1. Text-dependent Instruction in English/Language Arts
Indiana Standards (2014)
Text-dependent Instruction in English/Language Arts

2. Today’s Agenda: Assessment Information
The “3 Big Ideas” in the new ELA IAS
Text-dependent Instruction
Making Connections

3. Assessment Information for English/Language Arts
ELA Blueprints
Instructional and Assessment Guidance
Sample Applied Skills Items/ Rubrics

4. Blueprints

5. Blueprints
Reading: Literature- Questions are based on a range of grade-level literature and may include analyzing and making inferences about literary elements and themes…
Reading: Nonfiction and Media Literacy- Questions are based on a range of grade-level nonfiction and may include analyzing how central ideas are conveyed over the course of a text…
Reading: Vocabulary- Questions are based on determining or clarifying the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases and their uses in literature and nonfiction texts…

6. Blueprints
Writing: Genres, Writing Process, Research Process- Questions may include argument, informative, or narrative writing in response to literature and nonfiction texts. . .

7. Instructional and Assessment Transition Guidance
Purpose: Provide guidance at the standard-level regarding the assessment to assist in instructional decisions
IDOE Assessment

9. Applied Skills Items ISTEP+ Part 1 – Applied Skills Sample Items:
The following items are samples, designed to use with
teachers, as part of professional development and
students, to familiarize them with items aligned to the college- and career-ready 2014 Indiana Academic Standards.

10. Applied Skills Items
There will be two types of sessions for Applied Skills:
A passage with constructed response questions and an extended response
A passage or passage pairing with a few multiple choice questions and a writing prompt

11. Excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Grade 8 Constructed-Response:
How does Buck change after he is rescued by John Thornton? Support your response with details from the excerpt.

12. Constructed Response Rubric
English/ Language Arts
2-point Constructed-Response (CR) Rubric
2 points
Proficient
The response fulfills all the requirements of the task. The information given is text-based and relevant to the task.
1 point
Partially Proficient
The response fulfills some of the requirements of the task, but some of the information may be too general, too simplistic, or not supported by the text.
0 point
Not Proficient
The response does not fulfill the requirements of the task because it contains information that is inaccurate, incomplete, and/or missing altogether.

13. Excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Grade 8 Extended-Response:
You have just read an excerpt from The Call of the Wild. How is Buck a reflection of John Thornton? Using examples from the excerpt, write an essay that discusses how Buck’s behavior is a result of his interactions with John Thornton and his dogs. Support your response with details from the excerpt.
Excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack London

14. 2014 ISTEP+ Writing Prompt

15. “The Benefits of Homework”
Grade 8 Writing Prompt:
You have read the article “The Benefits of Homework.” The author makes the claim that homework can positively affect student performance in school. Think about the evidence the author provides and consider if it fully supports the claim. Using details from the article, write an argument analyzing how effectively the author supports this claim.  
Be sure to include:
-your position on how well the author supports the claim
-details from the article to support your position
-an introduction, a body, and a conclusion

18. Designing the Spring 2015 ISTEP+ End of Course Assessments (ECAs)
Spring 2015 ECAs will include two components:
Graduation examination
Aligned to IAS (2000 Algebra I, 2006 English 10)
Accountability assessment
Aligned to CCR IAS (2014 Algebra I and English 10)
Watch for additional ECA updates coming later this fall!

19. Acuity Assessments Acuity for Algebra I and English 10
Continue Predictive forms for the ECAs
Assesses Graduation Examination content
NEW CCR-aligned items for use by teachers
Assesses accountability assessment content

20. Big Idea #1
Regular practice with complex text and its academic language.
Remember: assessment items will be based on a student’s ability to comprehend complex text and cite evidence from it.

21. Determining Text Complexity

22. Task #1 Text Complexity

23. Scaffolding for Reading Complex Text – Handout!
Chunking
Reading and Rereading
Read Aloud
Strategic Think Aloud
Scaffolding Questions
Heterogeneous Small Groups
Paraphrasing and Journaling
Recording
Preparing struggling readers to support confidence and participation
Annotation Strategies
Cornell Note-Taking Method

24. Vocabulary Tiers Tier 1 Vocabulary = Basic Words
Examples: clock, baby, happy, sun, orange
Tier 2 Vocabulary = Academic
Examples: measure, independence, condense, benevolent
Tier 3 Vocabulary = Domain Specific/Content
Examples: Isotope, asphalt, economics, peninsula

25. Task #2 Academic Language

26. Big Idea #2
Using evidence from a text, excerpt, or passage when writing and speaking.
Remember: the new assessments will require students to cite evidence.

27. Evidence from Text – why so important?
College and workplace writing requires evidence
Evidence is a major emphasis: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Media Literacy

28. Evidence from Text – why so important?
Ability to cite evidence differentiates strong from weak student performance on NAEP.
Ability to locate and cite evidence are hallmarks of strong readers and writers.

29. Close Analytic Reading
Requires prompting students with text-dependent questions to unpack complex text and gain knowledge.
Text dependent questions require text-based answers – evidence.
Not teacher summarizing text, but guiding students through the text for information.
Virtually every standard is activated during the course of every close analytic reading exemplar through the use of text dependent questions.
Supports fluency

30. Text Dependent Questions
Focus students on key parts of text
Scaffold key knowledge and information
Provide practice for mastering text
Require students to discover and cite evidence from text
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31. Sample Text-Dependent Questions
1. “It woke up the old Okeechobee and the monster began to roll in his bed.” Who or what is the monster? What other images in the passage support your interpretation? (9-10.RL.2.1)
2. Based on the language and imagery in paragraph 2, what natural event is about to happen? Give examples of specific words and figures of speech that make clear the event and suggest the mood in the passage. (9-10RV.3.1)
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32. Text-Dependent Questions are NOT…
Literal or recall questions: What is the name of the lake in Florida where the characters live?
Comprehension-based questions: Why did the characters huddle in their cabin instead of fleeing?
Personal responses to the text: Write about a time when you were frightened by a violent storm or some other act of nature.
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33. Task #3 Text-Dependent Questions

34. Big Idea #3
Integration of Multiple Standards

35. Task #4 Integration of Multiple Standards

36. Making Connections Exit Cards
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37. Sources