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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. |
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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. |
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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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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. |
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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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Sixth Grade Poetry Performance Assessment In the Sixth Grade Poetry Performance Assessment students will read a poem and answer questions using all they know about interpreting poetry through close reading and re-reading. Then they will read a second poem, and write an essay in which they compare and contrast the perspectives in the two poems. 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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5th Grade RI Standards 4 and 8 The 5th Grade RI Standards 4 and 8 includes two tasks and uses "Harriet Tubman" excerpted from A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War by Ina Chang. IN Task 1, students will explain the meaning of the word “conductor” as it is used by Harriet Tubman to describe her role in the Underground Railroad. In Task 2, students will re-read the excerpted passage about Harriet Tubman identify evidence in the text that support specific points the author makes. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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8th Grade Common Core Assessment The 8th Grade Common Core Assessment includes an introduction and three tasks. In the introduction, students will watch two videos, "Notebook: Kids and Sports" and "Sports: How Much Is Too Much?", and take notes. In Task 1, students will read an article and respond to questions. In Task 2, students will read another article and respond to questions. In Task 3, students will use the information from the videos and articles to write an argument essay. This assessment includes a rubric and an alternative article. |
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