Literacy Test Preparation Grade 10 History Booklet 2, Section VII: Reading Pages 18, 19, 20 Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6

Booklet 2, Section VII: Reading Pages 18, 19, 20

Multiple choice answer key for questions 1-5:

Booklet 2, Section VII: Reading Pages 18, 19, 20 Question 6 – Explain how Burd’s project demonstrates the work of a scientist. Use details from the selection and your own ideas to support your answer. This question is awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20 or 30. If the answer space is blank, your writing is illegible or the response is incorrect, the answer will receive a mark of 0.

Booklet 2, Section VII: Reading Pages 18, 19, 20 Question 6 Explain how Burd’s project demonstrates the work of a scientist. Use details from the selection and your own ideas to support your answer. Here’s how marks of 10, 20 and 30 are awarded. 10response indicates minimal reading comprehension response provides minimal or irrelevant ideas and information from the reading selection 20 response indicates some reading comprehension response provides vague ideas and information from the reading selection; it may include irrelevant ideas and information from the reading selection 30 response indicates considerable reading comprehension response provides accurate, specific and relevant ideas and information from the reading selection

Booklet 2, Section VII: Reading Pages 18, 19, 20 Question 6 Explain how Burd’s project demonstrates the work of a scientist. Use details from the selection and your own ideas to support your answer. Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 looks like:

Booklet 2, Section X: Reading Pages 24, 25, 26 Notice how, even though this student filled all of the lines…

Booklet 2, Section X: Reading Pages 24, 25, 26 …they received a score of 10 out of 30 because there are no details from the selection to support the response.

Booklet 2, Section X: Reading Pages 24, 25, 26 Question 6 Explain how Burd’s project demonstrates the work of a scientist. Use details from the selection and your own ideas to support your answer. Here’s what an answer given a score of 30 looks like:

Booklet 2, Section X: Reading Pages 24, 25, 26 This student not only clearly gives an example of how the project demonstrates the work of a scientist…

Booklet 2, Section X: Reading Pages 24, 25, 26 This student not only clearly gives an example of how the project demonstrates the work of a scientist, but they also explain the example with clear evidence.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6

This question is awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 for Topic Development. If the answer space is blank, your writing is illegible or the response is incorrect, the answer will receive a mark of 0.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Here’s how marks of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 are awarded. 10 The response is related to the prompt but does not express an opinion. OR The response expresses an opinion with no supporting details or provides details unrelated to the opinion. There is no evidence of organization. 20 The response is related to the prompt, but only part of the response expresses and supports an opinion. OR The response is related to the prompt, and expresses and supports an opinion, but the opinion is unclear or inconsistent. There are insufficient supporting details: too few or repetitious. There is limited evidence of organization. 30 The response is related to the prompt and expresses a clear opinion. There are insufficient and/or vague supporting details or the connection of the details to the opinion is not always clear. There is evidence of organization, but lapses distract from the overall communication. 40 The response is related to the prompt. A clear and consistent opinion is developed with sufficient supporting details, however only some are specific. The organization is mechanical and any lapses do not distract from the overall communication. 50 The response is related to the prompt. A clear and consistent opinion is developed with sufficient specific supporting details. The organization is logical. 60 The response is related to the assigned prompt. A clear and consistent opinion is developed with sufficient specific supporting details that are thoughtfully chosen. The organization is coherent demonstrating a thoughtful progression of ideas.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 looks like:

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Notice how this answer makes use of some of the provided lines and does not provide any supporting details for how the break would be a benefit.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Here’s what an answer given a score of 60 looks like:

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Here’s what an answer given a score of 60 looks like: Notice how this student took the time to write a long, detailed response, filling both of the sheets of paper supplied. Move forward in this presentation to read this student’s response in detail.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Student Response page 1

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Student Response page 2

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 3, 4, 5 A clear and consistent opinion is developed with sufficient specific supporting details that are thoughtfully chosen (will have over $4000 by the end of the break, which can pay for a big portion of tuition fees; 80% of students that suffer from depression state it was caused by a huge school workload…). Each reason provided is developed with specific details (with the huge workload and busy schedule that comes with school, students do not have a lot of time to spend with family…If an uncle lives out of the country, then a student would not be able to see him…). The organization is coherent and demonstrates a thoughtful progression of ideas. In the introduction, the author outlines the reasons that will be further developed in the supporting arguments. Transitional words and phrases are used throughout the piece to develop the opinion (In order to have a successful future; Throughout the school year; To conclude). The conclusion is an effective summation of the main points. Here’s what the evaluators said about this answer, which was given a score of 60 for Topic Development:

This question is also awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20, 30 or 40 for Writing Conventions.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Here’s how the marks of 10, 20, 30 and 40 for Writing Convention were awarded. 10There is insufficient evidence to assess the use of conventions. OR Errors in conventions interfere with communication. 20Errors in conventions distract from communication. 30Errors in conventions do not distract from communication. 40Control of conventions is evident in written work.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 for Writing Conventions looks like: Annotation: The response provides insufficient evidence to assess conventions.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Notice that this answer is so short that there is not enough evidence to evaluate writing conventions: Annotation: The response provides insufficient evidence to assess conventions.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 Here’s what an answer given a score of 40 for Writing Conventions looks like: Move forward in this presentation to read this student’s response in detail.

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 A score of 40 for Writing Convention : Page 1

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 3, 4, 5 Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 4, 5, 6 A score of 40 for Writing Convention : Page 2

Booklet 1: Section I: Writing Pages 3, 4, 5 Here’s what the evaluators said about this answer, which was given a score of 40 for Writing Conventions: Annotation: Control of conventions is evident in sentence structure and variety, and in consistently correct punctuation that includes commas, apostrophes, dashes, question marks and exclamation points. A few missing commas (however is a two-month break…; Heavenly right? not so great right?), an incorrect verb (lay for lie) and several misspellings or inaccurate contractions (to for too; you’re for your, Thats) do not undermine the overall control of conventions.

There is a new format for this year’s OSSLT Booklets. Your actual test will look differently than your practice booklet. For the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), there will now be a separate Question Booklet and Answer Booklet for each assessment session. Students will now record ALL of their responses— both multiple choice and open response—in the Answer Booklet.

Good luck on the OSSLT!