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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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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 English Language Specimen Paper 1 The 2011 English Language Specimen Paper 1 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 students' writing skills and evaluates students' ability to (1) communicate appropriately, with a clear awareness of purpose, audience and register, (2) communicate clearly and develop ideas coherently, at word level, at sentence level and at whole text level, (3) use accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar, and (4) communicate creatively, using a varied range of vocabulary, sentence structures and linguistic devices. This assessment includes:
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2011 English Language Specimen Paper 2 The 2011 English Language 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 students' writing skills and evaluates students' ability to (1) communicate appropriately, with a clear awareness of purpose, audience and register, (2) communicate clearly and develop ideas coherently, at word level, at sentence level and at whole text level, (3) use accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar, and (4) communicate creatively, using a varied range of vocabulary, sentence structures and linguistic devices. This assessment includes:
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