Skip to content
Smarter Content Explorer

Grade 6 - Claim 4 - Target 4

Back to Results

English Language Arts

Target 4

Use Evidence

Cite evidence to support arguments, ideas, or analyses.

Sample Item

Grade 6

Test

Claim 4

Research / Inquiry

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

Grade

Grade 6

Standards

RH-1RH-7RH-8RH-9RI-9RST-1RST-7RST-8RST-9W-1bW-8W-9WHST-8WHST-9

Standards

  • RH-1

    Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

  • RH-7

    Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

  • RH-8

    Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.

  • RH-9

    Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.

  • RI-9

    Compare and contrast one author’s presentation of events with that of another (e.g., a memoir written by and a biography on the same person).

  • RST-1

    Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.

  • RST-7

    Integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table).

  • RST-8

    Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.

  • RST-9

    Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.

  • W-1b

    Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.

  • W-8

    Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic...

  • W-9

    Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

  • WHST-8

    Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while...

  • WHST-9

    Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Clarifications

Target 2 will assess analyzing information within and among texts for research purposes as well as paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism for the purpose of integrating information. Target 3 will assess evaluating a list of...

Range Achievement Level Descriptors

Evidence Required

  • 1

    The student will cite evidence to support arguments, ideas, or analyses.

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

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

Stimuli

  • Passages

    Claim 4 stimuli are discrete and written by the item writer. Primary source material may be from public domain documents. Most Claim 4 stimuli should appear to be excerpts from research sources. Examples of Claim 4 stimuli in grade 6...

  • 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 with physical impairments may need to use an adapted mouse or others a computer with eye scanning capabilities. Students who...

Task Models

Task Model 2

  • Item Types

    Multiple Choice, single correct response

  • Depth of Knowledge

    RE-DOK2

Target Evidence Statement

  • The student will cite evidence to support arguments, ideas, or analyses.

Task Description

CAT Primary Standard Alignment: RH-1, RST-1 CAT Secondary Standard Alignment: RH-8, RST-8, RH-9, RST-9, W-1b, W-8, WHST-8, W-9, WHST-9 The test taker will select a fact to support a given argument/critique/analysis. The item stem will ask...

Stimulus

The stimuli will follow the Claim 4 stimulus specifications. The type of stimulus that is allowable for this model is listed below. Stimulus: G6.T4.A: Historical Secondary Source with Argument This stimulus should be a paragraph about...

Appropriate Stems

Stimulus: G6.T4.A: Historical Secondary Source with Argument, Stimulus: G6.T4.B: Historical Secondary Source with Critique, Stimulus: G6.T4.C: Historical Secondary Source with Analysis, Stimulus: G6.T4.D: Scientific Source with Argument, Stimulus: G6.T4.E: Scientific Source with Critique, or Stimulus: G6.T4.F: Scientific Source with...

Scoring Rules

Correct response: 1 point; Incorrect response: 0 points