2014-2015 FALL DISTRICT SNAPSHOT3 OUTLINE Subject:ELA Grade:8 Snapshot: Snapshot 3 Standards:Ⓡ ELA.8.2E, Ⓡ ELA.8.Fig19D, Ⓢ ELA.8.11B, Ⓢ ELA.8.8A Level of Rigor (DOK)1 Question Type Standard Question Number Recommended Administration Window:November 17-21, 2014 Details Passage 1: Persuasive Ⓡ ELA.8.2B Use context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words, ambiguous words, or words with novel meanings. Q1 MC 1 Student uses context clues to identify the meaning of a word from the passage. Ⓢ ELA.8.Fig19D Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Q1 MC 2 Student uses close reading skills to identify how the author organized a short section of the passage. Q2 MC 3 Student uses close reading skills to identify a sentence from the passage that supports a specified claim. Q1 MC 3 Student uses close reading skills to make an inference about the author’s purpose in using a specified rhetorical device. Q2 MC 3 Student uses close reading skills to identify an idea from the passage that is based on a specified logical fallacy. Ⓢ ELA.8.11B Describe and analyze the use of such rhetorical and logical fallacies as loaded terms, caricatures, leading questions, false assumptions, and incorrect premises in persuasive texts. 1 Levels of rigor are based on Webb’s Depths of Knowledge. For further information, see http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/522E69CC-02E3-4871-BC48-BB575AA49E27/0/WebbsDOK.pdf Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment © 2014-2015 Houston ISD Page 1 of 6 Level of Rigor (DOK) Question Type Question Number Standard Details Passage 2: Expository Ⓡ ELA.8.2B Use context (within a sentence and in larger sections of text) to determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar words, ambiguous words, or words with novel meanings. Q1 MC 2 Student identifies the context clues used in the passage to help the reader understand a specified word. Ⓡ ELA.8.Fig19D Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Q1 MC 3 Student uses close reading skills to make an inference about the author’s purpose in including a specified paragraph from the passage. Q2 MC 3 Student uses close reading skills to make an inference about the author’s purpose in writing the passage. Q1 MC 3 Student uses close reading skills to make an inference about the author’s purpose for including specified factual claims or opinions. Q2 MC 3 Student uses close reading skills to identify a sentence from the passage that shows the author holds a specified belief. ⓈELA.8.10B Distinguish factual claims from commonplace assertions and opinions and evaluate inferences from their logic in text. Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment © 2014-2015 Houston ISD Page 2 of 6 ⓇELA.8.2E Use a dictionary, a glossary, or a thesaurus (printed or electronic) to determine the meanings, syllabication, pronunciations, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words. No sample available ⓇELA.8.Fig19D Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. 2014 STAAR Released Exam Answer: D 2014 STAAR Released Exam Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment © 2014-2015 Houston ISD Page 3 of 6 Answer: A ⓈELA.8.11B Describe and analyze the use of such rhetorical and logical fallacies as loaded terms, caricatures, leading questions, false assumptions, and incorrect premises in persuasive texts. 2013 STAAR Released Exam Answer: J Ⓡ ELA.8.Fig19D Make complex inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. 2014 STAAR Released Exam Answer: G Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment © 2014-2015 Houston ISD Page 4 of 6 2014 STAAR Released Exam Answer: A ⓈELA.8.8A Explain the effect of similes and extended metaphors in literary text. 2013 STAAR Released Exam Answer: B Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment © 2014-2015 Houston ISD Page 5 of 6 2013 STAAR Released Exam Answer: H Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment © 2014-2015 Houston ISD Page 6 of 6