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Transitional Colorado Assessment Program 2014
Grade 8 English Writing Item Map
Order of Difficulty (easy to hard) | Location | Test / Session | Item No. | Part | Point for CR Item | Item Type | Content Standard/ Subcontent Area | Benchmark | Benchmark Descriptor | DOK
1 | 309.91 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | B | 1 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
2 | 335.01 | [NAME] | 1 |  | 1 of 1 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 | 2.d | Plan, draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. | DOK 1
3 | 350.32 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | C | 1 of 2 | CR | CS 3 SA 6 |  | 3.a. Identify parts of speech correctly, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. [NAME] English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. [NAME] in complete sentences. d. Use conventions correctly (for example, all capitalization; apostrophes in contractions; quotation marks; underlining/italics; commas in a series, dates, addresses, direct address, letters; introductory words/phrases in dialogue and in complex and compound sentences). e. Use conventional spelling. f. Use paragraphing correctly, so that each paragraph is differentiated by indenting or blocking and includes one major, focused idea. | DOK 3
4 | 385 | G8 RD/WR S6 | 116 |  | 1 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
5 | 390.63 | [NAME] | 75 |  | 1 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
6 | 392.42 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | A | 1 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
7 | 433.49 | [NAME] | 98 |  | 1 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
8 | 434.71 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | B | 2 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
9 | 438.05 | [NAME] | 75 |  | 2 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
10 | 442.45 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | A | 2 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
11 | 446.59 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | C | 2 of 2 | CR | CS 3 SA 6 |  | 3.a. Identify parts of speech correctly, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. [NAME] English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. [NAME] in complete sentences. d. Use conventions correctly (for example, all capitalization; apostrophes in contractions; quotation marks; underlining/italics; commas in a series, dates, addresses, direct address, letters; introductory words/phrases in dialogue and in complex and compound sentences). e. Use conventional spelling. f. Use paragraphing correctly, so that each paragraph is differentiated by indenting or blocking and includes one major, focused idea. | DOK 3
12 | 450.74 | G8 RD/WR S6 | 116 |  | 2 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
13 | 459.38 | [NAME] | 60 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
14 | 463.77 | [NAME] | 76 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 1
15 | 465.08 | G8 WR S2 | 2 | A | 1 of 1 | CR | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
16 | 472.77 | [NAME] | 77 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 2
17 | 473.55 | [NAME] | 57 |  |  | MC | CS 2 | 2.c | Use vivid and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. | DOK 2
18 | 491.15 | [NAME] | 98 |  | 2 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
19 | 500.85 | [NAME] | 71 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
20 | 502.84 | [NAME] | 62 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
21 | 510.18 | [NAME] | 88 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.d | Use conventions correctly (for example, all capitalization; apostrophes in contractions; quotation marks; underlining/italics; commas in a series, dates, addresses, direct address, letters; introductory words/phrases in dialogue and in complex and compound sentences). | DOK 1
22 | 511.83 | [NAME] | 79 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
23 | 515.04 | [NAME] | 81 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
24 | 522.59 | [NAME] | 92 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
25 | 523.61 | [NAME] | 94 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 7 | 2.f | Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. | DOK 2
26 | 524.32 | [NAME] | 74 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.e | Use conventional spelling. | DOK 1
27 | 529.89 | [NAME] | 85 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 1
28 | 540.92 | [NAME] | 80 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 3
29 | 542.13 | [NAME] | 93 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 7 | 2.f | Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. | DOK 2
30 | 543.35 | [NAME] | 70 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.d | Use conventions correctly (for example, all capitalization; apostrophes in contractions; quotation marks; underlining/italics; commas in a series, dates, addresses, direct address, letters; introductory words/phrases in dialogue and in complex and compound sentences). | DOK 1
31 | 546.32 | G8 WR S2 | 2 | D | 1 of 1 | CR | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.d | Use conventions correctly (for example, all capitalization; apostrophes in contractions; quotation marks; underlining/italics; commas in a series, dates, addresses, direct address, letters; introductory words/phrases in dialogue and in complex and compound sentences). | DOK 1
32 | 550.19 | [NAME] | 66 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 3
33 | 553.12 | [NAME] | 95 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 3
34 | 555.7 | [NAME] | 96 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
35 | 556.55 | [NAME] | 87 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
36 | 557.45 | [NAME] | 89 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
37 | 561.52 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | B | 3 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
38 | 563.75 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | A | 3 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
39 | 564.87 | [NAME] | 72 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.e | Use conventional spelling. | DOK 1
40 | 576.08 | G8 WR S2 | 2 | B | 1 of 1 | CR | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.d | Use conventions correctly (for example, all capitalization; apostrophes in contractions; quotation marks; underlining/italics; commas in a series, dates, addresses, direct address, letters; introductory words/phrases in dialogue and in complex and compound sentences). | DOK 1
41 | 578.09 | [NAME] | 69 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.d | Use conventions correctly (for example, all capitalization; apostrophes in contractions; quotation marks; underlining/italics; commas in a series, dates, addresses, direct address, letters; introductory words/phrases in dialogue and in complex and compound sentences). | DOK 1
42 | 586.94 | [NAME] | 84 |  |  | MC | CS 2 | 2.c | Use vivid and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. | DOK 2
43 | 589.28 | [NAME] | 68 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
44 | 595.43 | [NAME] | 63 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
45 | 596.68 | [NAME] | 78 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 1
46 | 601.03 | G8 RD/WR S6 | 116 |  | 3 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
47 | 603.44 | [NAME] | 86 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.c | Write in complete sentences. | DOK 2
48 | 605.23 | [NAME] | 75 |  | 3 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
49 | 605.93 | [NAME] | 65 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.a | Identify parts of speech correctly, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. | DOK 1
50 | 618.46 | [NAME] | 83 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 7 | 2.f | Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. | DOK 2
51 | 619.95 | G8 WR S2 | 2 | F | 1 of 1 | CR | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
52 | 620.75 | [NAME] | 67 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 7 | 2.f | Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. | DOK 2
53 | 624.97 | [NAME] | 82 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
54 | 625.2 | [NAME] | 98 |  | 3 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
55 | 628.47 | [NAME] | 91 |  |  | MC | CS 2 | 2.c | Use vivid and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. | DOK 2
56 | 653.28 | [NAME] | 58 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
57 | 657.37 | [NAME] | 61 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 3
58 | 674 | [NAME] | 64 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.a | Identify parts of speech correctly, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. | DOK 1
59 | 674.68 | [NAME] | 90 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 2
60 | 677.99 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | B | 4 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
61 | 680.65 | G8 WR S2 | 3 | A | 4 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 6 |  | 2.a. Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). b. Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. [NAME] and precise language appropriate to audience and purpose. [NAME], draft, revise, and edit for a legible final copy. [NAME] in format (for example, lab reports, summaries, formal letters, and memos) and voice appropriate to purpose and audience. f. Vary sentence structure and length to enhance meaning and fluency. [NAME] ideas and content with significant details, examples, and/or reasons to address a prompt. | DOK 3
62 | 680.66 | G8 WR S2 | 2 | E | 1 of 1 | CR | CS 3 SA 8 | 3.e | Use conventional spelling. | DOK 1
63 | 699.94 | [NAME] | 97 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 3
64 | 701.77 | [NAME] | 73 |  |  | MC | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
65 | 715.47 | G8 WR S2 | 2 | C | 1 of 1 | CR | CS 3 SA 7 | 3.b | Use standard English in writing including pronoun/antecedent agreement, subject/verb agreement, regular/irregular verbs, and modifiers. | DOK 1
66 | 726.21 | G8 RD/WR S6 | 116 |  | 4 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
67 | 747.48 | [NAME] | 59 |  |  | MC | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.b | Organize ideas so that there is an inviting introduction, logical arrangement of ideas, and a purposeful conclusion. | DOK 3
68 | 752.07 | [NAME] | 98 |  | 4 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3
69 | 775.39 | [NAME] | 75 |  | 4 of 4 | CR | CS 2 SA 5 | 2.a | Write in a variety of genres such as editorials, personal narratives, essays, stories, and letters for specific purposes (for example, to analyze, to evaluate, to entertain, to persuade, to inform, or to explain). | DOK 3