Assessment Resources

SAGE Resources:

• English Language Arts Blueprint - this document gives the distribution by reporting category and DoK level on each grade level SAGE test.
• Writing Scoring Guides & Rubrics - Provides information on how SAGE essays are graded and weighted.
  • Grades 6-11 Informative Scoring Guide
  • Grades 6-11 Argument Scoring Guide
  • Grades 6-11 Informative Rubric
  • Grades 6-11 Argument Rubric
• Writing Scoring Samples - Samples of student writing, the scores received, and the explanation for the scores.
  • Seventh Grade Argument
  • Eighth Grade Argument
  • Ninth Grade Informative
  • Tenth Grade Informative
  • Eleventh Grade Informative
• SAGE Writing FAQ

Outside Resources:

• Achieve the Core Mini Assessments - all assessments include the text,  text dependent questions, a constructed response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to Core State Standards.  Browse these samples, then go here for more!
  • Grade 8:
    • Literature Mini-Assessment - "The Open Boat" by Stephan Crane
  • Grade 11:
    • Speech - “Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?” by Susan B. Anthony, 1873

 Jordan School District Resources

• SLO Assessments (password protected)