1. Creating Quality Literary Analysis Tasks
Literary Elements
Creating Quality Literary Analysis Tasks
Analysis
Structure
Evidence
Grades 3-8

2. Agenda Putting It All Together Present Literary Elements Activities
Review Construct and Specs
Discuss Standards and Processes

3. Literary Analysis Task Specifications
Number and type of Texts 1 Extended Literature Text and 1 Additional Literature Text
Order of Student Actions:
Students read extended literature text
Students respond to 1 item to measure the reading subclaim for vocabulary
Students respond to 2 EBSR or TECR items
Students read 1 additional literature text
Students respond to 1 PCR

4. Extended and Additional Text Length
It should be noted that for the Performance-Based Assessments, the text selected for the first session of the Research Simulation Task and one of the literary texts selected for the Literary Analysis Task should be closer to the end of the word count range.
Passage Selection Guidelines for Assessing CCSS ELA
A text that is closer to the end of the word count range for a listed grade band is considered an extended text.
A text that is closer to the beginning of the word count range for a listed grade band is considered a short text.

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