Georgia Milestones Practice!

1. Georgia Milestones Practice! Let’s make sure you’re ready to rock this test!

2. Reading &Language Arts

3. Constructed Response • What is it? • RACE (restate, answer, cite, explain) • take specific evidence from a passage to answer a question • one paragraph • worth 2 points • How do I recognize it? • it will be asking you a specific question or give you a specific task to write about

4. Let’s look at an example!

7. How will I be scored? Score scale generally goes 0-2 • 2: correct answer, specific evidence to support answer • 1: correct answer, evidence to support answer is not specific • 0: maybe an answer, no evidence to support answer (or if you just copied the passage/question)

8. This response scored a 2 correct answer, specific evidence to support answer

9. This response scored a 1 correct answer, evidence to support answer is not specific

10. This response scored a 0 maybe an answer, no evidence to support answer (or if you just copied the passage/question)

11. Narrative Response • What is it? • writing based on a fiction passage • 2-3 paragraphs • directly relates to the story you just read • worth 4 points • How do I recognize it? • it does not ask you to answer a question! • this asks you to do something specifically related to the fiction story you just read • write a conclusion, rewrite a part, write a new ending, etc.

12. Let’s look at an example!

15. How will I be scored?

16. This response scored a 4 Score Point 4 • clearly addresses the prompt • develops the essay with relevant details from the passage(s). • consistent elaboration on these details • more effective intro and conclusion • More effective transitions

17. This response scored a 3 score point 3 • clearly addresses the prompt • develops writing with relevant details from the passage(s) • some details and descriptions related to the story • may have a relatively weak intro or conclusion • may have relatively weak transitions

18. This response scored a 2 score point 2 • the student is attempting to address the prompt in some part of the response. • uses few relevant details from the passage(s) • may paraphrase details from the passages in a general way • little, if any, details and descriptions related to the story • may not be very organized

19. These responses scored a 1 score point 1 • often talks around the prompt • little clear development of the prompt • may simply summarize the reading passages

20. Extended Essay • What is it? • an opinionorinformational essay about TWO passages • 4-5 paragraphs & worth 7 points • you are stating your opinion or you are giving information…not both! • How do I recognize it? • the prompt is informational or opinion • “Writing Task” box with directions • more than one page of lines to write • a “checklist” of things to include in your essay

21. Let’s look at an example!

22. Passage A Passage B

23. Checklist!

24. “Writing Task”

25. How will I be scored?

26. This response scored 7 points

27. This response scored 6 points

28. This response scored 4 points

29. This response scored 2 points

30. Math

31. Math Constructed Response #1 • What is it? • math question where you write your answer • 1-2 parts • Worth 2 points • ACE Strategy (answer, calculate, explain) • How will I recognize it? • a math question that asks you to write your answer

32. Let’s look at an example!

34. How will I be scored? Score scale generally goes 0-2 • 2: correct answer & correct, specific explanation • 1: correct answer, with no explanation or incorrect explanation; or, incorrect answer but explanation makes sense. • 0: no/incorrect answer and explanation

35. This response scored 2 points correct answer & correct, specific explanation

36. This response scored 1 point correct answer, with no explanation or incorrect explanation; or, incorrect answer but explanation is makes sense.

37. This response scored 0 points no/incorrect answer and explanation

38. Math Constructed Response #2 • What is it? • math question where you write your answer • 2-4 parts • Worth 4 points • ACE Strategy (answer, calculate, explain) • How will I recognize it? • a math question that asks you to write your answer

39. Let’s look at an example!

41. How will I be scored? Score scale generally goes 0-4 • 4: all parts answered correctly, explanations make sense, it is clear the student understands the concept • 3: all parts answered correctly, explanations mostly make sense (if included), the student mostly understands the concept • 2: all but one part answered correctly, explanation makes sense (if included), the student doesn’t really get the concept • 1: one of the parts answered correctly, the student does not understand • 0: all answers are incorrect or incomplete

42. This response scored 4 points all parts answered correctly, explanations make sense, it is clear the student understands the concept

43. This response scored 3 points all parts answered correctly, explanations mostly make sense (if included), the student mostly understands the concept

44. This response scored 2 points all but one part answered correctly, explanation makes sense (if included), the student doesn’t really get the concept

45. This response scored 1 point one of the parts answered correctly, the student does not understand

46. This response scored 0 points all answers are incorrect or incomplete