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Teacher

Example

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Expanding Summary Part 4

In the Newsela article titled “Insert Title Here,” by First Last Name, the writer claims ________________. First of all,____________. (Explain.) Second, ________. (Explain.) In closing, _____.

TAG =

title

author

genre

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Always TAG what you are talking about in your topic sentence.

AUTHOR

GENRE

TITLE

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Video Tutorial:youtu.be/xUQ0nHY453Y

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Scoring for Newsela Articles

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SCORES IN NEO

4 = A+ EXCEEDS LEARNING TARGET

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3 = A- MEETS LEARNING TARGET

2 = C- NEAR LEARNING TARGET

1 = D- BELOW LEARNING TARGET

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SCORES IN NEO

3 = A- MEETS LEARNING TARGET

  • Reads, annotates, writes to a prompt, and takes a multiple-choice quiz at appropriate reading level.
  • Written response includes—
    • Valid inferences or claims from the text.
    • Evidence of analysis based on valid details as required by the prompt.