Main+Idea+Scales

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 * ** 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 succes s ||


 * **Main Idea – Non-Fiction ** ||
 * ==SCORE 5.0 == || ==Student can infer the main idea in complex texts and/or make thematic or conceptual connections across text by analyzing relevant details. == ||
 * ==SCORE 4.0 == || ==Student can draw conclusions about the main idea of a non-fiction text based on implicit or explicit information and can distinguish between relevant and irrelevant details to support their conclusions. == ||
 * ==SCORE 3.0 == || ==Student can recognize the main idea of a non-fiction text based on the explicit information from the text, but cannot distinguish between relevant and irrelevant details. == ||
 * ==SCORE 2.0 == || ==Student can recall important information in a non-fiction text, but cannot connect the events to a central point. == ||
 * ==SCORE 1.0 == || ==Student cannot determine the main idea and cannot recall important events. == ||

=__Here are some FCAT sample questions for this Target.__=

Which statement best expresses the main idea of this article? **__Moderate level 3.0__** A. Art forms are fads that are enjoyed temporarily. B. Personal preferences influence musical appreciation. C. The value of music lies in how it enhances human lives. D. The success of an artist is measured by future generations.


 * Sample Item Relevant Details**

According to the article, which musician helped America rediscover swing music? **__Low level 2.0__** A. Frank Sinatra
 * B.** Duke Ellington
 * C.** Louis Armstrong
 * D**. Harry Connick Jr. *


 * Sample Item Relevant Details**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">According to the passage, the language of the Earth is **__Low level 2.0__** B. silent and indescribable. C. heard at certain times of the year. D. learned through studying sunflowers.
 * A.** visible and audible.


 * Sample Item Conclusions/Inferences**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">.Based on the passage, which action will the narrator most likely take in the future? **__Target Level 4.0__** A. She will transplant the lonely sunflower to a place with fertile soil. B. She will collect seeds from the sunflowers along the unpaved road. C. She will return to the spot where the sunflower bloomed in the spring. D. She will explore a new walking path where numerous sunflowers grow.