TOSA Tribune

Nixa Public Schools

Intermediate January 2010
Volume 4, Issue 3

Communication Arts
M.A.P. Preparation Inside this issue:

3rd Communication Arts Communication Arts 1

Grade M.A.P. Preparation
Test Design
Ses- SR CR WP Timing
sion Communication Arts 2
Mini-Lessons
1 8-12 4 0 55-65

2 0 0 1 60-90
M.A.P. Resources 2
3 38-41 0 0 51
Communication Arts
4 4-6 0 0 15-20

M.A.P. Resources 3
4th, Communication Arts
5th, Math
6th
Test Design

Ses- SR CR WP Timing Ringing in the New 4

sion Year

1 8-12 4 0 55-65 Often times, students fail to add TWO de-

2 38-41 0 0 51
3 4-6 0 0 15-20
In preparing for the Communication Arts
M.A.P. test, be sure you’re practicing the way
we play. Check out the test designs in the
charts above.
D.E.S.E. has released questions ‘similar’ to
questions that may be found on the M.A.P.
test.
You can access them here:
http://
cherylsclassroom-
tips.blogspot.com/2008/09/
communication-arts-standards.html
Be sure to pay special attention to Goal Proc-
ess Standard Questions 1.6, 2.2 and 3.5 on
pages 6-9, 15, 21-23 of the document. In the
past, these have been the most tested items.
tails from the text to constructed response
questions. Charts similar to the one above
can be the secret recipe for success.
Notice the comprehension answer frame on
the bottom of the chart. Frames help elicit
correct answers from students when intro-
ducing restating with supporting details. If
you have seven questions posted on charts
for an assignment, consider providing five
answer frames. Gradually remove support
as students will not have an answer frame
when completing the M.A.P. test.
Click here for a ‘ready-to-go’ secret recipe
reading lesson: [830 Lexile]
http://
www.cherylsclassroomtips.com/2009/0
3/sticky-note-lesson-jack-and-billy-
830.html
 Communication Arts
M.A.P. Resources
Check out the M.A.P. resources linked be-
low. The Glossary and Achievement
Level Descriptors have been revised
— be sure the copy you’re using is up-to-date.
Communication Arts GLEs
Where success
Communication Arts Glossary—REVISED 11/09 is a tradition ...
Mini-Lessons Are Communication Arts Question Guide

Just a Click Away MAP—Communication Arts Achievement Level

Descriptors
Grade 3 Emphasis

Communication Arts Strand

3rd Grade Practice Test: Fiction
Many Communication Arts mini-lesson ideas Writing Standard English
3rd Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Fiction 22%
are linked below. If you would like a specific
skill made into a mini-lesson PowerPoint, 3rd Grade Practice Test: Nonfiction Writing Formally 10%
please let me know, and I’ll see what I can
3rd Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Nonfiction Reading Fiction and Nonfiction 68%
do.
3rd Grade Practice Test: Poetry
Adjectives
3rd Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Poetry
Alliteration Grade 4 Emphasis
3rd Grade Writing Scoring Guide
Author’s Purpose Communication Arts Strand
4th Grade Practice Test: Nonfiction
Cause and Effect— Jimmy’s Boa Writing Standard English 15%
4th Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Nonfiction
Dialogue Writing Formally 3%
4th Grade Practice Test: Poetry
Expository Writing—How to Clean an Outhouse Reading Fiction and Nonfiction
4th Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Poetry
82%
[with transitions]

Fact and Opinion—Stanton Island Ferry 6th Grade Practice Test: Fiction
Grade 5 Emphasis
Guess the Covered Word—Skippyjon Jones 6th Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Fiction

Guess the Covered Word—Glaciers 6th Grade Practice Test: Nonfiction

Writing Standard English 18%
Guess the Covered Word—Strong Verbs 6th Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Nonfiction

6th Grade Practice Test: Poetry Writing Formally 3%

Narrative Writing—Briana’s Pierced Ears

Narrative Writing Prompt—Family Reunion 6th Grade Practice Test Scoring Guide: Poetry Reading Fiction and Nonfiction 79%
Narrative Writing—Pet Store

Narrative Writing Tutorial Grade 6 Emphasis

Onomatopoeia Poem Communication Arts Strand

Strong Verb Poem Writing Standard English 20%
Summarizing—Miss Nelson is Missing Writing Formally 2%
What Looks Right? [Spelling Lesson, Homophones]
Reading Fiction and Nonfiction 78%
Words in Context—Skippyjon Jones

Words in Context Shoot for the moon.

Prediction—Stanton Island Ferry

Similes
Even if you miss,
Summarizing with Chewy Louie you’ll land among the
Tone vs. Mood
stars. ~Les Brown
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 M.A.P. Math Information
3rd, Math Grade 3 Emphasis
5th,
6th
Test Design Math Strand

Numbers and Operations 33%

Ses- SR CR PE Timing
sion Geometric and Spatial Rela- 18%
tionships
1 18 0 0 35-45
Measurement 17%
2 24-36 0 0 50
Data and Probability 10%
3 8 4 0 25-35
Algebraic Relationships 22%
Math GLEs
Grade 4 Emphasis
4th Math
Math Glossary
Grade Math Strand
Test Design
Numbers and Operations
MAP—Math Achievement Level
Ses- SR CR PE Timing 35%
Descriptors
sion
Geometric and Spatial Rela- 15%
tionships 3rd Grade Math Sample Items
1 18 0 1 40-55
Measurement 3rd Grade Math Sample Items Scoring
2 24-36 0 0 50 20%
Guide
3 8 4 0 25-35 Data and Probability 10%
4th Grade Math Sample Items
Algebraic Relationships 20%
4th Grade Math Sample Items Scoring
Guide
Grade 5 Emphasis
M.A.P. Math Manipulatives 5th Grade Math Sample Items
Math Strand
3rd 4th, 5th 6th 5th Grade Math Sample Items Scoring
Numbers and Operations 28% Guide
Ruler Ruler Ruler
Geometric and Spatial Relation- 17% 6th Grade Math Sample Items
1/2 inch 1/16 inch 1/16 inch ships
6th Grade Math Sample Items Scoring
centimeter centimeter centimeter Measurement 17% Guide

Pattern Pattern Tangrams Data and Probability 16%

Blocks Blocks Algebraic Relationships 22% Success is the sum
Grade 6 Emphasis of small efforts,
Nothing can stop the
repeated day in
man with the right Numbers and Operations 29%
and day out.
mental attitude from Geometric and Spatial Relation- 14%
ships ~Robert Collier
achieving his goal; Measurement 14%
nothing on earth can Data and Probability 24%

help the man with a Algebraic Relationships 19% Rounding PowerPoint Mini Lesson
Slide [Translate] Poster
wrong mental
Flip [Reflect] Poster
attitude.
Turn [Rotate] Poster
~Thomas Jefferson Volume 4, Issue 3 Page 3
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Ringing in the New Year
Teaching is all about working
smarter, not harder. Debby
Money shared this information
with me, and I thought I’d pass
it along to you. It’s a new year!
Make the most of it.
Know Your Literacy
Learners
Get to know your students
and their literacy learning
needs.
Set aside time each day to
confer with some of your
students about their read-
ing and writing.
Keep anecdotal notes from
your reading and writing
conferences to add to your
understanding of students’
needs.
Dedicate ample time to real
reading and writing.
Choose texts carefully,
keeping the readers and
writers in mind.
Model and demonstrate
strategies that good readers
and writers have.
Carefully plan instruction
to scaffold learning.
Nudge your readers and
writers toward independ-
ence when they are ready.
Make Every Minute Count Make Every Lesson
Count
Know the GLEs and expecta-
tions for your school, district, Preassess your students to
and state. see what they already know.
Plan meaningful lessons that Plan lessons to meet your
will advance the proficiency of students’ needs.
your students. Always use examples and
Let your students know the models of strong work first.
learning target for each lesson. Show them the weaker ex-
Give your students timely and amples after you have es-
specific feedback. tablished your high expec-
Use your instructional time to its tations.
fullest. Teach students to
self-assess and set
goals.
Keep your parents informed
on what students are learn-
ing in class and encourage
them to talk with their chil-
dren.
Don’t waste your life in doubts and fears:
spend yourself on the work before you , well
assured that the right performance of this
hour’s duties will be the best preparation
for the hours or ages that follow it.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson