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Sample Assessments: Each sample assessment item gives an idea of how an assessment item on the MSA might be presented. The items appropriately measure the content of the State Curriculum and may be formatted similarly to those appearing on the MSA; however, these are sample items only and have not appeared on any MSA form. |
Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text |
Indicator 8. Read critically to evaluate literary texts |
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Objective d. Analyze the relationship between the structure and the purpose of the text |
Assessment limit: In the text or a portion of the text |
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Read this passage from 'Dear Mr. President Thomas Jefferson Letters from a Philadelphia Bookworm', a novel that takes place when President Jefferson was in office. Amelia Hornsby has grown up in Philadelphia but has recently followed her father, a doctor, to Pittsburgh. Then answer the following.
Explain why the introduction was included in this passage. In your response, use details from the passage that explain why the introduction was included in this passage. Write your response on the lines below. /toolkit/vsc/assessment_items/msa_ela_8_032.xml |
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