ELA 6 – 8Content Networking

CLIUOctober 29, 2014

Welcome!

Please sit at your grade level table.Network: CLIU PublicWiki: http://cliu21cng.wikispaces.comDiscuss: What changes have you

made this year to prepare students for the new PSSAs?

Agenda

PDE Update – PSSA Information for 2014-15 PSSA Question TypesText-dependent Analysis OverviewProfessional ArticlesResourcesCollaborationNext Steps

2015 PSSA Changes

2015 PSSA Changes

English Language Arts Test

2015 PSSA Changes

ELA Reporting FrameworkELA Reporting Framework, Clusters, and Categories

Reporting Category

Code

Reading

GenreLiterature Text A

Informational Text B

Core Competencies

Key Ideas and Details [Key Ideas] A–K/B–K

Craft and Structure, and Integration of

Knowledge and Ideas [CSI]

A–C/B–C

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use [Vocabulary] A–V/B–V

WritingWriting C

Language DText Dependent Analysis E

2015 PSSA Changes

Item Types and PointsGrade 3

20 core passage MC items

20 points18 core standalone MC items

2 core 2 pt EBSR items 18 points

4 points2 core 3 pt EBSR items 6 points

2 core 3 pt SA items 6 points1 core 4 pt WP (weighted x2) 8 points

Total 62 points

Grades 4-823 core passage MC items

23 points

18 core standalone MC items 18 points3 core 2 pt EBSR items 6 points3 core 3 pt EBSR items 9 points

1 core 4 pt TDA (weighted x4) 16 points1 core 4 pt WP (weighted x3) 12 points

Total 84 points

2015 PSSA Changes

Grade 3 FormatSection Content

EmphasisNumber of MC/EBSR

Number of WP/SA

Estimated Number of Passages

Estimated Section Testing

Time (in minutes)

1 Writing and Language 20 MC 1 0 60

2 Reading 8–12 MC1–3 EBSR 1 2 34–50

3 Reading 14 MC2 EBSR 1 2 48

4 Reading 8–12 MC1–3 EBSR 1 2 34–50

2015 PSSA Changes

Grades 4-8 Format

Section Content Emphasis Number of MC/EBSR

Number of WP/TDA

Estimated Number of Passages

Estimated Section

Testing Time (in minutes)

1 Writing and Language 20 MC 1 0 60

2 Reading 15–18 MC4–5 EBSR 0 3 58–69

3Reading and

Text Dependent Analysis

14 MC2 EBSR 1 2 73

4Reading and

Text Dependent Analysis

5–8 MC1–2 EBSR 1 1 48–57

Writing

ALL grades

Mode specific prompts & scoring rubricsNarrativeInformationalOpinion

Writing

Example: Grade 7 – 4 points

Language Multiple Choice

ALL gradesStand-alone multiple choiceGrammar included

Language Multiple Choice

Example: Grade 8 – 1 point

Evidence Based Selected Response

ALL gradesTwo-partsAnswer to second part based on answer to first

partLike old Open-ended (same type of thinking)

Evidence Based Selected Response

Example: Grade 72 points

Text-dependent Analysis

Grades 4 – 8 Specific type of Constructed ResponseOwn Scoring Rubric

Text-dependent Analysis

Example: Grade 6 – 4 points

PSSA Resources

PDE WebsiteExplore

ELA Test Design

TDA Scoring Guidelines

ELA Item Samplers for your gradeK – 2 look at grade 3: How can you begin to build this

verbally and transition to writing?

Mode specific rubrics

Table Discussion

What are areas of strength in your classroom/school/district?

What are areas of need in your classroom/school/district?

More on Text-dependent Analysis

Text-dependent Analysis Overview

Back to the Resources

Examine closely:TDA Scoring Guidelines

ELA Item SamplersYour Grade Level

Text-dependent Analysis Questions

Table Discussion

What are areas of strength in your classroom/school/district?

What are areas of need in your classroom/school/district?

Building to Text-dependent Analysis

Text-dependent questionsDiscussions

Assignments

Close reading

Professional Reading

“Closing in on Close Reading”“Text Dependent Questions”

Additional Resources

Time to explore

Collaboration

Common NeedCommon GradeCommon School/District

Next Steps

SHARE back in your school & district.Determine your needs & let me know what they are.USE the Wiki.

Thank you for coming!

Please follow the evaluation link on the wiki.See you next time: February 25, 2015