FLORIDA STANDARDS ASSESSMENTS - ELA
FLORIDA STANDARDSASSESSMENTS - ELA
Transition from FCAT 2.0 toFSA ELA AssessmentsAssessments in 2012-13 and 2013-14Assessments in 2014-15FCAT 2.0 Reading Grades 3 - 10FSA English Language ArtsGrades 3 - 11FCAT 2.0 Writing Grades 4, 8, 10FSA English Language Arts WritingComponent Grades 4 - 113
FSA WRITING AND READING ADMINISTRATION DATES –20156th GradeMarch 2nd7th GradeMarch 2nd(90-120minutes)Paper BasedPaper BasedFSA ELAApril 13th(Session 1)April 14th(Session 2)April 16th(Session 1)April 17th(Session 2)ComputerBasedComputerBasedFSA Writing(Two 80 minutesessions)4
ELA WRITING ASSESSMENT THE ELA FSA INCLUDES A WRITING COMPONENT THAT WILL BEADMINISTERED SEPARATELY FROM THE REST OF THE FSA ELA.MARCH 2, 20156TH AND 7TH GRADE STUDENTSREPORTED AS PART OF THE ELA SCOREADMINISTERED EARLIER TO ALLOW TIME FOR HAND SCORING WRITING TASKS WILL BE INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY OR PERSUASIVE5
ELA WRITING ASSESSMENT (CONT.)INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY: WRITE AN EXPLANATORY ESSAY ABOUT YOUR ESSAY MUST BE BASED ON IDEAS AND INFORMATIONTHAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE “ ” PASSAGE SET. (VARIOUS VERSIONS MAY BE USED) MANAGE YOUR TIME CAREFULLY, SO YOU CAN READ THE PASSAGESPLAN YOUR RESPONSEWRITE YOUR RESPONSEAND REVISE/EDIT YOUR RESPONSEBE SURE TO USE EVIDENCE AND AVOID OVERLY RELYING ON ONE SOURCEYOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A MULTI-PARAGRAPH ESSAY6
ELA WRITING ASSESSMENT (CONT.)ARGUMENTATION (PERSUASIVE)WRITE AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY IN WHICH YOU USE THE INFORMATION FROM THE TEXTS IN YOUR ESSAY(VARIOUS VERSIONS MAY BE USED)MANAGE YOUR TIME CAREFULLY SO THAT YOU CAN READ THE PASSAGESPLAN YOUR RESPONSEWRITE YOUR RESPONSEREVISE AND EDIT YOUR RESPONSEBE SURE TO INCLUDE A CLAIMADDRESS ANY COUNTERCLAIMSUSE EVIDENCE FROM MULTIPLE SOURCESAVOID OVERLY RELYING ON ONE SOURCEYOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A MULTIPARAGRAPH ESSAY.7
ELA WRITING ASSESSMENT – (CONT.) 90 MINUTES WILL BE GIVEN TO READ, PLAN, WRITE, AND EDIT. STUDENTS NEEDINGMORE TIME WILL BE ALLOWED 30 ADDITIONAL MINUTES. STUDENTS WITH IEP ACCOMMODATIONS WILL RECEIVE ACCOMMODATIONS BASEDON THEIR CURRENT IEP. ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO INDEPENDENTLY READ THE TEXT PASSAGES AS THISIS A LITERACY ASSESSMENT BASED ON GRADE LEVEL TEXT. THREE LINED PAGES WILL BE PROVIDED; ONE ADDITIONAL PAGE WILL BE PROVIDEDFOR PLANNING; PLANNING SHEETS WILL NOT BE SCORED. THE USE OF MECHANICAL PENCILS IS NOT ALLOWED; THE LEAD APPEARS TOO LIGHT.STUDENTS WILL USE #2 PENCILS.8
CITING EVIDENCE – GRADES 6 & 7 INFORMAL CITATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TITLE OF ARTICLE, PASSAGE AUTHOR’S NAME PARAGRAPH NUMBER DIRECTION QUOTATION WITH TAG LINE
FSA READING OVERVIEW: ITEM TYPES MULTIPLE CHOICEMULTI-SELECTGRID ITEMSHOT TEXTOPEN RESPONSEEVIDENCE BASED SELECTED RESPONSEEDITING TASKEDITING TASK CHOICEMULTIMEDIA
EXAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE
EXAMPLE MULTI-SELECT
EXAMPLE GRID ITEM
EXAMPLE HOT TEXT
EXAMPLE MULTIMEDIA/LISTENING
FCAT 2.0 Writing Grades 4, 8, 10 FSA English Language Arts Writing Component Grades 4 - 11. FSA WRITING AND READING ADMINISTRATION DATES – 2015 6th Grade 7th Grade FSA Writing (90-120 minutes) March 2nd Paper Based March 2nd Paper Based FSA ELA (Two 80 minute session
ELA ITEMS 5th GRADE SAMPLE ELA ITEMS 7TH GRADE SAMPLE ELA ITEMS 8TH GRADE SAMPLE ELA ITEMS ELA ITEMS . ELA Grade 6 Draft Sample PT Item Form C3 T1, T3, T4 And C4 T2, T3, T4 . ELA.6.PT.3.03.083 C3 T1, T3, T4 And C4 T2, T3, T4 . Sample Item ID: ELA.6.PT.3.03.083 . Title: Young Wonders
ELA Writing FSA (Grades 4 –5) The Writing component of the ELA assessment consists of one text-based constructed-response item (students read a variety of texts and respond to a prompt). ELA Reading (Grades 3 –5) ELA Reading assessments contain 56–66 items. ELA Reading sessions are administered over
A Proud Heritage: African Americans and Pro Football RI, W, SL ELA 1-2 African American Football Pioneers RI, W, SL ELA 3-4 All About Grammar L ELA 5-6 Analyzing Media Messages RI, SL ELA 7-8 Analyzing Poetry RL, RI, W, SL ELA 9-11 Breaking the Color Barrier: The Kansas Comet’s Roommate RL, RI, W, SL ELA 12-13 Descriptive Writing RI, W, L ELA 14
Aug 19, 2016 · Grade 10 2018 ELA Writing. Because a response that is left completely blank does not meet attemptedness criteria for FSA ELA Writing, no score can be earned or reported for the combined Reading/Writing components that the FSA ELA test comprises. To access additional resources related to the ELA assessments, please visit the Florida
Summer 2018 ELA Course Registration Guide (pg.2) (pg.2) Email Directory and ELA T.Q. Quick Links . ELA 103: The Denver ELA Program ELA 104: Academic Language in the Content Areas .
FSA ELA Session Timing The FSA ELA includes the Text-Based Writing Component, administered separately from the rest of FSA ELA to allow time for hand-scoring; will be reported as part of a single ELA score. Headphones are required for all students for Grades 5- 11 ELA listening items (CBT). External keyboards are strongly recommended. 11
Sep 11, 2018 · The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing Scoring Sampler can be used as a resource for Florida educators, schools, and districts regarding the scoring of student responses on the writing component of the statewide ELA assessments. Each spring, students in grades 4–10 are administered a passage set and a
Table 1 presents session lengths by grade in FSA ELA Reading. Table 2 presents session lengths by grade in FSA Mathematics and EOCassessments. The FSA ELA Writing assessment is one 120-minute session for all grade levels. FSA ELA Reading All FSA ELA Reading as
