Dynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End .

Dynamic Learning Maps English Language ArtsYear-End Assessment Model BlueprintIn this document, the blueprint refers to the pool of available Essential Elements that will be assessedduring the spring assessment window. The English language arts (ELA) Essential Elements are organizedinto four claims and nine conceptual areas as summarized below.Major Claims and Conceptual Areas in ELAMajor Claim1Students can comprehend text inincreasingly complex ways.Conceptual AreaELA.C1.1Determine critical elements of textELA.C1.2Construct understandings of textELA.C1.3Integrate ideas and information fromtextELA.C2.1Use writing to communicateELA.C2.2Integrate ideas and information inwritingELA.C3.1Use language to communicate withothersELA.C3.2Clarify and contribute in discussion2Students can produce writing for arange of purposes and audiences.3Students can communicate for arange of purposes and audiences.4ELA.C4.1Students can engage inresearch/inquiry to investigate topicsand present information.ELA.C4.2Use sources and informationCollaborate and present ideasDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 1 of 9 2020 Center for Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS)

Coverage of the conceptual areas is summarized for each grade in the table below.Number of Essential Elements per conceptual area assessed in each gradeConceptual 3141414NOTE: Shaded cells represent grades with no Essential Elements assigned to the conceptual area.In the following pages, the specific Essential Elements assessed in each grade are listed in tables.Dynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 2 of 9

Grade 3: Essential Elements .EE.RI.3.3Answer who and what questions to demonstrate understanding of details in a text.Identify the feelings of characters in a story.Identify details in a text.Order two events from a text as "first" and ermine words and phrases that complete literal sentences in a text.Identify two related points the author makes in an informational text.Identify words that describe personal emotional states.ELA.EE.RL.3.9Identify common elements in two stories in a series.ELA.C1.2ELA.C1.3ELA.C2.1ELA.EE.W.3.2.a Select a topic and write about it including one fact or detail.ELA.EE.W.3.4With guidance and support, produce writing that expresses more than one idea.*Note: RL Reading Literature, RI Reading Informational, W Writing, L LanguageDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 3 of 9

Grade 4: Essential Elements ntify elements that are characteristic of stories.Identify explicit details in an informational text.Identify elements that are characteristic of informational E.L.4.5.cIdentify the theme or central idea of a familiar story, drama or poem.Identify the narrator of a story.Determine meaning of words in text.Demonstrate understanding of opposites.ELA.EE.RI.4.9Compare details presented in two texts on the same lize the first word in a sentence.Spell words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of letter-sound relationships, and/or common spellingELA.EE.L.4.2.dpatterns.ELA.EE.W.4.2.b List words, facts, or details related to the topic.*Note: RL Reading Literature, RI Reading Informational, W Writing, L LanguageDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 4 of 9

Grade 5: Essential Elements ription*ELA.EE.RL.5.1Identify words in the text to answer a question about explicit 4ELA.EE.RI.5.8ELA.EE.L.5.4.aDetermine the point of view of the narrator.Identify the main idea of a text when it is not explicitly stated.Determine the meanings of domain-specific words and phrases.Identify the relationship between a specific point and supporting reasons in an informational text.Use sentence level context to determine which word is missing from a content area text.ELA.EE.RL.5.9ELA.EE.RI.5.3Compare stories, myths, or texts with similar topics or themes.Compare two individuals, events, or ideas in a text.ELA.C1.2ELA.C1.3ELA.C2.1ELA.EE.W.5.2.bProvide facts, details, or other information related to the topic.Introduce a topic and write to convey information about it including visual, tactual, or multimediaELA.EE.W.5.2.ainformation as appropriate.*Note: RL Reading Literature, RI Reading Informational, W Writing, L LanguageDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 5 of 9

Grade 6: Essential Elements ription*ELA.EE.RI.6.5Determine how the title fits the structure of the .RI.6.6ELA.EE.RI.6.8ELA.EE.L.6.5.bIdentify details in a text that are related to the theme or central idea.Determine how word choice changes the meaning in a text.Analyze a text to determine what it says explicitly as well as what inferences should be drawn.Identify words or phrases in the text that describe or show the author's point of view.Distinguish claims in a text supported by reason.Demonstrate understanding of words by identifying other words with similar and different meanings.ELA.EE.RL.6.3Can identify how a character responds to a challenge in a story.ELA.C1.2ELA.C1.3ELA.C2.1Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on letter-sound relationships and common spellingpatterns.Introduce a topic and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, orELA.EE.W.6.2.amultimedia information as appropriate.ELA.EE.W.6.2.b Provide facts, details, or other information related to the topic.*Note: RL Reading Literature, RI Reading Informational, W Writing, L LanguageELA.EE.L.6.2.bDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 6 of 9

Grade 7: Essential Elements ription*ELA.EE.RI.7.5Determine how a fact, step, or event fits into the overall structure of the .RI.7.8Analyze text to identify where information is explicitly stated and where inferences must be drawn.Determine the meaning of simple idioms and figures of speech as they are used in a text.Determine two or more central ideas in a text.Determine how a claim or reason fits into the overall structure of an informational e the structure of two or more texts (e.g., stories, poems, or dramas).Determine how two individuals, events or ideas in a text are related.Compare and contrast how different texts on the same topic present the details.ELA.C1.2ELA.C1.3ELA.C2.1ELA.EE.L.7.2.aUse end punctuation when writing a sentence or question.Spell words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of letter-sound relationships and/or common spellingELA.EE.L.7.2.bpatterns.Introduce a topic and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, orELA.EE.W.7.2.amultimedia information as appropriate.ELA.EE.W.7.2.b Provide facts, details, or other information related to the topic.ELA.EE.W.7.2.d Select domain-specific vocabulary to use in writing about the topic.*Note: RL Reading Literature, RI Reading Informational, W Writing, L LanguageDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 7 of 9

Grade 8: Essential Elements .EE.RI.8.8ELA.EE.L.8.5.aCite text to support inferences from stories and poems.Recount an event related to the theme or central idea, including details about character and setting.Provide a summary of a familiar informational text.Determine an author's purpose or point of view and identify examples from text that describe or supportit.Determine the argument made by an author in an informational text.Demonstrate understanding of the use of multiple meaning words.ELA.EE.RL.8.3ELA.EE.RL.8.5Identify which incidents in a story or drama lead to subsequent action.Compare and contrast the structure of two or more LA.EE.W.8.2.cELA.EE.W.8.2.dELA.EE.W.8.2.fWrite one or more facts or details related to the topic.Write complete thoughts as appropriate.Use domain specific vocabulary related to the topic.Provide a closing.Introduce a topic clearly and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, orELA.EE.W.8.2.amultimedia information as appropriate.*Note: RL Reading Literature, RI Reading Informational, W Writing, L LanguageDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 8 of 9

Grades 9: Essential Elements AssessedConceptualAreaELA.C1.2Essential 2ELA.EE.RI.9-10.5ELA.EE.RI.9-10.8Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including idioms, analogies,and figures of speech.Determine which citations demonstrate what the text says explicitly as well as inferentially.Determine the central idea of the text and select details to support it.Locate sentences that support an author's central idea or claim.Determine how the specific claims support the argument made in an informational 0.3Determine how characters change or develop over the course of a text.Identify where a text deviates from a chronological presentation of events.Determine logical connections between individuals, ideas, or events in a text.ELA.EE.L.9-10.2.cSpell most single-syllable words correctly and apply knowledge of word chunks in spelling longerwords.Use complete, simple sentences as appropriate.Use domain specific vocabulary when writing claims related to a topic of study or text.Provide a closing or concluding 2Introduce a topic clearly and use a clear organization to write about it including visual, tactual, ormultimedia information as appropriate.ELA.EE.W.9-10.2.bDevelop the topic with facts or details.*Note: RL Reading Literature, RI Reading Informational, W Writing, L LanguageELA.EE.W.9-10.2.aDynamic Learning Maps English Language Arts Year-End Assessment Model BlueprintPage 9 of 9

ELA.EE.RL.8.3 Identify which incidents in a story or drama lead to subsequent action. ELA.EE.RL.8.5 Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts. ELA.C2.1 ELA.EE.W.8.2.b Write one or more facts or details related to the topic. ELA.EE.W.8.2.c Write complete thoughts as appropriate.