1. Scoring TDA’s RELA Council Meeting Thursday, February 18, 2016

2. TRAINING OVERVIEW Today we will replicate the process that DRC uses for training those who score PA Text-Dependent Analysis questions.

3. ANCHOR SET The Crane Wife Anchor Set  3 or more examples of each Score Point  Read 2 examples and the annotations of each Score Point  Close reading - Highlight as you read and notice both evidence and analysis  20 minutes

4. TDA SCORING GUIDE We will review a short-hand way of interpreting the TDA Scoring Guide.

5. TRAINING SETS  Read Training Set One and Score – 25 minutes  Individually record scores and comments on the Scoring Template  Table group discussions  Discuss your individual scoring and come to consensus  Star a few papers that you want to discuss with the whole group

6. TRUE SCORES  Compare your group’s consensus scores with the TRUE SCORES.  Whole group discussion

7. TRAINING SETS  Read Training Set Two and Score – 25 minutes  Individually record scores and comments on the Scoring Template  Table group discussions  Discuss your individual scoring and come to consensus  Star a few papers that you want to discuss with the whole group

8. TRUE SCORES  Compare your group’s consensus scores with the TRUE SCORES.  Whole group discussion

9. TURN AROUND TRAININGS Turn Around Training and Next Steps  BCIU22 Website  All TDA Scoring training materials are available for both PSSA and Keystones  http://www.bucksiu.org/Page/4323 http://www.bucksiu.org/Page/4323  Rubrics – Neshaminy School District  ELA Grades 4-8 TDA Scoring Guidelines with Domain Overlay  Holistic Writing Guidelines with Domain Overlay  PSSA Grades 3-5 Informational  PSSA Grades 3-5 Narrative  PSSA Grades 3-5 Opinion  Whole group discussion on Next Steps