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Item Type(s):
This benchmark may be assessed using:
TM
,
EBSR
,
MS
,
MC
,
GR
,
SHT
,
DDHT
item(s)
- Assessment Limits :
Items may ask the student to determine a theme or central idea from a section of the text or from the entire text. Items may refer to themes and central ideas that are explicit or implicit in the text. Items may focus on the use of characters, setting, and plot in the development of the theme or central idea but should not simply ask students to analyze characters, setting, and plot development. Items may ask students to summarize the text. - Text Types :
Items assessing this standard may be used with one or more grade-appropriate literary 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
Determine a theme or central idea and analyze its development, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Selectable Hot Text
- Requires the student to identify a theme or central idea and then select how that theme or central idea was developed through its characters, setting, or plot.
Drag-and-Drop Hot Text
- Requires the student to drag words or phrases into a graphic organizer to demonstrate the development of a theme or central idea throughout a text.
EBSR
- Requires the student to select the theme or central idea and then select words or phrases from the text that contribute to its development.
GRID
- Requires the student to move words or phrases into a graphic organizer to show the development of a theme.
Table Match
- Requires the student to complete a table with words or phrases that show the development of a theme or central idea throughout the text.
Task Demand
Summarize the text.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Multiple Choice
- Requires the student to select the best summary of the text.
Multiselect
- Requires the student to select multiple sentences that could be used to create an accurate summary of the text.
Drag-and-Drop Hot Text
- Requires the student to place pieces of a summary in the correct order.
GRID
- Requires the student to move pieces of a summary into a graphic organizer.
Table Match
- Requires the student to complete a table to create an accurate summary of the text.
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Lesson Plans
Original Student Tutorial
Teaching Ideas
Unit/Lesson Sequences
Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
Learn to identify and analyze the development of theme in this interactive tutorial. We'll read excerpts from "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs and examine how several different themes are developed throughout the text. We'll explore how each theme is conveyed in the story as the plot unfolds.
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorial
Learn to identify and analyze the development of theme in this interactive tutorial. We'll read excerpts from "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs and examine how several different themes are developed throughout the text. We'll explore how each theme is conveyed in the story as the plot unfolds.
Type: Original Student Tutorial