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Cambridge Assessments (UK)

Subject
Humanities

Grade Level
9, 10

2017 Islamic Studies Specimen Paper 2

The 2017 Islamic Studies Specimen Paper 2 is a released Cambridge O Level assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and contains free-response questions. The assessment tests (1) show knowledge and understanding of the relevant facts from the faith and history of Islam and (2) evaluate the significance of teachings, beliefs and practices in the lives of Muslims, using evidence, reasoned argument, personal responses and different viewpoints. 

Source
The Reading and Writing Project

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
3

3rd Grade Standards 4 and 8 Assessment

The 3rd Grade Standards 4 and 8 Assessment is two tasks that use A New Chance for Live by Glenn Greenberg. In Task 1, students will write to explain the meaning of the words “population” and “extinct” as they relate to the content of the article. In Task 2, students will determine how a particular sentence in the passage connects to a prior section entitled “Population Problem.” They will write to explain the connection between the sentence and the prior passage.

This assessment includes a rubric.

Source
The Reading and Writing Project

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
4

4th Grade RI Standards 4 and 8

The 4th Grade RI Standards 4 and 8 assessment includes two tasks and uses a section from Ellis Island by Judith jango-Cohen. In Task 1, students will determine the meaning of "refuge" and explain what it means in context to the reading. In Task 2, students will write an explanatory essay based on the reading.

This assessment includes a rubric.

Source
The Reading and Writing Project

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
7

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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Oakland Unified School District History/Social Studies Department

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9

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.

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The Oakland Unified School Districted has designed this history assessment to support the literacy goals of the Common Core State Standards.

Source
Oakland Unified School District History/Social Studies Department

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
9

9th Grade History Mid-Year History Writing Task

In the 9th Grade History Mid-Year History Writing Task students will respond to the question "To what extent does the United States’ prison system rehabilitate or damage the lives of those incarcerated?". 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.

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The Oakland Unified School Districted has designed this history assessment to support the literacy goals of the Common Core State Standards.

Source
The Reading and Writing Project

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
1

First Grade Spring 2013 Performance Assessment

The First Grade Spring 2013 Performance Assessment is a two part task designed to be administered in the spring (so that reading level is appropriate). This assessment use Why Should I Protect Nature by Jen Green. In Task 1, students will ask and answer questions to determine the meaning of the word "litter". In Task 2, students will re-read the story independently to identify the reasons the author gives for why we should protect nature. They students will write their own information book to share the reasons they have identified.

This task includes a rubric.

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Middle Protocol Test - Soil Moisture

This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Soils Unit. Students will determine the moisture in a soil sample after collection.

This task includes:  
1. Student Instructions

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Plague Doctor

This task asks that students source a painting of clothing worn by doctors in the 17th century in order to determine its usefulness in answering the question of what doctors wore when treating patients with the Plague. 

Students with a sophisticated understanding of how to source a document will be able to explain that the painting is useful in that it is based on information from a person who witnessed the plague in the 17th century. They will also observe, however, that the image might be limited as evidence of what doctors wore, because it is an artist’s interpretation rendered over two centuries after the account was recorded.

Resources include PDF downloads of the assessment with source materials, and a rubric with benchmark descriptors.

Source
The Reading and Writing Project

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
2

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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