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Practice Assessment for M-STEP

MISD has developed Conversion Practice Assessments, using the same texts as the MDE-developed M-STEP practice resources, but converting the performance task to a different mode of discourse (informational to opinion; explanatory to argument; opinion to informational; argument to explanatory). Additional narrative conversion tasks are under development.

Grade 3 Sample Classroom Activity - Out of This World (MDE)
Grade 3 Informational Performance Task - Astronauts (MDE)
Grade 3 Opinion Performance Task - Astronauts (MISD Conversion)
Grade 3 Opinion TE

Grade 4 Sample Classroom Activity - Animal World (MDE)
Grade 4 Informational Performance Task - Animals and Their Surroundings (MDE)
Grade 4 Opinion Performance Task - Animals and Their Surroundings (MISD Conversion)
Grade 4 Opinion TE

Grade 5 Sample Classroom Activity - Working Together (MDE)
Grade 5 Opinion Performance Task - Service Animals (MDE)
Grade 5 Informational Performance Task - Service Animals (MISD Conversion)
Grade 5 Informational TE

Grade 6 Sample Classroom Activity - Technology of the Future (MDE)
Grade 6 Narrative Performance Task - Robots (MDE)
Grade 6 Explanatory Performance Task - Robots (MISD Conversion)
Grade 6 Explanatory TE

Grade 7 Sample Classroom Activity - Sleep (MDE)
Grade 7 Explanatory Performance Task - Napping (MDE)
Grade 7 Argument Performance Task - Napping (MISD Conversion)
Grade 7 Argument TE

Grade 8 Sample Classroom Activity - Heartbeats (MDE)
Grade 8 Argumentative Performance Task - Penny (MDE)
Grade 8 Explanatory Performance Task - Penny (MISD Conversion)
Grade 8 Explanatory TE