The Teaching of Language Arts to

Limited English Proficient/English Language Learners:

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Learning Standards for Native Language Arts

RUBRICS for Assessment in Grades 4, 8, and Regents

Building the Bridge

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NATIVE LANGUAGE ARTS

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

The University of the State of New York The State Education Department Office of Bilingual Education
Albany, NY 12234 www.nysed.gov www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/nysben.html
English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade Language

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Regents of The University
ROBERT M. BENNETT, Chancellor, B.A., M.S. . . . . . . . .
ADELAIDE L. SANFORD, Vice Chancellor, B.A., M.A., P.D.
DIANE ONEILL MCGIVERN, B.S.N., M.A., Ph.D. . . . . . .
SAUL B. COHEN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JAMES C. DAWSON, A.A., B.A., M.S., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . .
ANTHONY S. BOTTAR, B.A., J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MERRYL H. TISCH, B.A., M.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GERALDINE D. CHAPEY, B.A., M.A., Ed.D. . . . . . . . . . .
ARNOLD B. GARDNER, B.A., LL.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HARRY PHILLIPS, 3rd, B.A., M.S.F.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JOSEPH E. BOWMAN, JR., B.A., M.L.S., M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D.
LORRAINE A. CORTS-VZQUEZ, B.A., M.P.A. . . . . . . . . .
JAMES R. TALLON, JR., B.A., M.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MILTON L. COFIELD, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . .
JOHN BRADEMAS, B.A., PH.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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RUBRICS

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English Language Arts
Rubrics for Assessment in Grades 4, 8, and Regents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Arabic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bengali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chinese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Haitian Creole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Korean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Russian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

English Language Arts Rubrics

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PREFACE

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English Language Arts
Rubrics for Assessment in Grades 4, 8, and Regents
This document presents writing rubrics for grades 4, 8, and Regents from the New York State English
Language Arts Assessments in English and the eight commonly spoken languages in the State.
The purpose of providing these rubrics as an accompanying document of the New York State
Learning Standards for Native Language Arts includes:
(1) to support the implementation of the standards in bilingual and native language arts classes;
(2) to furnish appropriate tools that will support bilingual and native language arts teachers of
limited English proficient/English language learners (LEP/ELLs) as they progress in proficiency
in English; and
(3) to support informal assessment of LEP/ELLs through evaluation that mirrors the New York State
assessment system.
These rubrics form the basis on which their performance on all English Language Arts assessments
will be evaluated. By utilizing these rubrics during instruction in the native language, LEP/ELLs be
challenged to improve their writing abilities, so that metacognitive knowledge about the native
language and literacy can be transferred into learning and writing in English as a second language.
In addition, through use of these rubrics to evaluate the students growth in the native language,
LEP/ELLs will simultaneously become familiar with the kinds of writing tasks that are required on the
ELA assesments, as well as the criteria on which their writing will ultimately be evaluated in English.

English Language Arts Rubrics

Preface

English Language Arts Rubrics

English Language Arts Rubric ChartGrade 4

Grade 4English

English Language Arts Rubric ChartGrade 8

English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8English

English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I Scoring Rubric ChartListening and Writing for Information and Understanding

Part I: RegentsEnglish

Part II Scoring Rubric ChartListening and Writing for Information and Understanding

English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsEnglish

English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III Scoring Rubric ChartReading and Writing for Literacy Response

Part III: RegentsEnglish

Part IV Scoring Rubric ChartReading and Writing for Critical Analysis

English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsEnglish

English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Arabic

English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Arabic

English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsArabic

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsArabic

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsArabic

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsArabic

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Bengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Bengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Bengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Bengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsBengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsBengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsBengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsBengal

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsBengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsBengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsBengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsBengali

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Chinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Chinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsChinese

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Haitian Creole

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Haitian Creole

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsHaitian Creole

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsHaitian Creole

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsHaitian Creole

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsHaitian Creole

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Korean

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8 Korean

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsKorean

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsKorean

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsKorean

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsKorean

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Polish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Polish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsPolish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsPolish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsPolish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsPolish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Russian

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Russian

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsRussian

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsRussian

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsRussian

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsRussian

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 4Spanish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Grade 8Spanish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part I: RegentsSpanish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part II: RegentsSpanish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part III: RegentsSpanish

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English Language Arts Rubrics

Part IV: RegentsSpanish

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