Unpacking%20PARCC%20Prompts

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Unpacking PARCC Prompts
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Review 3 Different Writing Tasks

• Narrative
• Literary Analysis
• Research Simulation

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Narrative

• Asks you to
• write a story
• detail a scientific process
• write a historical account of important
  figures
• describe an account of events,
  scenes or objects

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Literary Analysis

• Asks you to carefully consider literary elements
• Asks you to compose an analytical essay

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Research Simulation

• Asks you to analyze an informational
  topic presented through several articles.
  
• Asks you to synthesize (put together)
  information from multiple sources in
  order to write an analytical essay.

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First Things First

• Before you can write your essay, you have to be
  able to
• Identify the task type (narrative, literary
  analysis, or research simulation)
• Flip the prompt into an understandable question
  or simplified directions
• If you dont have a clear understanding of what
  youre supposed to do, you wont score well on
  the rubric.

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Example Test

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3rd Grade Task

• Today, you will read two stories titled Johnny
  Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World and Me
  First. As you read, think about the actions of
  the characters and the events of the stories.
  Answer the questions to help you write an essay.
• THEN Old Mother West Wind and the Sandwitch both
  try to teach important lessons to characters in
  the stories. Write an essay that explains how Old
  Mother West Winds and the Sandwitchs words and
  actions are important to the plots of the
  stories. Use what you learned about the
  characters to support your essay.

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What type of task is this?

• Literary Analysis
• What clues led you to that conclusion?

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3rd Grade Task

• Today, you will read two stories titled Johnny
  Chuck Finds the Best Thing in the World and Me
  First. As you read, think about the actions of
  the characters and the events of the stories.
  Answer the questions to help you write an essay.
• THEN Old Mother West Wind and the Sandwitch both
  try to teach important lessons to characters in
  the stories. Write an essay that explains how Old
  Mother West Winds and the Sandwitchs words and
  actions are important to the plots of the
  stories. Use what you learned about the
  characters to support your essay.

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Unpacked Prompt

• How are Old Mother West Winds and the
  Sandwitchs words and actions important to the
  plot of the stories?
• Explain with details from the stories.

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4th Grade Task

• Today you will read two articles and watch a
  video about the survival of wild horses on
  Assateague Island in Maryland and Chincoteague
  Island in Virginia. As you review these sources,
  you will gather information and answer questions
  so that you can write an essay.
• THEN Your class has been studying about the
  survival of the ponies on Assateague Island.
  Using information from the articles and the
  video, describe the roles that both the horses
  and humans play in the horses survival. Use
  evidence from the articles and the video to
  support your answer.

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What type of task is this?

• Research Simulation
• What clues led you to that conclusion?

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4th Grade Task

• Today you will read two articles and watch a
  video about the survival of wild horses on
  Assateague Island in Maryland and Chincoteague
  Island in Virginia. As you review these sources,
  you will gather information and answer questions
  so that you can write an essay.
• THEN Your class has been studying about the
  survival of the ponies on Assateague Island.
  Using information from the articles and the
  video, describe the roles that both the horses
  and humans play in the horses survival. Use
  evidence from the articles and the video to
  support your answer.

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Unpacked Prompt

• How do the horses and humans help the horses
  survive?
• Explain using evidence from the articles and the
  video to support your answer.

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5th Grade Task

• Today you will analyze a passage from the novel
  Ida B and a passage from the novel Moon Over
  Manifest. As you read these texts, you will
  gather information and answer questions about the
  influence of the narrators point of view so you
  can write an essay.
• THEN The stories titled Ida B and Moon Over
  Manifest both include events that did not happen
  exactly how the narrators expected them to
  happen. Write an essay describing how each
  narrators point of view influenced how these
  events are described. Be sure to use details from
  both stories.

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What type of task is this?

• Literary Analysis
• What clues led you to that conclusion?

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5th Grade Task

• Today you will analyze a passage from the novel
  Ida B and a passage from the novel Moon Over
  Manifest. As you read these texts, you will
  gather information and answer questions about the
  influence of the narrators point of view so you
  can write an essay.
• THEN The stories titled Ida B and Moon Over
  Manifest both include events that did not happen
  exactly how the narrators expected them to
  happen. Write an essay describing how each
  narrators point of view influenced how these
  events are described. Be sure to use details from
  both stories.

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Unpacked Prompt

• In both stories, things happen that the narrators
  did not anticipate. How does each narrators
  point of view influence how the events are
  described?

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6th Grade Task

• Today you will read a passage from a story titled
  Magic Elizabeth. As you read and answer the
  questions, pay close attention to the characters
  to help prepare you to write a narrative story
• THEN In the passage from Magic Elizabeth, the
  author creates a vivid setting and two distinct
  characters, Mrs. Chipley and Sally. Think about
  the details the author uses to establish the
  setting and the characters. Write an original
  story about what happens when Sally arrives at
  Aunt Sarahs house. In your story, be sure to use
  what you have learned about the setting and the
  characters as you tell what happens next.

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What type of task is this?

• Narrative
• What clues led you to that conclusion?

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6th Grade Task

• Today you will read a passage from a story titled
  Magic Elizabeth. As you read and answer the
  questions, pay close attention to the characters
  to help prepare you to write a narrative story.
• THEN In the passage from Magic Elizabeth, the
  author creates a vivid setting and two distinct
  characters, Mrs. Chipley and Sally. Think about
  the details the author uses to establish the
  setting and the characters. Write an original
  story about what happens when Sally arrives at
  Aunt Sarahs house. In your story, be sure to use
  what you have learned about the setting and the
  characters as you tell what happens next.

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Unpacked Prompt

• Write a story about what happens when Sally
  arrives at Aunt Sarahs house. Remain true to the
  setting and the characters as you tell what
  happens next.

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7th Grade Task

• Today you will research electricity and consider
  some of the methods used in science texts and
  videos to support different purposes. First you
  will read a passage that explains some general
  principles of electricity. Next, you will watch a
  video about fun ways to learn about electricity
  circuits. Finally, you will read an article that
  explains how different materials conduct
  electricity. As you review these sources, think
  about the purpose of each and the role that
  explanations, demonstrations, and/or descriptions
  of experiments play in communicating that
  purpose. At the end of the task, you will be
  asked to write an essay.
• THEN You have learned about electricity by
  reading two articles, Energy Story and
  Conducting Solutions, and viewing a video clip
  titled Hands-on Science with Squishy Circuits.
  In an essay, compare the purposes of the three
  sources. Then analyze how each source uses
  explanations, demonstrations, or descriptions of
  experiments to help accomplish its purpose. Be
  sure to discuss important differences and
  similarities between the information gained from
  the video and the information provided in the
  articles. Support your response with evidence
  from each source.

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What type of task is this?

• Research Simulation
• What clues led you to that conclusion?

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7th Grade Task

• Today you will research electricity and consider
  some of the methods used in science texts and
  videos to support different purposes. First, you
  will read a passage that explains some general
  principles of electricity. Next, you will watch a
  video about fun ways to learn about electricity
  circuits. Finally, you will read an article that
  explains how different materials conduct
  electricity. As you review these sources, think
  about the purpose of each and the role that
  explanations, demonstrations, and/or descriptions
  of experiments play in communicating that
  purpose. At the end of the task, you will be
  asked to write an essay.
• THEN You have learned about electricity by
  reading two articles, Energy Story and
  Conducting Solutions, and viewing a video clip
  titled Hands-on Science with Squishy Circuits.
  In an essay, compare the purposes of the three
  sources. Then analyze how each source uses
  explanations, demonstrations, or descriptions of
  experiments to help accomplish its purpose. Be
  sure to discuss important differences and
  similarities between the information gained from
  the video and the information provided in the
  articles. Support your response with evidence
  from each source.

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Unpacked Prompt

• In these three sources about electricity, what
  purpose does each source serve? What message does
  each convey? How does each source use
  explanations, demonstrations, or descriptions of
  experiments to convey its message? Write an
  essay, providing evidence from each source to
  support your assertions.

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8th Grade Task

• Today you will analyze passages from two novels.
  As you read these texts, you will gather
  information and answer questions about the
  characters and points of view so you can write an
  analytical essay.
• THEN In Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the
  narrators have points of view different from
  those of their parents. Write an essay analyzing
  how these differences in points of view create
  tension in both stories. Remember to use details
  from both texts to support your ideas.

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What type of task is this?

• Literary Analysis
• What clues led you to that conclusion?

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8th Grade Task

• Today you will analyze passages from two novels.
  As you read these texts, you will gather
  information and answer questions about the
  characters and points of view so you can write an
  analytical essay.
• THEN In Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the
  narrators have points of view different from
  those of their parents. Write an essay analyzing
  how these differences in points of view create
  tension in both stories. Remember to use details
  from both texts to support your ideas.

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Unpacked Prompt

• In these two passages, how do the differences in
  point of view between the narrators and their
  parents cause tension?
• Write an essay using details from both texts to
  support your explanations.

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9th Grade Task

• Today you will read the passage from the novel
  Bleak House, set in the nineteenth century, in
  which Mr. Skimpole has a conversation with some
  friends. Pay close attention to the conversation
  as you answer the questions to prepare to write a
  narrative story
• THEN This passage is written as a first-person
  narrative told from Miss Summersons point of
  view. Write a narrative story that describes the
  major events in the passage from the point of
  view of the stranger, emphasizing his thoughts
  and feelings about Mr. Skimpole, Miss Summerson,
  and Richard.

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What type of task is this?

• Narrative
• What clues led you to that conclusion?

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9th Grade Task

• Today you will read the passage from the novel
  Bleak House, set in the nineteenth century, in
  which Mr. Skimpole has a conversation with some
  friends. Pay close attention to the conversation
  as you answer the questions to prepare to write a
  narrative story
• THEN This passage is written as a first-person
  narrative told from Miss Summersons point of
  view. Write a narrative story that describes the
  major events in the passage from the point of
  view of the stranger, emphasizing his thoughts
  and feelings about Mr. Skimpole, Miss Summerson,
  and Richard.

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Unpacked Prompt

• Describe the major events in the story from the
  point of view of the stranger.
• Focus on his thoughts and feelings about Mr.
  Skimpole, Miss Summerson, and Richard.