrous fabric / beautiful / luxurious
B. Silk is strong / stronger than steel wire
C. Japanese samurai used silk cords to bind their armor
D. Surgeons use silk thread
E. Pilots use silk parachutes
F. A dress or shirt made of silk is a special piece of clothing / clothing fit for a
Chinese emperor
G. Silk was traded over great distances
H. Romans paid great sums of gold for silk / silk was worn in Persia / Indian
kingdoms / the Middle East / around the Mediterranean Sea
I. Merchants / cities grew rich from trading silk / cities prospered
J. Other countries didn’t know how to make silk / making silk was China’s
secret / difficult to make
Story
AA. Silk was the prized trading item
BB. People in foreign lands use silk for fancy clothes
CC. Fa Zang’s father trades silk for white jade and Persian metalwork
DD. Government officials trade silk for horses

21. 22 Both the selection and the story show that silk is a valuable product to
trade. Provide one detail from the selection and one detail from the story
that support this idea. 2
One detail from the selection and one detail from the story:
F. In the first selection it explains were silk can from and how. “even today, a simple
Dress or shirt made of silk is a very special piece of clothing.”
CC. ...in the second selection it explains how people trade silk for rare items such as a
White jade.

22. 22 Both the selection and the story show that silk is a valuable product to
trade. Provide one detail from the selection and one detail from the story
that support this idea. 2
One detail from the selection and one detail from the story:
J. ...other countries don’t know about how to make silk. Because of the rarity, other
countries want to buy the silk.
AA. In the story the girl says “Our prized trading item is silk”.

23. 22 Both the selection and the story show that silk is a valuable product to
trade. Provide one detail from the selection and one detail from the story
that support this idea. 1
Three details from the selection and no details from the story:
A. ...silk cloths is considered a luxurious fabric used for clothes,...
B. ...silk is valuable because, it is strong.
C. Silk was used foR armoR, to hold it together.

24. 22 Both the selection and the story show that silk is a valuable product to
trade. Provide one detail from the selection and one detail from the story
that support this idea. 1
No details from the selection and one detail from the story:
AA. The story states, “our prized item is silk.”

25. 22 Both the selection and the story show that silk is a valuable product to
trade. Provide one detail from the selection and one detail from the story
that support this idea.
This student response has no text-based details.

26. Silk cloth is a sturdy material.
Grade: HS
Strand and Target:
IA17
Key D
23 According to both the selection and the story, which sentence best explains why silk cloth is popular around the world?
Silk cloth is a sturdy material.
Silk cloth is easy for workers to produce.
Silk cloth is a common material accessible to most people.
Silk cloth is considered a luxurious fabric for clothes.