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Grade 3 - Claim 4 - Target 4

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English Language Arts

Target 4

Use Evidence

Cite evidence to support opinions and ideas.

Sample Item

Grade 3

Test

Claim 4

Research / Inquiry

Students can engage in research/inquiry to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information.

Grade

Grade 3

Standards

RI-1RI-6RI-7RI-9W-1bW-8

Standards

  • RI-1

    Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

  • RI-6

    Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

  • RI-7

    Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

  • RI-9

    Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

  • W-1b

    Provide reasons that support the opinion.

  • W-8

    Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Clarifications

Target 2 will focus on choosing text and visual elements that support a research central idea, key detail, and/or given purpose as well as the integration of notes into a central idea or key...

Range Achievement Level Descriptors

Evidence Required

  • 1

    The student will select evidence to support opinions or ideas.

Item Guidelines

Depth of Knowledge

  • RE-DOK2

    Level 2 includes the engagement of some mental processing beyond recalling or reproducing a response; it requires both comprehension and subsequent processing of source materials used for research or portions of those sources. Some important concepts are covered but not...

Allowable Item Types

  • Multiple Choice, single correct response
  • Multi-Select, multiple correct response
  • Hot Text, select text

Stimuli

  • Passages

    All Claim 4 stimuli are discrete and written by the item writer. Most Claim 4 stimuli are excerpts from research sources from various academic disciplines. Examples of Claim 4 stimuli in grade 3 may include, but are not limited to,...

  • Text Complexity

    Claim 4 stimuli should follow the guidelines in the stimulus specifications document; however, the complexity should be one grade level below the assessment level. The vocabulary used in the stimulus and the item should be at least one grade level...

Accessibility

Students will be required to read brief text stimuli and use a mouse. Students will be required to read/ interpret graphics. These graphics may include: charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, or interactive elements on...

Task Models

Task Model 1

  • Item Types

    Multiple Choice, single correct response

  • Depth of Knowledge

    RE-DOK2

Target Evidence Statement

  • The student will select evidence to support opinions or ideas.

Task Description

CAT Primary Standard Alignment: W-8 CAT Secondary Standard Alignment: RI-1, RI-9, W-1b The test taker will select information/facts/notes that support a given opinion. The item stem will pose a question asking the test taker to select information...

Stimulus

The stimuli will follow the Claim 4 stimulus specifications. The type of stimuli that are allowable for this model are listed below. Stimulus: G3.T4.A: Opinion Writing Lacking Evidence This stimulus should be a brief piece of...

Appropriate Stems

Stimulus: G3.T4.A: Opinion Writing Lacking Evidence Lead-in: A student is writing an article about <topic>. The student wrote an opinion in the article. Read the sentences from the student’s article and answer the question that...

Scoring Rules

Correct response: 1 point; Incorrect response: 0 points