Reference and Research Cluster

Benchmark	LA.A.2.4.8	The student synthesizes information from multiple sources to draw conclusions.
Benchmark Focus	· The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.
Benchmark Clarification	The student synthesizes information from two or more sources and draws conclusions.
Item Types	Multiple Choice (MC); Short Response (SR); Extended Response (ER)
Question Stems	Questions for this benchmark would look like: · According to these articles, what is the main reason …? · What can the reader conclude about … after reading…? · What did both ….. and …. during….? · What details and facts lead you to believe…? · How does the author convey the meaning that…? Short Response questions for this benchmark would look like the multiple choice stems above and end with one of the statements below: Use details from the story/passage to support your answer. Support your answer with details from the text.
Distracters	Incorrect answers that would "distract" students from identifying the correct answer would include, but would not be limited to, the following: · Responses based on one source of information only · Incorrect conclusions based on one or more sources of information · Facts or details that are drawn from the passage(s) but are not related to the stimulus · Plausible but incorrect responses based on the text
SOURCES: 1. FCAT Reading Test Item and Performance Task Specifications, Florida DOE, January 2001 2. FCAT

BENCHMARK

LA.A.2.4.8

Reference and Research
Types of Text	· Literary text or informational text.
Other Information	· Informational passages must include a variety of grade-appropriate information sources, both primary and secondary.
Strategies	· Compare & Contrast Strategies · 2 Column Notes · Reciprocal Teaching · Summarization · Higher order Questions · Question-Answer-Relationship (QAR)
SOURCES: 3. FCAT Reading Test Item and Performance Task Specifications, Florida DOE, January 2001 4. FCAT