EXAMPLE Possible Evidence Collected in a Evidence Collected in a ELA Standard(s) Learning Goals Success Criteria Classroom Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Process Item RL.4.2 Students will understand Students will distinguish An oral explanation of why each Smarter Balanced Determine a Practice Test item which details in a literary text important details from detail is important or theme of a story, are important (e.g., those unimportant details to unimportant, using details Grade 4, #528 drama, or poem related to character, setting, determine the theme of a written on paper strips and from details in the and plot) and which are not. text. sorted as important or A description of a text; summarize Students will be able to distill Students will be able to write unimportant. lesson from a story the text. the important details in a text a summary of the text that An oral explanation of why into a summary. emphasizes the key details. details in general are or are not Students will understand that Students will be able to important. important details (e.g., those explain how the details work A written summary of the text related to character, setting, together to create the theme that focuses on important and plot) work together to of a text and to show which details. create the theme or meaning details build on each other A written paragraph that includes in a text. to form the complete picture a description of a theme from a of the theme. story and an explanation of how the author creates the theme At Standard from details that are important and that build on each other. To meet the Success Criteria at standard, the student must be able to provide both the categorization of details and an explanation of how the details work together to build a theme, or a summary of the text using the most important details.
EXAMPLE ELA Standard(s) Learning Goals Success Criteria Possible Evidence Collected in a Classroom Formative Assessment Process Evidence Collected in a Summative Assessment Item RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. Students will understand which details in a literary text are important (e.g., those related to character, setting, and plot) and which are not. Students will be able to distill the important details in a text into a summary. Students will understand that important details (e.g., those related to character, setting, and plot) work together to create the theme or meaning in a text. Students will distinguish important details from unimportant details to determine the theme of a text. Students will be able to write a summary of the text that emphasizes the key details. Students will be able to explain how the details work together to create the theme of a text and to show which details build on each other to form the complete picture of the theme. At Standard To meet the Success Criteria at standard, the student must be able to provide both the categorization of details and an explanation of how the details work together to build a theme, or a summary of the text using the most important details. An oral explanation of why each detail is important or unimportant, using details written on paper strips and sorted as important or unimportant. An oral explanation of why details in general are or are not important. A written summary of the text that focuses on important details. A written paragraph that includes a description of a theme from a story and an explanation of how the author creates the theme from details that are important and that build on each other. Smarter Balanced Practice Test item Grade 4, #528 A description of a lesson from a story
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