Lesson 38: Investigation 2 Assessment

Establish the Testing Environment:

• Say: Today, you will demonstrate what you have learned during this investigation. Your goal is to show how well you can apply your reading and language skills to new literary and informational texts.

TEI Format Guide

How to complete the TEI formats:

• Multiple Choice (MC): For these items, choose the one answer that best matches the question. Read all four choices carefully before selecting your answer.

• Fill-in-the-Blank (FITB): For these items, you will write the word you hear on the line provided. Listen carefully as the word is read, then used in a sentence, then repeated. Spell the word as accurately as you can.

• Multiple Select (MS): "For these items, there is more than one correct answer. The question will usually tell you to 'Select two' or ask 'Which three statements...' If you only pick one, the item will not be fully correct."

• Sorting/Matching: "You will see a list of details and two categories (Passage 1 and Passage 2). You must click and drag each detail into the correct box based on which author emphasized that point. Note: Some details might fit both, but choose the primary emphasis."

• Sequencing/Ordering: "For the timeline or logical flow questions, you must drag the events into the correct chronological order as described in the text. Pay close attention to transition words like 'subsequently' or 'initially'."

Assessment Time!

Provide students with access to the Unit 1 Investigation 2 Assessment and walk them through the expectations.

Active Monitoring Notes

During the assessment, look for:

• Item-Format Troubleshooting: Watch for students who select only one answer on the Multiple Select central-idea item, who need help understanding how to sort studies into the two categories on the TEI item, or who skip the fill-in-the-blank spelling section because it looks different from the reading items.

• Pacing: Ensure students without extended time accommodations have moved into Passage 2 by the halfway mark (20 minutes), since the second half of the assessment includes informational reading, language items, and the sorting task tied to the second passage.

• Stem Interpretation: Notice students who pause for long periods at stems such as best expresses, most clearly shows, most nearly mean, or how does ... relate to .... Support them by clarifying the wording without paraphrasing answer choices.

• Reading Transfer: Watch for students who can answer literal questions quickly but may need to slow down on items asking them to trace theme, central idea development, interactions among ideas, or the effect of a media choice.

Have students complete the Reflection after they have completed the assessment.