English I: The EOC

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English IThe EOC

• Kim Bowen
• ELA Consultant
• NCDPI
• kbowen_at_dpi.state.nc.us

Heather Koons Testing Consultant NCDPI hkoons_at_dpi.
state.nc.us
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Overview of ELA SCS and Testing Schedule
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Test Development Process
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Editing / Composition Philosophy

• Current
• editing
• goal 1
• student examples from English II EOC

• New
• composition (peer response)
• primarily goal 6, also 1,2,3,4,5
• student drafts that reflect English I products

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Editing/Composition Format

• Current
• approx. 40 (30/72 items)
• errors identified by underlining

• New
• approx. 40
• each sentence numbered
• errors not identified within sentence
• similar format to NCHSEE

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Editing/Composition Types of Questions

• Old (Error Correction)
• sentence formation
• usage
• mechanics
• spelling

• New (Peer Response)
• sentence formation
• usage
• mechanics
• spelling
• vocabulary in context
• diction
• content such as
• purpose/main idea
• organization
• supporting detail
• Types for error correction informed by Grammar in
  Context, Constance Weaver

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Composition Examples

• New
• Which change should be made to correct sentence
  9?
• Note wording -- to correct indicates student
  should look for error, not just improvement
• Which of the following is a fragment (run-on)?
• Only grammatical terms used on test
• How should sentence 11 be written correctly?

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Composition Examples

• New
• How could sentences 5 and 6 best be combined to
  enhance clarity and sentence variety? (6.01)
• Which of the following improves the organization
  of the third paragraph? (4.01, 6.01)
• What effect does the student achieve in sentence
  1 by using words such as compelling and force?
  (4.02, 6.01)
• In making a recommendation for audiences who
  would enjoy the film, the writer considered which
  of the following? (4.01)

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Textual Analysis Philosophy

• Current
• focus on genres
• fiction
• non-fiction
• drama
• poetry
• selection types include
• literary
• informational
• practical

• New
• focus on environments
• expressive (focus)
• informational
• argumentative
• critical
• inclusion of genres
• fiction
• non-fiction
• drama
• poetry

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Textual Analysis Philosophy

• Current
• traditional literature emphasis
• reading comprehension and analysis
• identification of literary types and terms

• New
• representative texts and items for each goal
• analysis integrated with language usage
• critical (higher order) thinking, analysis and
  application

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Textual Analysis Format

• Current
• approx. 60 (42/72 items)
• includes goals 1,2,3

• New
• approx. 60
• includes goals 1,2,3,4,5,6

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Textual Analysis - Examples of Changes

• Current
• Which of the following is an example of a simile?
• Line 4 is an example of which of the following?
• What is the setting of the passage?

• New
• The simile in line 4 emphasizes which of the
  following ideas of the selection?
• Why is the following quotation ironic?
• What details does the author use to create a
  sense of the social time period?

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Textual Analysis - Examples

• Goal 1 (Expressive)
• Memoirs, anecdotes, diaries, friendly letters,
  reflective essays
• How does the author create a sense of the
  narrators voice?
• Which of the following quotations best emphasizes
  the significance of the incident?

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Textual Analysis - Examples

• Goal 2 (Informational)
• Articles, definitions, directions, reports
• Which statement best reflects the main idea of
  the article?
• If the author were to include a graphic to help
  clarify the information in the article, which of
  the following information would be the best
  addition?

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Textual Analysis - Examples

• Goal 3 (Argumentative)
• Editorials, speeches, letters, debates,
  evaluations, columns
• How does the author develop support for his
  point?
• Which of the following is an example of the
  authors bias?

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Textual Analysis - Examples

• Goal 4 (Critical)
• Reviews, analysis
• The author appears most critical of which of the
  following aspects of the film?
• The authors use of the road metaphor throughout
  the selection emphasizes which of the following
  ideas?
• note Goal 4 includes critical analysis of texts
  and can be applied to texts from all environments

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Textual Analysis - Examples

• Goal 5 (Literary)
• fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama (encompasses
  other environments)
• Which of the following is the best statement of
  the theme of the selection?
• The authors description of the cat as small,
  slight, powerful, and fierce suggests which
  of the following about its personality?

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Textual Analysis - Examples

• Goal 6 (Grammar Language Usage)
• Vocabulary in context, dialect, style through
  appropriate and exact words
• Based on the context of paragraph 6, what does
  erudition mean?
• What effect does the author achieve by using such
  words as downy and hush?