Grade 7 - Claim 2 - Target 2
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Target 2
Compose Full Texts
Sample Item
Grade 7Test
Claim 2
Writing
Standards
W-3a
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
W-3b
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
W-3c
Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
W-3d
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
W-3e
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
W-4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W-5
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
W-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...
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. Choosing Sources: The sources in a narrative writing PT are not only meant...
Range Achievement Level Descriptors
Evidence Required
Evidence 1
The student will write full narrative texts using a complete writing process demonstrating narrative strategies, text structures, and transitional strategies for coherence, closure, and author’s craft—all appropriate to purpose (style or point...
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, interviews, primary and secondary accounts, how-to articles, and functional reading. Stimuli for research (three or four for Grade 7) must have some references and footnotes/in-text citations resembling authentic research...
Text Complexity
PT stimuli should follow the guidelines in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium: English Language Arts & Literacy Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and Performance Task (PT) Stimulus Specifications; however, the complexity of the stimuli, taken as a whole, should be at...
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 11
Item Types
Full WriteDepth of Knowledge
W-DOK4
Target Evidence Statement
The student will write full narrative texts using a complete writing process demonstrating narrative strategies, text structures, and transitional strategies for coherence, closure, and author’s craft—all appropriate to purpose (style or point of view in a short story).
Task Description
Narrative Writing: Create a narrative writing assignment that flows naturally from the research scenario given in the Student Directions (see “Task Description” above). A narrative assignment must provide the following information: A purpose for writing A conflict...