CCSS Toolkit: ELA/Literacy Claim 2 Sample Summative Items (9-11)

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CCSS Toolkit: ELA/Literacy Claim 2 Sample Summative Items (9-11)

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Claim 2: Students can produce effective and well-grounded writing for a range of purposes and audiences.

These sample items have been provided by Smarter Balanced as preliminary examples of the types of items that students might encounter on the summative assessment. Each item includes a reference to the target standard(s) it addresses, the student text, and evaluation rubrics, where appropriate.

SR = Selected Response CR = Constructed Response ER = Extended Response TE = Technology Enhanced PT = Performance Task

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11
		Revising a Draft (SR)
Lava Tubes (SR)	Introverts (SR)	Comfortable Shoes (SR)
		Comfortable Shoes (CR)
Author Study—Emily Dickinson (DRAFT PT)	Sacagawea—Fact and Fiction (DRAFT PT)
Advertising (SR)	The Internet in Classroom (CR)
Year-round Schools (TE)		High School and Extracurricular Activities (TE)
Virtual Schools (DRAFT PT)	Mexican Gray Wolves (DRAFT PT)
Virtual Schools (PT)	Participatory Budgeting (DRAFT PT)
Lizards (SR)	Solar Power (SR)	High School and Extracurricular Activities (TE)
Lizards (SR)	Solar Panels (SR)	High School and Extracurricular Activities (TE)