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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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OR
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GR
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SHT
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Assessed with: LAFS.910.SL.1.2 and LAFS.910.SL.1.3
- Assessment Limits :
Items should focus on the similarities and differences between the two stimuli. Items may focus primarily on either stimulus but must require use of the text stimulus. Items that do not focus on the text representation should not rely exclusively on technical or background knowledge. - Text Types :
Items assessing these standards may be used with two 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 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
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different media, determining which details are emphasized in each account.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Selectable Hot Text
- Requires the student to choose words, phrases, or sentences from the text that show how the text and other media formats are similar or different.
- Requires the student to select the element emphasized in or absent from the text and then select the element emphasized in or absent from the artwork.
Task Demand
Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different media, determining which details are emphasized in each account.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Multiselect
- Requires the student to select sentences or phrases from the first text that indicate an emphasis or absence of elements in the second representation.
GRID
- Requires the student to place into the appropriate places on a graphic organizer similarities or differences between accounts.
Open Response
- Requires the student to explain in one or two sentences how a given similarity or difference affects the meaning of the work as a whole.
Multiple Choice
- Requires the student to select a correct similarity or difference in the works.
- Requires the student to select a correct analysis of what the works emphasize or omit.
Table Match
- Requires the student to complete a table by matching elements of print and multimedia accounts with descriptions of their differing approaches and emphases.
Task Demand
Analyze the credibility and accuracy of sources presented in different media.
Sample Response Mechanisms
Multiple Choice
- Requires the student to select a correct analysis of the credibility and accuracy of one or both works.
Multiselect
- Requires the student to select multiple statements that correctly analyze the credibility and accuracy of one or both works.
Table Match
- Requires the student to complete a table by analyzing the credibility and accuracy of sources presented in different media.
Task Demand
Evaluate the speaker’s reasoning and use of evidence.
Sample Response Mechanisms
EBSR
- Requires the student to identify a speaker’s argument and then to select specific claims that support the argument.
Multiple Choice
- Requires the student to select a correct analysis of the speaker’s reasoning and use of evidence.
Multiselect
- Requires the student to select multiple statements that correctly evaluate several examples of the speaker’s reasoning and use of evidence.
Table Match
- Requires the student to complete a table by evaluating a speaker’s use of evidence and rhetoric.
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Original Student Tutorials
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Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
Learn how to analyze accounts of the same subject expressed in different mediums. In this interactive tutorial, you'll compare and contrast the details included in a short text with those included in a short video. We'll use President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to examine how certain details are presented and emphasized differently in each medium.
Learn about author Alice Walker and the influence and legacy of her mother, Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant. In this interactive English Language Arts tutorial, you’ll read excerpts from “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens,” an essay written by Alice Walker. You’ll also watch a video titled “A Black Writer in the South,” which highlights important aspects of Alice Walker’s childhood. You'll also analyze various accounts of a subject, in this case, the influence and legacy of Alice Walker’s mother, as told through two different mediums: text and video.
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorials
Learn about author Alice Walker and the influence and legacy of her mother, Minnie Lou Tallulah Grant. In this interactive English Language Arts tutorial, you’ll read excerpts from “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens,” an essay written by Alice Walker. You’ll also watch a video titled “A Black Writer in the South,” which highlights important aspects of Alice Walker’s childhood. You'll also analyze various accounts of a subject, in this case, the influence and legacy of Alice Walker’s mother, as told through two different mediums: text and video.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how to analyze accounts of the same subject expressed in different mediums. In this interactive tutorial, you'll compare and contrast the details included in a short text with those included in a short video. We'll use President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to examine how certain details are presented and emphasized differently in each medium.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
