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Item Type(s):
This benchmark may be assessed using:
TM
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EBSR
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MS
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MC
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OR
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SHT
item(s)
- Assessment Limits :
Items may ask for evidence that is directly stated in the text or implied. Items may ask for specific and exact quotations or a summary/description of evidence. Items may require the student to draw inferences from the text. Items should emphasize the importance of citing evidence that provides the strongest support possible. - 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
Select textual evidence to support explicit information or an inference drawn from the text.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Multiple Choice
- Requires the student to select direct quotes from the text to support explicit or implicit information.
Multiselect
- Requires the student to select multiple direct quotations to support explicit or implicit information from the text.
EBSR
- Requires the student to select a correct inference from multiple choice options provided and then to select a textual detail or details that support the inference.
Selectable Hot Text
- Requires the student to select words or phrases from the text to answer questions about explicit or implicit information in the text.
- Requires the student to select an inference and then to select words or phrases from the text to support the inference.
Task Demand
Select textual evidence to support explicit information or an inference drawn from the text.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Open Response
- Requires the student to identify in one or two sentences a piece of the text that supports explicit or implicit information.
Multiple Choice
- Requires the student to select a direct quotation or description of textual evidence to support an explicit statement from the text.
Table Match
- Requires the student to complete a table by matching pieces of textual support with explicit statements or inferences from the text.
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Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
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Original Student Tutorials
Cite text evidence and make inferences about the "real" history of Halloween in this spooky interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how to cite evidence and draw inferences in this interactive tutorial. Using an informational text about cyber attacks, you'll practice identifying text evidence and making inferences based on the text.
Type: Original Student Tutorial