Stage F - 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.F is aligned to standard 1A,
stage F (sixth grade). Sample student work, when available,
follows the assessment.
1A.F - Unlocking New Words
Students will teach the rest of the class about his/her
assigned words.
1B.F - Award Certificate for a
Character
Students will select a character from among stories
they have read and create an award certificate based
upon literal and inferential information, then present
the criteria used in a speech.
1C.F - Cooperative Learning Groups
Cooperate
Students should be placed in formal cooperative learning
groups to prepare at least six questions representing
the six levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and work collaboratively
with another group.
2A.F - Building a Literature Pyramid
Students are to build a pyramid of information about
one (or more) of the literary elements by using information
taken from a selection read in class.
2B.F - Building Two Literature
Pyramids
Students are to use information from four selections
to build two pyramids of information about the same
literary element.
3A.F - If I Could Have Lived in
Another Time or Culture
After brainstorming,students will produce the first
draft of a multi-paragraphed composition.
3B.F - Admiring a Character
Each student will write a multi-paragraphed essay telling
why he/she admires a character from literature introduced
in a school-related assignment.
3C.F - Creating a Travel Brochure
Each student is to create a travel brochure designed
to encourage people to visit a country/city studied
in social science.
4A.F - Critiquing a Speech Contestant
Students are to view a video of a middle school student
presenting an informational (impromptu) speech at the
State Speech Contest, outline the content of the speech
and answer questions on a work sheet about the speech.
4B.F - Participating in a Discussion
Group
Each student is to demonstrate his/her group discussion
skills by participating in a small group assigned to
reach consensus on the year round school year issue.
5A.F - Researching Another Country's
Holiday: Focusing and Gathering Information
Students are to use their research skills to find out
how another country celebrates any holiday similar to
one celebrated in the United States.
5B.F - Researching Another Country's
Holiday: Organizing and Recording Information
While researching their chosen topic, students are to
use prescribed formats and procedures to evaluate, record
and give credit to sources of information.
5C.F - Researching and Writing
About Another Country's Holiday: Documenting and Communicating
Information
As a culmination to the research activities done for
5A.F and 5B.F, each student will write a multi-paragraphed
expository paper.
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