Stage B - English Language Arts
Assessments
English Language Arts Classroom Assessments Aligned to
the Illinois Learning Standards
The assessments are coded according to learning standard
and stage. Example: 1A.B is aligned to standard 1A, stage
B (second grade). Sample student work, when available, follows
the assessment.
1A.B - Selection of Menu Foods and Miscue
Analysis 
Read items on a restaurant menu and identify samples of foods
that have to be cooked before they can be eaten, applying
all of the following word analysis and vocabulary skills.
1B.B - The Best Poster Activity
After reading to find information to respond to questions
about a given topic, prepare a poster that displays the facts
and details from the readings.
1C.B - Say It Like a Character
Retell a story by role-playing a character’s part and
describe that character’s feelings and actions.
2A.B - Compare and Chart the Stories
Develop the same story element description for two different
versions of a story and compare them.
2B.B - That Reminds Me
Interpret how a story character’s problem is similar
to a personal life experience.
3A.B - Write a Description
Compose simple sentences for a picture’s description.
3B.B - Writing Portfolio Sample from
the Author's Chair
Create and read aloud a draft of a written piece from the
“author’s chair” and use the questions raised
by the audience to revise the piece.
3C.B - Create a Poem
Write three simple, rhymed poems and read them with rhythm.
4A.B - Read Me a Story and Check My Listening
Listen to a reading of a classic children’s story.
4B.B - Show and Tell Speeches
Speak for two to three minutes about an object such as
a pet or a toy.
5A.B - Look What I Found Out
Generate researchable questions about something observed on
a field trip, locate information and write answers to the
questions.
5B.B - Search and Draw
Research two questions on a science topic and draw a picture,
and explain how it answers both questions.
5C.B - Field Trip Report
Deliver an oral report that communicates what was learned
on a field trip.
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