SMARTER BALANCED Student Overview

1. SMARTER BALANCED Student Overview

2. Key Elements for ELA • Reading • Writing • Listening – headphones needed • Research

3. Smarter Balanced Summative Components • Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) • Item Types: • Selected Response (Multiple Choice) • Technology-Enhanced/Enabled Items • Short Constructed Response • Performance Task (PT) • Two-day event in ELA; recommended single-day in Mathematics • ELA will access multiple resources • Short answer questions build understanding of the longer essay task

4. Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) • 1 Literary Text (4 questions total) • 3 Informational Texts (11-12 questions total) • Word meanings • Central Idea / Main Idea • Key Details / Evidence • Text Structure and Features • Language Usage • Analysis within and across texts • Reasoning and Evaluation

5. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Central Idea – Main Idea Read the excerpt from the text. What central idea is expressed in the excerpt? • Click on the sentence that best reveals the central idea of the text. (choose a sentence from a paragraph) • Which sentence best supports the central idea? (choose from a list of 4 sentences)

6. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Reasoning & Evaluation What do the stories of survival in the last paragraph suggest to the reader about the narrator? (CR) • CLAIM: Infer meaning about the narrator’s traits, motivation, conflicts, development, attitude / tone. • EVIDENCE: Support your inferences with specific examples. • REASONING: Explain your reasoning – What do the examples prove?

7. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Analyze – Infer Meaning • Select the statement that best describes what is revealed about ____ in paragraph one. (select from 4 MC claims) Details – Use Evidence for Support • Read this statement…Click the detail that bestsupports this inference. (click on one of the sentences) • Which set of lines from the text best supports your answer above? (select from 4 MC details)

8. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Word Meanings • Read the sentence from the text. The sea moved in a lethargic way, as if already exhausted by the oncoming heat. • Select the word that best defines lethargic as it is used in the sentence. (select from 4 MC words) • blistering • chaotic • rhythmic • sluggish

9. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Language Use - Read the sentence from the text. I tasted the water. I tasted it again. It was salt-free. “My sweet sea cow!”I exclaimed to the solar still. “You’ve produced, and how! What a delicious milk. Mind you, a little rubbery, but I’m not complaining. Why, look at me drink!” Which statement best describes what the metaphor in the sentences adds to the meaning of the text? • The metaphor proves that the narrator could not survive without the solar stills. • The metaphor implies that the narrator thinks the water is as nutritious as milk. • The metaphor demonstrates that the narrator is becoming confused adrift at sea. • The metaphor shows that the narrator is incredibly grateful for a safe source of water.

10. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Text Structure • Why did the author structure elements within the text in a certain manner? • How does the order (of paragraphs or sentences) affect meaning? HINT 1: Identify this type of question • Look for mention of a paragraph number. • Look for wording such as “adds to” or “develops.” • Look for “how” questions.

11. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Text Structure HINT 2: How to approach this question: • Re-read the suggested passage. • Analyze the purpose of placing the information in that specific order. • How does this order affect plot or character development?

12. CAT: Reading 1 Literary Text Text Structure – Example How does the second paragraph about the solar stills add to the characterization of the narrator? Select all that apply. (Often this means TWO). • The solar stills demonstrate the narrator’s ingenuity. • The solar stills prove that the narrator’s concern for his material belongings. • The solar show how important fresh water is to the character’s survival. • The solar stills show how hard the narrator works to be free from responsibility.

13. CAT: Reading 3 Informational Texts Central Ideas • Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text? (choose from 4 MC options) Reasoning & Key Details (Evidence) • Based on the text, what conclusion can be drawn about __________? (choose from 4 MC options) • Which sentence from the text best supports your answer above? (choose 1 sentence from 4 options)

14. CAT: Reading 3 Informational Texts Key Details - Evidence • Select the sentence from the text that best supports the conclusion that _____________. (choose from 4 MC options) • Read the conclusion and the directions that follow. The fashion industry has started to become more sustainable. Click on the sentence that best supports this conclusion. (Choose 1 sentence from several paragraphs. Be careful to select a specific supporting detail. Avoid looking for key words (e.g., sustainable).

15. CAT: Reading 3 Informational Texts Word Meanings Read the sentence from the text. Shoppers everywhere are now bombarded with advertising and packaging that touts the “organic,”“fair trade,” or “green” qualities of a product. What does the word toutsmost likely mean? • appreciates • criticizes • discerns • glorifies

16. CAT: Reading 3 Informational Texts Part A: Analysis Click on the statement that best describes what the use of the cotton t-shirt example shows about the fashion industry’s attempt at becoming a sustainable industry. • Choose from 4 MC options. Part B: Supporting Details – Evidence Click on the sentences that best support your answer in part A. • Note that it’s asking for more than one sentence. In this case, always choose TWO.

17. CAT: Reading 3 Informational Texts Text Structure – How does the order of ideas affect meaning? • How does the third paragraph affect the structure of the text as a whole? • Choose from 4 MC options. Look for the statement that sums up the main idea of the paragraph.

18. CAT: Speaking & Listening Listen/Interpret audio visual presentations and analyze the central idea, key points, purpose, point of view, or rhetorical techniques. • Based on the information in the presentation, what does the term “mass produced” mean in pop culture? (MC) • Why does the author use the rhetorical technique of comparison to show how popular culture is mass produced? (MC)

19. CAT: Speaking & Listening Listen/Interpret audio visual presentations and analyze the central idea, key points, purpose, or point of view. • Part A: What does the fact that The Carter Center does not represent the U.S. government demonstrate? (MC) • Part B: Which detail from the presentation best supports your answer in part A? (MC)

20. CAT: Speaking & Listening Listen/Interpret audio visual presentations and analyze how information is presented and/or the effects of the delivery. • Which point does the author emphasize by including details about performances? (MC) Hint: A point is an argument or claim. In other words, what does the detail (example) prove?

21. CAT: Speaking & Listening Listen/Interpret audio visual presentations then draw and/or support a conclusion based on content in a presentation. • Which of the following terms best describes the Carter Center’s overall agenda? (MC) • HINT: Agenda = Purpose, Goal, or Motivation • The presentation describes the conditions of the countries where the Carter Center helps with elections. How does this information best influence the listener’s understanding of the presentation? (MC)

22. CAT & PT: Research • 6 CAT questions • Analyze/Integrate Information • Evaluate Information/Sources • Use Evidence • 2-3 PT prompts • 1 CAT-type prompt • 1-2 short constructed response

23. CAT & PT: Writing • Organization/Purpose & Evidence/Elaboration • 3 questions • 1 short constructed response • Language & Vocabulary Use • 2 questions • Conventions • 5 questions • 1 Essay will be scored to assess: • Organization/Purpose • Evidence/Elaboration • Conventions