Comparison+and+Contrast+Scales


 * ** Marzano’s Generic Scale ** ||
 * SCORE 5.0 || More complex content ||
 * SCORE 4.0 || Target learning Goal ||
 * SCORE 3.0 || Simpler content ||
 * SCORE 2.0 || With help, partial success of score 2.0, or basic or elemental content ||
 * SCORE 10 || Even with help, no success ||

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**B ****ENCHMARK ****LA.910.1.7.7. ** ||
 * = Reading Process – Comparison/ Contrast
 * ==SCORE 5.0 == || ==Student can identify conceptual relationships in order to compare and contrast those relationships within and across multiple text and forms. == ||
 * ==SCORE 4.0 == || ==Student can compare and contrast implied relationships and characteristics within and across multiple texts. == ||
 * ==SCORE 3.0 == || ==Student can compare and contrast relationships from explicit details in a single text. == ||
 * ==SCORE 2.0 == || ==Student can identify relationships but cannot explain the relationship == ||
 * ==SCORE 1.0 == || ==Student is unsuccessful at comparing and contrasting even explicit details in text. == ||

**Sample Item __Target level 4.0__ ** How does the narrator’s impression of her client and his wife change throughout the passage? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> A. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">At first, she sees the couple as idle, but then she realizes they have earned the right to relax. ★  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> B. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">At first, she assumes the couple values wealth, but then she sees they really value each other. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">At first, she sees the couple as mismatched, but then she realizes they are devoted to each other. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> D. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">At first, she assumes the couple is too sophisticated for the ranch, but then she sees they appreciate nature.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sample Item Compare __Low level 3.0__ **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">According to the article, what do musicians Benny Goodman, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles have in common? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">All studied music in New Orleans. ★  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">B. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">All attracted audiences of enthusiastic fans. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">All helped to revive interest in swing music. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">D. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">All performed for soldiers serving in World War II.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sample Item Contrast __High level 5.0__ **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The “SYMBOLS” chart is different from the other text features in the User Manual because it **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">lists events in order of importance. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">B. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">illustrates how to input calendar dates. ★  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">provides a key for categories of calendar entries. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">D. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">clarifies the operating instructions of the cell phone.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sample Item __High level 5.0__ **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">In “Offspring,” the images of nature in the first stanza differ from those in the second stanza. In the first stanza, the images **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">are realistic. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">B. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">are extraordinary. ★  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">C. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">refer primarily to the speaker. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">D. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">show the daughter’s dependence.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Sample Item Contrast __Target level 4.0__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">According to the article, how did post-World War II swing music differ from the swing music that was popular before the War? Use details and examples from the article in your response.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman PS','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Sample Item Contrast __Target level 4.0__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Explain how the instructor’s opinion about her client changed throughout the fly-fishing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin-bottom: 0pt;">lesson. Give examples and details from the passage to support your response.