Stage J - English Language Arts
Assessments
English Language Arts Classroom Assessments Aligned
to the Illinois Learning Standards
The assessments are coded according to learning standard
and stage. Example: 1A.J is aligned to standard 1A,
stage J (eleventh & twelfth grades). Sample student
work, when available, follows the assessment.
1A.J - A Vocabulary Word a Day
Students will develop their own vocabulary list by presenting
to the class one vocabulary word each day from their
reading.
1B.J - A Great Literary Concept
After reading selections Emerson and Thoreau, students
will develop an analysis of the readings.
1C.J - Recommendation For Adoption
Students will survey the books they have read and select
one to present to their high school’s English Department
for adoption as a classroom text.
2A.J - Burke's Pentad and Literary
Analysis
Each student will read a work of literature and answer
the questions from Burke’s Pentad as preparation
for the writing of an evaluation of the author’s
writing technique and intended message.
2B.J - The Text and the Times
Students will read two selections about similar topics,
situations or problems, but written by different authors
and analyze the authors’ treatments of the topic.
3A.J - Proofreading/The Foreman
Each student will write an expository theme on a topic
chosen by the teacher or selected through a class activity
such as brainstorming.
3B.J - The Foreman
Each student will write an expository theme on a topic
chosen by the teacher or selected through a class activity
such as brainstorming.
3C.J - Letter to the Editor
Each student will write a letter to the editor of his/her
local newspaper in which he/she addresses a current
issue in the community.
4A.J - What Do I Hear?
Each student will listen to a three to five minute speech
given by a fellow student and will fill out an evaluation
sheet based on the content and purpose of the speech.
4B.J - Let Me Tell You A Story
Each student will research and develop a topic for a
three to five minute speech and will deliver the speech
using proper public speaking technique.
5A.J - The Research Paper (1)
Each student will complete a research paper which follows
the conventions of the selected format (e.g. MLA, APA,
Chicago Manual of Style).
5B.J - The Research Paper (2)
Each student will analyze the information gathered for
the research paper from 5A - Stage J and will select
the information to include in the report.
5C.J - Multimedia and the Public
Speaker
The student will develop a multimedia presentation to
accompany the speech developed for ELA Standard 4B.J
and will present the speech with the multimedia accompanying
and enhancing the presentation.
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