Mandatory requirements from Orange County Public Schools:
Computer Based Assessments
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Student will score above a Level 1 on the FSA ELA (Reading and Writing- combined score) Test.
Students that do not score above a Level 1 will be remediated in intensive reading in middle school.
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Student will score above a Level 1 on the FSA Mathematics test.
Students that do not score above a Level 1 will be remediated in intensive math in middle school.
Paper Based Assessments
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Student will score a 3 or above on the FCAT 2.0 Science Test.
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Writing – Combined with Reading Test (ELA Score)
FSA is composed of test items that include:
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Multiple Choice
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Open Response
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Technology Enhanced Items
-Drag and Drop
-Highlight
-Construct
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Curriculum:
ELA
Reading
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Literary (Fiction)
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Informational (Non-Fiction)
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Students will be able to:
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Students will be able to:
- Quote accurately from the text
- Draw inferences
- Determine two or more main ideas and support with key details (summarize the text)
- Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas or concepts
- Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words – context clues
- Compare and contrast the overall text structure
- Chronology
- Comparison
- Problem and Solution
- Cause and Effect
- Analyze multiple accounts of the same topic noting important similarities and differences in their point of view
- Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources to answer questions
- Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points
- Integrate information from several texts on the same topic to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
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Language
Students will be able to:
-Demonstrate conventions of standard English grammar and usage
-multiple meaning words-Greek and Latin root words/affixes
-relationships between words (synonyms, antonyms, homographs)
Writing
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Informative/Explanatory
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Opinion/Argumentative
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Students are required to synthesize and analyze ideas from the passages to develop and support a controlling idea from the prompt.
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Students are required to synthesize and analyze ideas and evidence from the passages to support or argue an opinion or claim.
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Math
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Number Sense and Operations
The student…
* knows that place value relates to powers of 10 and recognizes patterns with powers of 10
* reads, writes, compares, and rounds decimals to the thousandths
* fluently multiplies multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm
* divides multi-digit whole numbers using various strategies
* adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides decimals to the hundredths
* adds and subtracts fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators
* multiplies fractions and mixed numbers and interprets multiplication as scaling
* interprets fractions as division and divides unit fractions and whole numbers
* determines the operations needed to solve one and two-step problems
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Algebraic Thinking
The student…
* evaluates expressions with multiple operations and grouping symbols following the appropriate order
* analyzes number patterns and states the rule
* writes and evaluates numerical expressions
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Measurement and Data
The student…
* converts among different-sized standard measurement units within both the customary and the metric measurement system *makes and interprets line plots that display measurement data, including measurements in fractions of a unit *measures the volume of solid figures using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units
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Geometry
The student…
* knows how to identify, locate and plot ordered pairs of whole numbers on a coordinate plane
* identifies the attributes of two-dimensional figures and understands the relationship between the categories and subcategories
* classifies two-dimensional figures into Venn diagrams based on attributes
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Science
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The Nature of Science
The student…
* collects, organizes, and analyzes data while carrying out scientific investigations
* distinguishes between observations and opinions
* knows the importance of replication in scientific investigations
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Earth and Space Science
The student…
* knows the parts of the water cycle
* knows that water can be in a gas, liquid, or solid-state and can go back and forth from one state to another
* knows the climate zones of Earth and recognizes the factors that determine the weather in a particular place and time
* knows the physical properties of minerals including hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak color
* knows the role of minerals in the formation of rocks
* knows the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources
* knows the difference between weathering and erosion
* knows galaxies are made of gas, dust, stars, and objects orbiting the stars
* knows the common characteristics of planets, as well as the properties of inner and outer planets
* distinguishes among the objects in the Solar System such as the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, and comets
* knows that the rotation of Earth affects the appearance of the moon, Sun, and stars
* knows the difference between Earth’s rotation and revolution
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Physical Science
The student…
* compares and contrasts the properties of matter
* knows the conditions that speed up or slow down the process of dissolving
* knows that physical and chemical changes are affected by temperature
* knows that forces, such as pushes or pulls, cause objects to move
* knows that the more massive an object is, the less effect a given force has
* knows that energy can cause motion or create change, and the basic forms of energy include light, heat, sound, electrical, chemical, and mechanical
* knows that electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound energy, as well as the energy of motion
* knows the materials that do and do not conduct electricity, as well as fact that electricity requires a closed circuit
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Life Science
The student…
* knows organs in the human body and describes their functions
* compares and contrasts the function of human and animal organs to the physical structures of plants
* knows the structures in plants and their roles in food production, support, water and nutrient transport, and reproduction
* compares and contrasts the life cycles of plants (flowering versus nonflowering seed-bearing plants) and animals (i.e., complete versus incomplete metamorphosis)
* knows the flow of energy from the Sun as it is transferred along the food chain from producers to consumers
* knows the impact that animals and humans can have on their environments, as well as naturally occurring environmental changes
* knows different plant and animal adaptations that help an organism survive in its environment
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