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7th Grade Common Core Assessment The 7th Grade Common Core Assessment includes four tasks. In Task 1, students will watch a video clip twice and write the central idea of the video and fill in an outline with specific examples or evidence. In Task 2, students will read an article and write two reasons that the article gives for why bottled water is a problem. For each reason, they will write a quote from the article that explains or supports that reason. In Task 3, students will read another article and identify the strongest evidence that the Bottled Water Association gives in defense of bottled water. They will write to explain why the evidence is convincing. In Task 4, students will take a position on the argument and write an essay. This assessment includes a rubric and an alternative text with a task. |
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9th Grade End-of-Year History Writing Task In the 9th Grade End-of-Year History Writing Task students will respond to the question "To what extent does gentrification harm or benefit urban communities?". They will write an essay using a variety of articles, videos, images, and charts as evidence to support their argument. This task includes resources to help students brainstorm, evaluate sources and evidence, plan their essay, organize their argument, and an argumentative writing checklist. This task also includes:
The Oakland Unified School Districted has designed this history assessment to support the literacy goals of the Common Core State Standards. |
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Second Grade Common Core Assessment The Second Grade Common Core Assessment includes three tasks and will be completed twice, once as a pre-assessment and once as a post-assessment. In Task 1, students will listen to two stories read aloud and will discuss and respond to prompts through partner talk. In Task 2, students will read a story independently and write notes about he story on a response sheet. In Task 3, students will create their own information book using the information they learned from the readings. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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4th Grade Common Core Curriculum Assessment The 4th Grade Common Core Curriculum Assessment includes four tasks. In Task 1, students will watch a short video clip twice and write down the main idea, some details to support that idea, and exact quotes and accurate information. In Task 2, students will read an article and fill in a box-and-bullets outline to answer a question about the article. In Task 3, students will read another article and fill in a box-and-bullets outline to answer a question about the article. In Task 4, students will decide which side to take in a debate and write a research-based argument essay to support their opinion. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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5th Grade Common Core Curriculum Assessment The 5th Grade Common Core Curriculum Assessment includes four tasks. In Task 1, students will watch a short video clip twice and fill in a box-and-bullets outline to use later in an essay. In Task 2, students will read an article, underline as they read, and answer questions in a booklet. In Task 3, students will another article and fill in a table with details from the text. In Task 4, students will write a research-based argument essay to clearly state a position related to the video and readings. This assessment includes a rubric and, an alternate text with task, and a chart. |
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Catch the Fever This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: In this unit, students will explore the emergence and impact of communicable diseases on society. Students will investigate the role of microorganisms in causing disease. They will study the impact of a public health infrastructure, along with medical and pharmaceutical advances, on the evolution of microorganisms. |
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Choral Reading The Choral Reading performance assessment includes two tasks and will be completed twice, once as a pre-assessment and once as a post-assessment, for a unit on nonfiction reading/information book writing. In Task 1, students will choral read a book and draw and write questions they have about the details in the text. They will try to answer their questions. Students will then discuss the book and share out some of their questions and answers. In Task 2, students will write their own information book to teach the important information they have learned. The last page of their book will include a big idea or observation. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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Crime Scene Investigation This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: In this unit, students take on the role of crime scene investigators to solve a murder that has occurred at the school. They will integrate math, science, and language arts into the study of forensic science and associated legal careers such as district attorneys, law enforcement, pathology, forensic science, and medical examination. |
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Cyrano's Funk In this task, students will focus on the story Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand and fullfill assignments while embodying a chosen character by taking to social media. This task includes: |
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Design It Clean In this task, students will get into groups and design affordable and realistic water filters. This task includes: |
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