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| Somerville - GRADE 08 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | SOMERVILLE | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine how a metaphorical expression in a specific paragraph contributes to the reader's understanding of an article. | | 1 | 62% | 64% | -2 |
| 2 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine how a specific paragraph contributes to the development of ideas in an article. | | 1 | 41% | 36% | 5 |
| 3 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Determine the purpose of commas in a specific sentence of an article. | | 1 | 45% | 43% | 2 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Determine the purpose of an author's use of second-person point of view in a specific paragraph of an article. | | 1 | 63% | 69% | -6 |
| 5 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word as it is used in a specific paragraph of an article. | | 1 | 71% | 71% | 0 |
| 6 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.8 | Identify a sentence from an article that supports an author's primary argument in the article. | | 1 | 59% | 59% | 0 |
| 7 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.8 | Identify a detail from an article that supports an idea introduced in the title of the article. | | 1 | 73% | 69% | 4 |
| 8 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Identify a quotation from an article that acknowledges an opposing point of view. | | 1 | 55% | 57% | -2 |
| 9 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Compare the authors' purposes in two articles on similar topics. | | 1 | 56% | 53% | 3 |
| 10 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Determine which concept from an article is developed in another article on a similar topic and identify a quotation from the second article that supports the concept. | | 2 | 72% | 77% | -5 |
| 11 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine whether details from two articles develop formal or informal tones. | | 2 | 66% | 63% | 3 |
| 12 | ES | - | - | Write an essay that argues for a specific action based on two articles on similar topics; use information from both articles to develop the essay. | | 8 | 40% | 47% | -7 |
| 13 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine what details from an excerpt emphasize about an individual. | | 1 | 53% | 54% | -1 |
| 14 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word as it is used in a specific line of an excerpt from a musical. | | 1 | 68% | 75% | -7 |
| 15 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the effect of a repeated word in specific lines of an excerpt from a musical. | | 1 | 55% | 57% | -2 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.8 | Identify a quotation from an excerpt that supports a claim made in another excerpt on a similar topic. | | 1 | 68% | 75% | -7 |
| 17 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine which central idea about a historical event is supported by specific details from two excerpts on similar topics. | | 1 | 70% | 72% | -2 |
| 18 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.7 | Determine how two excerpts on similar topics differ in how they present a historical event. | | 1 | 59% | 58% | 1 |
| 19 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine which character trait of an individual is developed by specific lines in an excerpt from a musical and identify a detail from an excerpt of a biography on a similar topic that suggests the same character trait. | | 2 | 59% | 56% | 3 |
| 20 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine which word would replace another word in a sentence from an excerpt. | | 1 | 75% | 81% | -6 |
| 21 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze what specific paragraphs in an excerpt reveal about a character. | | 1 | 57% | 55% | 2 |
| 22 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the purpose of a specific sentence in an excerpt. | | 1 | 76% | 78% | -2 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine what is suggested by a reference in an excerpt to a specific object. | | 1 | 78% | 82% | -4 |
| 24 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Determine the purpose of a dash in a specific sentence of an excerpt. | | 1 | 66% | 69% | -3 |
| 25 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine the purpose of a specific paragraph in an excerpt. | | 1 | 75% | 81% | -6 |
| 26 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine what a specific phrase in an excerpt emphasizes about an object. | | 1 | 79% | 82% | -3 |
| 27 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify details from an excerpt that show characters experiencing specific emotions. | | 2 | 68% | 73% | -5 |
| 28 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine what a specific phrase in an excerpt suggests about a character. | | 1 | 64% | 67% | -3 |
| 29 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the reason for a character's reaction to another character in specific paragraphs of an excerpt. | | 1 | 55% | 59% | -4 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Determine the reason for a character's actions and identify a detail from the excerpt that supports the reason. | | 2 | 61% | 62% | -1 |
| 31 | ES | - | - | Write an essay that analyzes how an author creates a specific feeling throughout an excerpt; use details from the excerpt to develop the essay. | | 8 | 42% | 50% | -8 |
| WR12.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.1 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 12 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 32% | 39% | -7 |
| LA12.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 12 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 52% | 61% | -9 |
| WR31.IDEA2 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 31 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 35% | 42% | -7 |
| LA31.CONV2 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 31 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 53% | 63% | -10 |
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GRADE 08 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
