Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Sample Formative Assessments

Perspective Analysis Chart:

●​ Activity: Students read multiple texts by the same author and fill out a chart explaining how the author's perspective influences the narrator's or speaker's point of view in each text. They must provide textual evidence to support their explanations. ●​ Objective: To assess students' ability to identify and explain the influence of an author's perspective on the narrator's or speaker's point of view.

Comparative Perspective Response:

●​ Activity: Students write a short-answer response analyzing how an author distinguishes their perspective from others in an informational text. They must cite specific passages and explain how the author's language, tone, or argumentation differentiates their position.

●​ Objective: To assess students' ability to analyze and distinguish an author's perspective from those of others.

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