Appendix D Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment Answer Key b b c d d c d b c Rubric for question 10 Learning Objective 0 1 Define and understand close reading of a text and the steps used to facilitate this strategy with students Participant is unable to articulate a definition of close reading and the steps used to facilitate strategy with students Participant can explain the definition of close reading and provide a plan for facilitation, with details Understand how to use text-dependent questions to closely read text through lesson exemplars Participant is unable to articulate examples of a text and text-dependent questions Participant can describe a text to be used as well as text-dependent questions to be used for close reading
3. I anticipate that the level of close reading strategies being used in my classroom will: 1 2 3 4 decrease stay the same slightly increase significantly increase 4. I understand the importance of close reading and it is becoming a priority: 1 2 3 4 disagree slightly disagree somewhat agree strongly agre Appendix F Student Work Rubric Learning Objective 1 2 3 4 1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly. Student does not answer the question and does not cite textual evidence. Student is able to answer the question, but is not able to cite textual evidence to support his/her answer. Student is able to answer the question and cite some textual evidence to support his/her answer, but key evidence from the text is not cited. Student is able to answer the question and is cite strong textual evidence to support his/her answer. 2. Cite textual evidence to support inferences drawn from the text from questions. Student is not able to answer the question and does not cite textual evidence. Student is able to answer the question but is not able to cite evidence from the text to support his/her answer. Student is able to make inferences to answer the text-dependent question and is able to cite some evidence from the text to support his/her answer, but key evidence from the text is not cited. Student is able to make inferences to answer the text-dependent question and is able to cite evidence that strongly supports his/her answer. 3.
Determine the central ideas in an informational text and provide a summary of the text. Student is not able to identify central ideas from the informational text and provide a summary of the text. Student is able to identify some central ideas from the informational text, but is not able to summarize the information in a cohesive manner. Student is able to identify most central ideas from the informational text and is able to summarize the information in a cohesive manner. Student is able to identify the central ideas from the informational text and is able to summarize the information in a cohesive manner. 4. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. Student is not able to determine the author’s point of view or the purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text. Student is able to loosely explain the author’s point of view or purpose, but cannot explain how it is conveyed in the text. Student is able to explain the author’s point of view or purpose and can explain how it is conveyed, with minor flaws in the explanation. Student is able to explain the author’s point of view or purpose and can explain how it is conveyed in the text, citing details from the text. Appendix G Level 1 Data Report Item Disagree Somewhat Disagree Neutral Somewhat Agree Agree Average 1. I feel confident I will be able to use what I learned today to teach close reading strategies in my classroom. 4 19 17 4.3 2. It was worth my time to spend the day learning these skills. 12 28 4.7 3. The materials included in this workshop were valuable to my learning today. 6 34 4.85 4. I understand the value of using these strategies and plan to begin implementing them in my classroom as soon as possible. 3 37 4.6 5. This workshop was well organized and kept me engaged. 3 6 31 4.7 Question Response Summaries