Standard #: LAFS.7.RI.3.7 (Archived Standard)

Test Item Specifications

Item Type(s): This benchmark may be assessed using: TM , EBSR , MS , MC , OR , GR , SHT item(s)
Assessed with: LAFS.7.SL.1.2 and LAFS.7.SL.1.3


Assessment Limits :
Items must ask about the text version and its multimedia counterpart. Items should focus on the unique techniques of each medium. The multimedia source does not have to be a “version” of the text but can simply involve similar subject matter. Items may focus on the effectiveness of the adaptation.Written transcripts, excerpts, and/or direct quotations from an audio clip should not be provided in item stems or answer options.
Text Types :
Items assessing these standards may be used with one or more grade-appropriate informational texts and audio ormultimedia versions. Texts may vary incomplexity.
Response Mechanisms :
The Technology-Enhanced Item Descriptions section on pages 3 and 4 provides a list of Response Mechanisms that may be used to assess these standards (excluding the Editing Task Choice and Editing Task item types). The Sample Response Mechanisms may include, but are not limited to, the examples below.
Task Demand and Sample Response Mechanisms :

Task Demand
Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Selectable Hot Text
• Requires the student to select words or phrases from the text that provide explicit support for a comparison of the two sources.
• Requires the student to select a comparison of the two sources and then to select an analysis of the comparison.
• Requires the student to select words or phrases from the text to support a comparison of the two sources and then to select an analysis of the comparison. 
EBSR
• Requires the student to select an analysis of the main idea presented in diverse media formats and then select details to support the analysis.
Multiple Choice
• Requires the student to select an analysis or comparison of the two sources.
• Requires the student to select explicit or implicit details that support an analysis or comparison of the two sources. 
Multiselect
• Requires the student to select multiple explicit or implicit details that support an analysis or comparison of the two sources.
• Requires the student to select multiple analyses or comparisons of the two sources. 
Open Response
• Requires the student to compare or contrast the portrayal of a subject in a written text with a multimedia version. 
GRID
• Requires the student to analyze a written text and its multimedia equivalent by dragging descriptions of each medium’s portrayal of a subject into a graphic organizer. 
Table Match
• Requires the student to complete a table by comparing and contrasting a text and its multimedia equivalent, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of a subject.
Task Demand
Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Selectable Hot Text
• Requires the student to select the main idea and supporting details in order to show how the author clarifies a topic. 
Multiple Choice
• Requires the student to select an explanation for how a source clarifies a topic. 
Multiselect
• Requires the student to select multiple supporting details to show how an author clarifies a topic. 
Open Response
• Requires the student to explain how the author clarifies a topic. 
GRID
• Requires the student to move main ideas and supporting details into a graphic organizer to show how the author clarifies a topic. 
Table Match
• Requires the student to complete a table by analyzing ideas and details presented in diverse media or formats and explaining how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue.
Task Demand
Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Selectable Hot Text
• Requires the student to analyze a speaker’s argument and specific claims and then determine relevant or sufficient evidence to support the claim(s). 
EBSR
• Requires the student to analyze a speaker’s argument and specific claims and then select relevant or sufficient evidence to support the claim(s). 
Multiple Choice
• Requires the student to evaluate the soundness of the reasoning, relevance, or sufficiency of the evidence. 
Multiselect
• Requires the student to select several pieces of relevant evidence to support a stated or implied claim from the text. 
Table Match
• Requires the student to complete a table by analyzing a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the extent to which the claims are supported.