WRITING ASSESSMENT AT GRADE 10
WRITING ASSESSMENT AT GRADE 10 The North Carolina Writing Assessment program requires that the modes of writing assessed at grade 10 be aligned with the curriculum expectations as specified in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (Content Standards).
Note: This web page is only an archive. This assessment was eliminated effective with the 2011-12 school year.
Preliminary Results of Student Performance on the North Carolina Writing Assessment at
Grade 10 2010-11 (June 1, 2011) (pdf, 420kb)
NEW! Distributed Scoring Opportunity for North Carolina Educators in 2011 (pdf, 228kb)
North Carolina educators are invited to participate in the scoring of the 2011 Writing Assessment at Grade 10. Please see the attached memo from Rebecca Garland, Angela Quick, and Lou Fabrizio.
2007-08 North Carolina Writing Assessment Results for Grade 10
Data for LEAs: Grade 10 (xls, 58kb)
Data for Schools: Grade 10 (xls, 179kb)
General Writing Assessment at Grade 10
- Writing Test Development Process
SBE Policy Delineating Testing Development Process for the North Carolina Writing Assessment
- Writing Assessment–Online Interactive Training System
Provide teachers, administrators, parents, and students the opportunity to practice applying the North Carolina Writing Assessment Scoring Model to student responses
North Carolina Alternate Assessments in Writing
- NCEXTEND1 (pdf, 22kb)
North Carolina Writing Assessment Prompts
Released writing prompts from the North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10
- 2011: Grade 10 Writing (pdf, 28kb)
- 2010: Grade 10 Writing (pdf, 28kb) | Grade 10 NCEXTEND2 OCS (pdf, 46kb)
- 2009: Grade 10 Writing (pdf, 42kb)
- 2008: Grade 10 Writing (pdf, 49kb)
- 2007: Grade 10 Writing (pdf, 25kb)
- 2006: Grade 10 (pdf, 20kb)
- 2005: Grade 10 (pdf, 20kb)
- 2004: Grade 10 (pdf, 20kb)
- 2003: Grade 10 (pdf, 20kb)
The North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10 Trainer Manual
Documents on the North Carolina Writing Assessment scoring process
- Summer 2011: Grade 10 (pdf, 3.8mb)
- Summer 2010: Grade 10 (pdf, 22mb) | NCEXTEND2 Grade 10 (pdf, 3mb)
- Summer 2009: Grade 10 (pdf, 6.5mb)
- Summer 2008: Grade 10 (pdf, 4mb)
- Summer 2007: Grade 10 (pdf, 6mb)
- Summer 2006: Grade 10 (pdf, 16mb)
- Summer 2005 (pdf,16mb)
- Summer 2004 (pdf, 20mb)
North Carolina Writing Assessment Advisory Committees
- 2007-08 Writing Advisory Committee Information (pdf, 85kb)
- 2006-07 Writing Advisory Committee Information (pdf, 85kb)
Achievement Level Information
Publications regarding Achievement Levels I–IV for the North Carolina Writing Assessments
- 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)
- 2009-2010 (includes information on the NCEXTEND2 OCS Alternate Writing Assessment
at Grade 10)
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