ShrtAns OpenEnded III 1. Student Name:

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1 Student Name: Date: Please read the following and complete the task in order to prepare for this section of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Before Refer to pages 2 and discuss the following questions with your peers: What is the task from this section of the OSSLT? How do you know this? What are you supposed to do in the section of the test? How do you know this? Where do you fill in the answers to the multiple choice questions? How do you know this? When you complete the written answer, how much space should you fill, in order to complete the task? How do you know this? During Read the rubric on page 3, and answer the question at the top of the page that refers to the rubric. Read the student exemplar on page 4 and answer the questions below it. After Read the student exemplar on page 5 and answer the questions below it. Write down 2 tips that you would like to suggest to another student in order to be successful in this section of the Literacy Test. Please write your tips on page 5 in the space provided. Reflect upon your strengths, areas of improvement and next steps. Write your responses on page 6 in the space provided.

2 Section III: Writing Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Short Writing Task (Answer in full and correctly written sentences.) Rough Notes Use the space below for rough notes. Nothing you write in this space will be scored. End of Section III. Continue to Section IV.

3 This is the rubric that is used to evaluate this section of the Literacy Test. Read each descriptor and try to determine how each is different from the one above. If you were writing a short answer, what would do to move from a Code 20 to a Code 30? Explain. Scoring Guide for Short Writing Topic Development Section III Short Writing! Writing Prompt: What is the best advice you have ever given to someone? Use specific details to explain your answer. Code Blank Illegible* Description nothing written or drawn in the lined space provided response is illegible An illegible response cannot be read. The response comments on the task (e.g., I don t know.). Off topic* response is off-topic or irrelevant to the prompt A typical off-topic response is not related to the topic of giving advice. A typical irrelevant response comments on the topic or simply restates the question. Code 10 response is not developed or is developed with irrelevant ideas and information The response identifies or gives an example of a piece of advice the student has given to someone but does not provide an explanation for why it was the best OR identifies or gives an example of a piece of advice the student has given to someone but provides an irrelevant explanation for why it was the best OR provides a general comment about giving advice. Code 20 response is developed with vague ideas and information; it may contain some irrelevant ideas and information The response identifies or gives an example of a piece of advice the student has given to someone and provides a vague explanation for why it was the best. The response often requires the reader to make the connection between the support provided and what is intended to prove. Code 30 response is developed with clear, specific and relevant ideas and information The response identifies or gives an example of a piece of advice the student has given to someone and uses specific and relevant details to clearly explain why it was the best.

4 Scoring Guide for Short Writing Topic Development Section III Short Writing! Code 20 Annotation: This response provides an example of advice given (never give up on your dreams). Vague support is used to explain this advice (Chasing your dreams allows you to feel satisfied with your accomplishments, and happy with where you are in life. Acknowledging that your dreams are important brings great success). From the student response and annotation above, answer the following questions: 1. What is the example used to support the response in this section? 2. What are the details used to support this? Are the details sufficient? Explain. 3. What is the problem with this response? 4. Re-write this section so that it meets the criteria of a 30 in the rubric outlined on page 3. You may re-write this section in the space provided on page 2. Once you have completed this, compare you response with the student example on page 5 by answering the questions below it.

5 Scoring Guide for Short Writing Topic Development Section III Short Writing! Code 30 Annotation: This response provides an example of advice given (telling my sister to apply for a job she didn t think she would be good at). The answer is clearly supported with specific and relevant details (She is still working at this job three years later constantly telling me how much she loves it tells me of the many friends she has made and the pleasure of going in to work). Answer the following questions once you have completed the task. 1. Why is the response on this page a 30? Discuss with your class, how your response compares the response above. How can you improve your response even further. 2. List 2 tips that you would suggest to any student completing this task so that they can be successful: Tip #1: Tip #2:

6 Reflection: When it comes to Writing a News Report: My strengths are: Areas to improve are: I can improve this by: Do you have any other questions or comments about this task?

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