2018, Grade 10 English Language Arts

Reporting Category: Composition
Topic: 19 - Writing
Topic: 20 - Consideration of Audience and Purpose
Topic: 21 - Revising
Topic: 22 - Standard English Conventions
Topic: 23 - Organizing Ideas in Writing
Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.1 - Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. [Note: These broad types of writing include many subgenres. See Appendix A for definitions of key writing types.]

Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.5 - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Often in works of literature, a character is influenced by another person or factor.

From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who is influenced by one of the persons or factors listed in the box below.

In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character is influenced by the person or factor, and explain how the character's experience is important to the work as a whole.

Scoring Guide for Topic/Idea Development

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Note: There are 2 sample student responses for Score Point 6.

Scoring Guide for Standard English Conventions

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Last Updated: March 11, 2024