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English Language Arts

Target 5

Analysis Within or Across Texts

Analyze interrelationships among literary elements (e.g., setting, order of actions, characters) within or across texts or analyze and distinguish point of view within or across texts.

Sample Item

Grade 11

Test

Claim 1

Reading

Students can read closely and analytically to comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.

Grade

Grade 11

Standards

RL-1RL-3RL-6

Standards

  • RL-1

    Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

  • RL-3

    Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the...

  • RL-6

    Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

Clarifications

Item will focus on the analysis of the relationship and/or development of literary elements or author’s point of view within one text or between two texts. All items should require students to cite specific textual...

Range Achievement Level Descriptors

Evidence Required

  • 1

    The student will analyze interrelationships among literary elements (e.g., setting, order of actions, characters) within one text.

  • 2

    The student will analyze and distinguish point of view within one text.

  • 3

    The student will analyze interrelationships among literary elements (e.g., setting, order of actions, characters) across different texts.

  • 4

    The student will analyze and distinguish point of view across different texts.

Item Guidelines

Depth of Knowledge

  • R-DOK3

    Deep knowledge becomes more of a focus at Level 3. Students are encouraged to go beyond the text; however, they are still required to show understanding of the ideas in the text. Students may be encouraged to explain, generalize, or...

  • R-DOK4

    Higher order thinking is central and knowledge is deep at Level 4. The standard or assessment item at this level will probably be an extended activity, with extended time provided. The extended time period is not a distinguishing factor if...

Allowable Item Types

  • Multiple Choice, single correct response
  • Multi-Select, multiple correct response
  • Evidence-based Select Response, two-part multiple choice response (EBSR);
  • Hot Text, select text

Stimuli

  • Passages

    Each text must include explicitly and implicitly stated details that can be used to make comparisons within one text or to other texts. Refer to Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: English Language Arts & Literacy Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and Performance Task...

  • Dual-Text Stimuli

    When a dual-text set contains one literary and one informational text, the literary text (text #1) is the primary focus, and the set of items must include items from the literary stimulus as well as items written across both texts....

Accessibility

Refer to the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines for information on accessibility.

Task Models

Task Model 1

  • Item Types

    Multiple Choice, single correct response

  • Depth of Knowledge

    R-DOK3, R-DOK4

Target Evidence Statement

  • The student will analyze interrelationships among literary elements (e.g., setting, order of actions, characters) within one text.

  • The student will analyze and distinguish point of view within one text.

  • The student will analyze interrelationships among literary elements (e.g., setting, order of actions, characters) across different texts.

  • The student will analyze and distinguish point of view across different texts.

Task Description

The item stem will pose a question that requires the student to analyze the development of literary elements within one text or across two texts OR analyze or distinguish point of view within one...

Appropriate Stems

How does the title of the text [shape/reflect/connect/contribute] [on/to] the [meaning/purpose] of the text? How does the [plot/conflict] develop over the course of the text? How do(es) the [provide character’s actions/characters’ interactions] develop over the course...

Appropriate Stems for Dual-Stimuli

How do(es) the development(s) of [provide character’s name(s)] in [title text #1] resemble(s) [provide character’s name] in [title text #2]? How does [provide character’s name]’s point of view in [title text #1] differ from [provide...

Scoring Rules

Correct response: 1 point; Incorrect response: 0 points