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Item Type(s):
This benchmark may be assessed using:
TM
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MS
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MC
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SHT
,
DDHT
item(s)
- Assessment Limits :
Items may focus on a single sentence or the paragraph as a whole. Items should not simply ask the student to describe the structure of the paragraph but should focus on the impact and importance of the structure. Items may focus on organizational structures like cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, or chronology. - Text Types :
Items assessing this standard may be used with one or more grade-appropriate informational texts. Texts may vary in complexity. - 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 this standard (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
Analyze the structure of a specific paragraph in the text.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Multiple Choice
- Requires the student to select an analysis about the paragraph’s structure and/or the structure’s impact on the meaning of the text.
- Requires the student to select an analysis about the role of a particular sentence in the paragraph.
Multiselect
- Requires the student to select multiple analyses about the paragraph’s structure and/or the structure’s impact on the meaning of the text.
Selectable Hot Text
- Requires the student to select words or phrases from the paragraph that explicitly show or highlight its structure.
- Requires the student to select words or phrases from the paragraph that explicitly show or highlight its structure and then to select the impact of these words or phrases on the paragraph’s meaning.
- Requires the student to select an analysis about the paragraph’s structure and then to select the structure’s impact on the meaning of the text.
Drag-and-Drop Hot Text
- Requires the student to analyze the structure of a paragraph in the text by dragging descriptions, analyses, or elements of structure into a graphic organizer.
Table Match
- Requires the student to complete a table by matching particular sentences from a paragraph with the key concepts they refine.
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Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
Learn about four common text structures that are often used in informational texts: chronological order, compare and contrast, problem/solution, and cause and effect. In this interactive tutorial, you'll practice identifying each type of text structure while reading several informational texts about dinosaurs.
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Original Student Tutorial
Learn about four common text structures that are often used in informational texts: chronological order, compare and contrast, problem/solution, and cause and effect. In this interactive tutorial, you'll practice identifying each type of text structure while reading several informational texts about dinosaurs.
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