ELA Grades 9-11 PARCC Information
PARCC Practice Tests
PBA and EOY Common Form Specifications
This document has a page for each grade level that explains the tasks and
standards to be assessed on the PBA and the EOY. Teachers want to be sure that
they understand the possible tasks, specifically for the PBA.
standards to be assessed on the PBA and the EOY. Teachers want to be sure that
they understand the possible tasks, specifically for the PBA.
Combined Task Models
This document gives more specificity to the Performance Based Assessment (PBA).
It explicitly lays out the actions that a student will be expected to do, the number of
items and the point totals.
It explicitly lays out the actions that a student will be expected to do, the number of
items and the point totals.
Reading Evidence Tables
Grade 9-10 Grade 11
These documents give the specific claim (for example, Reading Literature) then lists
the standards to be assessed and what kind of evidence a student should be
expected to be able to produce. An excellent document for teachers to use in the
development of formative assessments
the standards to be assessed and what kind of evidence a student should be
expected to be able to produce. An excellent document for teachers to use in the
development of formative assessments
Writing Evidence Tables
These tables explain the evidences that students must show in four different areas:
development of ideas, organization, clarity of language, and knowledge of language
and conventions
development of ideas, organization, clarity of language, and knowledge of language
and conventions
Writing Rubrics
There are three grade level writing rubrics: Grade 3, Grades 4-5, and Grades 6-11.
These rubrics illustrate how written responses will be assessed. Teachers could use
these rubrics to score classroom assessments and mimic how student work would
be scored on the actual PARCC assessment.
These rubrics illustrate how written responses will be assessed. Teachers could use
these rubrics to score classroom assessments and mimic how student work would
be scored on the actual PARCC assessment.