FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 (014) case studies
FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 (014) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Middle Grades English 5–9 (014) exam is one of the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) listed on the FTCE/FELE program website, and it appears there in a version described as "Effective as of January 1, 2015." It is intended for candidates seeking certification to teach English language arts in Florida middle grades classrooms covering grades 5 through 9. Because the exam is delivered as a computer-based test, appointments are scheduled through the FTCE/FELE registration system rather than at a fixed paper administration. The FTCE Middle Grades English 5-9 (014) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,318 words.
1Multisyllabic Decoding in a Sixth-Grade Word Study Block
At Ridgeview Middle School, the sixth-grade team reviews fall universal screening. Alvarez's class of 24 students, 9 score between the 40th and 55th percentile on a word-reading measure.
901 words, about 5 min2Evidence Without Commentary in Eighth-Grade Argument Essays
Okafor has just finished reading 27 first drafts of an eighth-grade argument essay on whether middle schools should start later. He finds that 22 students state a clear claim and include at least two pieces of evidence, but only 8 explain how the evidence supports the claim.
880 words, about 4 min3Plot Summary Instead of Analysis in a Seventh-Grade Short Story Unit
Brennan's seventh-grade class has just read a short story in which a first-person narrator describes a family event but repeatedly misreads other characters' motives; the reader gradually sees that the narrator is not reliable. In a whole-class discussion, 18 of 26 students retell the plot accurately but offer no interpretation.
849 words, about 4 min4Item Analysis and a Miskeyed Question on a Seventh-Grade Common Assessment
The seventh-grade ELA team has scored a 20-item common assessment on theme and central idea. The results show that 68 percent of students missed item 7, whose stem reads: 'Which statement best synthesizes the development of the theme across the passage?' The answer choices are long and include the phrase 'textual nuance.' Item 12 was marked correct on the key as B, but the team agrees that D is also defensible and perhaps better supported by the passage.
870 words, about 4 min5A Timed On-Demand Essay Used for Placement Decisions
In May, the eighth-grade team administers a 45-minute handwritten on-demand argument essay. The essays help determine placement in ninth-grade English.
818 words, about 4 min