English Language Arts Test Design and Development
Additional Resources
Released Questions and Student Work Samples
Tutorial
Life Cycle of an ELA Item
ELA Item Alignment and Coding
Practice Tests
Blank ELA January HS Composition Response Box
Blank ELA January HS OR Response Box
ELA Rubrics
The Department has released rubrics for short responses and essays by grade level below.
Grades 3 – 4: Short Response/Constructed Response Rubric (2017 – present)
Grades 3 – 5: Essay Rubric (2017 – present)
Grades 6 – 8: Essay Rubric (2017 – present)
Grade 10: Essay Rubric (2019-present)
Grade 10: Legacy Open Response Rubric
Grade 10: Legacy Composition Rubric
Last Updated: December 7, 2020