Grade 7 - Claim 2 - Target 4
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Target 4
Compose Full Texts
Sample Item
Grade 7Test
Claim 2
Writing
Standards
W-2a
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information; use strategies such as definition, classification, comparison/contrast, and cause and effect; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts,...
W-2b
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
W-2c
Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
W-2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
W-2e
Establish and maintain a formal style.
W-2f
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation presented.
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. 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 explanatory texts using a complete writing process attending to purpose and audience: organize ideas by stating a thesis/controlling idea and maintaining a focus/tone; develop a topic including...
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 for research (three or four for Grade 7) should have some references and footnotes/in-text citations resembling authentic...
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 explanatory texts using a complete writing process attending to purpose and audience: organize ideas by stating a thesis/controlling idea and maintaining a focus/tone; develop a topic including elaboration and citing relevant supporting evidence from sources,...
Task Description
Explanatory Writing: Create an explanatory writing assignment that flows naturally from the research scenario given in the Student Directions (see “Task Description” above). An explanatory assignment must provide the following information: A purpose for writing A description...