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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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2001 PIRLS Assessment The 2001 PIRLS Assessment contains 4 reading passages and 49 test questions with their answers. Two of the reading passages were used to assess students’ reading for literary experience, and two were used to assess students' reading to acquired and use information.
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2006 PIRLS Assessment The 2006 PIRLS Assessment contains 4 reading passages and 51 test questions with their answers. Two of the reading passages were used to assess students’ reading for literary experience, and two were used to assess students' reading to acquired and use information.
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2011 PIRLS Assessmen The 2011 PIRLS Assessment contains 4 reading passages and 44 test questions with their answers. Two of the reading passages were used to assess students’ reading for literary experience, and two were used to assess students' reading to acquired and use information.
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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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PBL - A Newspaper Project: It's News to Me! In this task, students will collaborate to create a newspaper, that will accessible to the community electronically and in paper, based on local and national interests. This task includes: |
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PBL - Dummies Guide to Visiting an Art Museum In this task, students will work in groups to create a brochure about museum etiquette to be handed out to fellow students on a field trip to an art museum. This task includes: |
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