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
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Recommended Administration Window:November 17-21, 2014
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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.
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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
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Level of
Rigor (DOK)
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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.
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Ⓡ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
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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
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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
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2013 STAAR Released Exam
Answer: H
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