Grade 4 - Claim 2 - Target 4
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Target 4
Compose Full Texts
Sample Item
Grade 4Test
Claim 2
Writing
Standards
RI-1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI-6
Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.
RI-7
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text...
RI-9
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
W-1b
Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
W-2a
Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
W-2b
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.
W-2c
Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).
W-2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
W-2e
Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.
W-4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W-5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W-8
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
W-9
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Clarifications
Performance Task (PT): In general, the PT should allow students to demonstrate deeper thinking and allow more integration of information from resources. Sources should cover the subject sufficiently enough to allow students to form...
Range Achievement Level Descriptors
Evidence Required
Evidence 1
The student will write full informational texts on a topic using a complete writing process attending to purpose and audience: organize ideas by stating a focus (main idea); include text structures and...
Item Guidelines
Depth of Knowledge
W-DOK4
Higher-level thinking is central to Level 4. The standard at this level is a multi- paragraph composition that demonstrates synthesis and analysis of complex ideas or themes. There is evidence of a deep awareness of purpose and audience. For example,...
Allowable Item Types
- Full Write
Stimuli
Passages
Informational and literary nonfiction texts: Includes the subgenres of articles, essays, memoirs, speeches, interviews, primary and secondary accounts, how-to articles, and functional reading. Stimuli should include information about the sources (including in-text citations for opinions) that aids the student in assessing...
Text Complexity
PT stimuli should follow the guidelines in the stimulus specifications document: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: English Language Arts & Literacy Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and Performance Task (PT) Stimulus; however, the complexity of the stimuli, taken as a whole, should...
Key/Construct Relevant Vocabulary
Please be sure to bracket or footnote all key vocabulary that cannot be understood through surrounding context. Brackets should be used for short definitions (fewer than three words) of a word or term whereas...
Allowable Tools
Word processing tools, including spell check
Accessibility
Students will be required to read short and long stimuli, interpret information from text and/or graphic sources, and use a mouse. Students with physical impairments may need to use an adapted mouse or a...
Development Notes
When there is more than one DOK listed, DOK 3 is for machine-scored items and DOK 4 is for short-text items.
Task Models
Task Model 13
Item Types
Full WriteDepth of Knowledge
W-DOK4
Target Evidence Statement
The student will write full informational texts on a topic using a complete writing process attending to purpose and audience: organize ideas by stating a focus (main idea); include text structures and appropriate transitional strategies for coherence; include elaboration and...
Task Description
Create an informational writing assignment that flows naturally from the research scenario given in the Student Directions (see “Task Description” above). An informational assignment must provide the following information: A purpose for writing A description of...