Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Jenny's Letter
The Jenny's Letter task allows students to demonstrate their ability to improve formal letter writing. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a Playground Trust letter, Jenny’s letter, and a check.
This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 2006 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 7 |
Job Application
The Job Application task allows students to demonstrate their ability to fill out an application form. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a blank application form.
This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 7 |
Kids These Days
The Kids These Days task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use persuasive writing. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a video recording and a laptop computer.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2002 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Lost Pet
The Lost Pet task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a descriptive advertisement. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resource required for this task is a picture.
This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 2002 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Making a Mask
The Making a Mask task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write instructions. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task a video, a photo, and an answer sheet with pictures.
This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Me
The Me task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a poem. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
My Place
The My Place task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write, plan, and edit. Students will complete this task working independently. The resources required for this task are a video, a pencil, a blue pen, a dictionary, and a red pen.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Note Pad
The Note Pad task allows students to demonstrate their ability to write a note clearly explaining where they are going and what they will be doing. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task.
This task is a part of the Functional Writing task series from 1998 by NEMP.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Octopus
The Octopus task allows students to demonstrate their ability to complete a story in speech bubbles. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are pictures in a recording book.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2006. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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Source National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA, New Zealand)
Subject Writing
Grade Level 3, 7 |
Opinion
The Opinion task allows students to demonstrate their ability to use persuasive writing. Students will complete this task working in stations. The resources required for this task are pictures and an answer booklet.
This task is a part of the Expressive Writing task series from 2002. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments.
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