MSA: Reading Grade 10

1. MSA: Reading Grade 10 Maryland Assessment Group Conference, Ocean City, MD November 21, 2002

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3. MSA Schedule Year 1 • September, contract awarded • October 4, construction of forms • December, forms to printer • March, tests administered • May, scoring completed • July, standard setting • August, reports delivered to schools CTB/McGraw-Hill

4. TerraNova: Reading Engaging and familiar presentation • Themes that provide context and purpose • Pre-reading introduction CTB/McGraw-Hill

5. TerraNova: Reading Passages • Challenging selections and adaptations of • classic and contemporary literature • articles from magazines and newspapers • Original illustrations and photographs • Longer passages CTB/McGraw-Hill

6. TerraNova: Standards Based • Standards for the English Language Arts • developed by the IRA and NCTE • NAEP—reading stances and purposes for reading • Reading for literary experience • Reading to gain knowledge • Reading to perform a task CTB/McGraw-Hill

7. TerraNova: Test Development • Authentic passages • Well known authors and publications • Cultural and topical diversity • Wide range of subjects, authors, perspectives, and geographical locations • Reviewed for ethnic, regional, and gender bias • Statistical data used to eliminate items that appeared biased CTB/McGraw-Hill

8. TerraNova: Session Format • Two parts • Theme page read by teacher • Multiple passages related to theme • Support student understanding of the theme • Have graphical stimuli • No answer cues • Support less able student CTB/McGraw-Hill

9. TerraNova: Directions & Items • Directions to students • Logical arrangement of items • Item stems are clear • Distractors (item choices) • Expert Reviewers • Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams • Dr. Jerry Treadway CTB/McGraw-Hill

10. Reading Grade 10: Test Format • Looks much like Grade 9 English • Selected Response • Constructed and Brief Constructed Responses, both single and paired CTB/McGraw-Hill

11. MD HSA English I Sample Item Read the story “The Tree of Love.” Then answer the following: The author includes the story about Uncle LoveJoy in paragraph 15 to emphasize F    the injustice of slavery G   Old Willa's unusual size H   the values of storytelling J    Old Willa's special powers CTB/McGraw-Hill

12. MD HSA English I Sample Item Read the poem “Absence.” Then answer Numbers 5 through 8. 5. What is the meaning of the word ample as it is used in line 8? A bottomless B fat C free D spacious CTB/McGraw-Hill

13. MD HSA English I Sample Item Read the story the “An Unlikely Star.” Then answer Numbers 27 through 30. Based on the first paragraph, a reader could most likely predict that the passage would be about? A the foolishness of playing the lottery B a character who undergoes a change for the better C meetings that are scheduled at a teacher’s conference D how kindergarten children rarely agree on their favorite fairy tale CTB/McGraw-Hill

14. TerraNova: Sample Reading Item • 2 Nelson is sent alone into the area that is on fire because F there aren’t enough human firefighters • G the situation is physically dangerous for humans H Keisha thinks it’s too late to save the trapped workers J Keisha wants to show off Nelson’s abilities CTB/McGraw-Hill

15. TerraNova: Objective 03 Analyze Text This item measures the student’s ability to interpret the text by drawing a conclusions about Nelson’s purpose. Other items in the objective focus on determining an implied main idea, gathering supporting evidence, inferring relationships such a cause and effect, identifying story elements such as plot and setting, analyzing characters and/or their actions, and recognizing the use of literary and persuasive techniques. CTB/McGraw-Hill

16. TerraNova: Reading Item • 42 Thornton refers to “stowing sleeping bags.” The word stowing probably means • F rolling them up and putting them away G repairing damage done to the bags H taking the bags to the laundry and having them cleaned J hanging them up to dry somewhere else CTB/McGraw-Hill

17. TerraNova: Objective 02 Basic Understanding In this item, the student is asked to identify the meaning of a grade-level vocabulary word. Other items in this objective focus on measuring the student’s ability to recall passage details, sequence events, understand a stated main idea and gather stated information from the graphics CTB/McGraw-Hill

18. Support Materials • Classroom Connections to TerraNova, The Second Edition—MD Supplement in 2003 • Exemplar Items • Thinking Skills Exemplars • Teaching Activities • Practice Activities and Scoring Guide • Teacher’s Guide to TerraNova, The Second Edition CTB/McGraw-Hill

19. TerraNova: An Exemplar Theme Page Reading Passage Items

20. Support Materials • Writing Roadmap: on-line writing assessment • Maryland End-Of Course Item Banks • Standards Based Item Banks • Secondary Item Banks CTB/McGraw-Hill

21. Reports and Other Supports • Electronic and paper reports to supplement the state’s information • Supplement to the CC to TN to fill out MD objectives • Additional item banks. CTB/McGraw-Hill

22. Contact Information • For sample materials & questions about ordering: sherry_drummond@ctb.com 770.622.4300-phone • For questions about these materials or TerraNova, The Second Edition: michaeline_powell@ctb.com CTB/McGraw-Hill

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