Table 4: Proposed Initial Assessment Writing Blueprint: Items and Points by Task Type and Grade (continued) Writing Task Aligned Primary Aligned Discrete/Set, K K 1 1 2 2 3–5 3–5 6–8 6–8 9–12 9–12 ELD Secondary Type Point Value Items Points Items Points Items Points Items Points Items Points Items Points Standard(s)20 ELD Standard(s)21 [PI.C.11] [PII.B.3, Write and [Discrete, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PII.B.4, Support an Grades K–1: [1] [2] [1] [3] [1] [3] PII.B.5, Opinion 2 points; PII.C.6] Grades 2–5: [Removed]22 3 points] Grade 2 PII.B.3, Describe a Grade 2: Discrete, 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 8 0 0 0 0 PI.C.10 PII.B.4, Picture 3 points; [2] [6] PII.B.5, (Writing with Grades 3–5: Grades 3–5 PII.C.7 Reading) 2 sets of 2 items, PI.A.2, [Label a 4 points per set PII.C.6 [Discrete, 3 points]
Table 4: Proposed Initial Assessment Writing Blueprint: Items and Points by Task Type and Grade (continued) Writing Task Type Aligned Primary ELD Standard(s)20 Aligned Secondary ELD Standard(s)21 Discrete/Set, Point Value K Items K Points 1 Items 1 Points 2 Items 2 Points 3–5 Items 3–5 Points 6–8 Items 6–8 Points 9–12 Items 9–12 Points Write and Support an Opinion [Removed]22 [PI.C.11] [PII.B.3, PII.B.4, PII.B.5, PII.C.6] [Discrete, Grades K–1: 2 points; Grades 2–5: 3 points] 0 0 0 [1] 0 [2] 0 [1] 0 [3] 0 [1] 0 [3] 0 0 0 0 Describe a Picture (Writing with Reading) [Label a Grade 2 PI.C.10 Grades 3–5 PI.A.2, PII.C.6 PII.B.3, PII.B.4, PII.B.5, PII.C.7 Grade 2: Discrete, 3 points; Grades 3–5: 2 sets of 2 items, 4 points per set [Discrete, 3 points] 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 [2] 8 [6] 0 0 0 0