ARCHIVE FOR NCEXTEND2 OCS ALTERNATE WRITING ASSESSMENT AT GRADE 10 (2009-10)

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This web page is only an archive. The NCEXTEND2 OCS Alternate Writing Assessment at Grade 10 was eliminated effective July 1, 2010.

 

North Carolina Alternate Assessments in Writing

• NCEXTEND2 OCS Writing at Grade 10 (pdf, 25kb)

 

North Carolina Writing Assessment Prompts
Released writing prompts from the North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10

• 2010: Grade 10 NCEXTEND2 OCS (pdf, 46kb)
• 2009: Grade 10 NCEXTEND2 OCS (pdf, 40kb)
• 2008: Grade 10 NCEXTEND2 OCS (pdf, 48kb)
• 2007: Grade 10 NCEXTEND2 OCS (pdf, 20kb)

 

The North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10 Trainer Manual
Documents on the North Carolina Writing Assessment scoring process

• Summer 2010: NCEXTEND2 Grade 10 (pdf, 3mb)
• Summer 2009: NCEXTEND2 Grade 10 (pdf, 19mb)
• Summer 2008: NCEXTEND2 Grade 10 (pdf, 3mb)
• Summer 2007: NCEXTEND2 Grade 10 (pdf, 3mb)

 

North Carolina Writing Assessment Advisory Committees

• 2007-08 Writing Advisory Committee Information (pdf, 85kb)
• 2006-07 Writing Advisory Committee Information (pdf, 85kb)

 

NCEXTEND2 OCS Writing Assessment at Grade 10

• Achievement Level Ranges (pdf, 15kb)
  Achievement level ranges for the NCEXTEND2 OCS Writing Assessment at Grade 10


• Achievement Level Descriptors (pdf, 17kb)
  Descriptions of student performance at Achievement Levels I-IV

 

Administration Information

• Testing Calendar
• Required Tests for the North Carolina Testing Program
• Number of Items and Administration Time for Required State Tests

 

Writing Reports
Student participation and performance reports for the North Carolina Writing Assessments

 

State Testing Results
Multiple reports providing testing results

 

Testing Security
North Carolina Testing Code of Ethics, Testing Security Protocol and Procedures for North Carolina School Personnel publication, and the Proctor's Guide

 

Other Resources

• English Language Arts Curriculum
  North Carolina Standard Course of Study (Content Standards) for English Language Arts

• NCDPI Curriculum and School Reform Division
  NCDPI Curriculum and School Reform Division/English Language Arts page provides instructional resources and activities

• State Board of Education Meeting Highlights
  Each month SBE Highlights keeps you informed about the decisions made and actions taken by the North Carolina State Board of Education.

 

Writing Assessments Archives

• 1998-2002
• 2003-2008 (includes information on the grades 4 and 7 assessments)

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