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STAR California Standards Test (CST) Science Reference Sheets
Samples of the science reference sheets for the CSTs in chemistry, physics, integrated science, grade eight science, and grade five science that are found in each of the test booklets.
STAR Test Blueprints
California Alternate Performance Assessment
California Modified Assessment
Standards-based Tests in Spanish
Released Test Questions
California Standards Test (CST) Released
Questions
Released test questions for English-language arts, mathematics,
history-social science, and science.
Guidelines on Academic Preparation for State Assessments (PDF; 179KB; 4pp.)
Appropriate academic preparation for all state assessments.
4th & 7th Grade Writing Test
2008
Teacher Guide for the 2008 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Four (PDF; 1,351KB; 67pp.)
This guide includes the grade four writing tasks administered in spring 2008 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
Teacher Guide for the 2008 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Seven (PDF; 1,320KB; 71pp.)
This guide includes the grade seven writing tasks administered in spring 2008 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2001
STAR 2009 Program
Information & Assistance Packets
Interpreting 2009 STAR Program Test Results: Information for School District and School Staff (PDF; 612KB; 43pp.)
Explaining 2009 STAR Program Student Reports to Parents and Guardians: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff (PDF; 3.08MB; 66pp.)
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians: CST, Grades Two Through Eight (DOC; 87KB; 2pp)
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians: CST, Grades Nine Through Eleven (DOC; 96KB; 2pp.)
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians: CMA, Grades Three Through Seven (DOC; 86KB; 2pp.)
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians: CMA and CST, Grades Three Through Eight (DOC; 92KB; 2pp.)
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians: CAPA, Grades Two Through Eleven (DOC; 91KB; 2pp.)
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians: STS, Grades Two Through Eleven (DOC; 87KB; 1p.)
Understanding 2009 STAR Program Tests: Information for School District and School Staff (PDF; 678KB; 44pp.)
Communicating with Parents and Guardians About 2009 STAR Program Tests: Resources for Use by School Disttrict and School Staff (PDF; 2.3MB; 52pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 STAR Program (English) (DOC; 47KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 STAR Program (Spanish) (DOC; 83KB; 4pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 STAR Program
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests (English) (DOC; 49KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests (Spanish) (DOC; 85KB; 4pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 STAR Program
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test (English) (DOC; 45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test (Spanish) (DOC; 81KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 STAR Program
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Assessment ( English) (DOC; 45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Assessment (Spanish) (DOC; 80KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 STAR Program
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Writing Standards Test (English) (DOC; 42KB; 2pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Writing Standards Test (Spanish) (DOC; 73KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations to "Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Writing Standards Test
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (English) (DOC; 45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (Spanish) (DOC; 74KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 STAR Program
Parent/Guardian Guide to the Standards-based Tests in Spanish (English) (DOC; 45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the Standards-based Tests in Spanish (Spanish) (DOC; 76KB; 4pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2009
What Is the STAR Program and When Does It Happen? (English) (DOC; 43KB; 3pp.)
What Is the STAR Program and When Does It Happen? (Spanish) (DOC; 79KB; 3pp.)
What Kinds of Score Reports Will Parents and Guardians Receive? (English) (DOC; 49KB; 3pp.)
What Kinds of Score Reports Will Parents and Guardians Receive? (Spanish) (DOC; 75KB; 3pp.)
Sample Parent/Guardian Letters: Before STAR Program Testing Begins
For All Students (English) (DOC; 44KB; 2pp.)
For All Students (Spanish) (DOC; 80KB; 3pp.)
For English Learners (English) (DOC; 42KB; 2pp.)
For English Learners (Spanish) (DOC; 76KB; 2pp.)
For Students Taking the CAPA (English) (DOC; 33KB; 1p.)
For Students Taking the CAPA (Spanish) (DOC; 63KB; 2pp.)
For Students Taking the CMA (English) (DOC; 33KB; 1p.)
For Students Taking the CMA (Spanish) (DOC; 64KB; 2pp.)
Letter Attachments: STAR 2009 Program-at-a-Glance
Elementary School: Grades Two Through Five (English) (DOC; 46KB; 2pp.)
Elementary School: Grades Two Through Five (Spanish) (DOC; 123KB; 1p.)
Middle School: Grades Six Through Eight (English) (DOC; 47KB; 2pp.)
Middle School: Grades Six Through Eight (Spanish) (DOC; 125KB; 1p.)
High School: Grades Nine Through Eleven (English) (DOC; 44KB; 2pp.)
High School: Grades Nine Through Eleven (Spanish) (DOC; 105KB; 1p.)
Helping Your Children Achieve Brochure (English) (DOC; 48KB; 3pp.)
Helping Your Children Achieve Brochure (Spanish) (DOC; 79KB; 3pp.)
Accessing the STAR Program Web Page (DOC; 1.2MB; 3pp.)
Resources Available on the Internet (DOC; 47KB; 2pp.)
STAR 2008 Program
Information & Assistance Packets
Understanding 2008 STAR Program Tests: Information for School District and School Staff (DOC; 138KB; 32pp.) | PDF (344KB; 32pp.)
Questions and Answers About the 2008 STAR Program
Questions and Answers About the California Standards Tests (including CST in Writing)
Questions and Answers About the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey
Questions and Answers About the California Alternate Performance Assessment
Questions and Answers About the California Modified Assessment
Questions and Answers About the Designated Primary Language Test
Communicating with Parents and Guardians About 2008 STAR Program Tests: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff (DOC; 898KB; 51pp.) | PDF (2.98MB; 43pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2008 STAR Program (English) | DOC (48KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2008 STAR Program (Spanish) | DOC (88KB; 4pp.)
Available Translations to the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2008 STAR Program
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests (English) | DOC (47KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests (Spanish) | DOC (50KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations to the Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test (English) | DOC (45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test (Spanish) | DOC (45KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations to the Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (English) | DOC (41KB; 2pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (Spanish) | DOC (33KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations to the Paren/Guardian Guide to the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Assessment (English) | DOC (44KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Assessment (Spanish) | DOC (37KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations to the Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Assessment
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (English) | DOC (44KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (Spanish) | DOC (78KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations to the Parent/Guardian Guide to theCalifornia Alternate Performance Assessment
Parent/Guardian Guide to the Designated Primary Language Test (English) | DOC (45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the Designated Primary Language Test (Spanish) | DOC (37KB; 3pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2008
What is the STAR Program and when does it happen? (English) | DOC (43KB; 3pp.)
What is the STAR Program and when does it happen? (Spanish) | DOC (36KB; 3pp.)
What kinds of score reports will parents and guardians receive? (English) | DOC (45KB; 4pp.)
What kinds of score reports will parents and guardians receive? (Spanish) | DOC (39KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations to "What kinds of score reports will parents and guardians receive?"
Sample Parent/Guardian Letters: Before STAR Program Testing Begins
For All Students (English) | DOC (43KB; 3pp.)
For All Students (Spanish) | DOC (37KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations "For All Students"
For English Learners (English) | DOC (41KB; 2pp.)
For English Learners (Spanish) | DOC (36KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations "For English Learners"
For Students Taking the CAPA (English) | DOC (32KB; 1p.)
For Students Taking the CAPA (Spanish) | DOC (24KB; 1p.)
Available Translations "For Students Taking the CAPA
For Students Taking the CMA (English) | DOC (33KB; 1p.)
For Students Taking the CMA (Spanish) | DOC (62KB 2pp.)
Available Translations For Students Taking the CMA
Letter Attachments: STAR 2008 Program-at-a-Glance
Elementary School: Grades Two Through Five (English) | DOC (57KB; 1p.)
Elementary School: Grades Two Through Five (Spanish) (DOC; 36KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations to the Elementary School: Grades Two Through Five
Middle School: Grades Six Through Eight (English) | DOC (60KB; 1p.)
Middle School: Grades Six Through Eight (Spanish) (DOC; 37KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations to the Middle School: Grades Six Through Eight
High School: Grades Nine Through Eleven (English) | DOC (54KB; 1p.)
High School: Grades Nine Through Eleven (Spanish) (DOC; 34KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations to the High School: Grades Nine Through Eleven
Helping Your Children Achieve Brochure (English) | DOC (43KB; 3pp.)
Helping Your Children Achieve Brochure (Spanish) | DOC (86KB; 4pp.)
Available Translations for Helping Your Children Achieve Brochure
Accessing the STAR Program Web Page | DOC (681KB; 3pp.)
Resources Available on the Internet | DOC (36KB; 2pp.)
Explaining 2008 STAR Program Student Reports to Parents and Guardians: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff
Explaining 2008 STAR Program Student Reports to Parents and Guardians: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff (PDF; 3.7MB; 63pp.)
Sample Letters for Parents and Guardians
For ease of use, the following are stand-alone Word versions of the sample letters from "Explaining 2008 STAR Program Student Reports to Parents and Guardians: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff."
California Standards Tests — Grades Two Through Eight (English version) (DOC; 97KB; 2pp.)
California Standards Tests — Grades Two Through Eight (Spanish version) (DOC; 72KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations for CSTs - Grades Two Through Eight
California Standards Tests — Grades Nine Through Eleven (English version) (DOC; 96KB; 2pp.)
California Standards Tests — Grades Nine Through Eleven (Spanish version) (DOC; 74KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations for
CSTs - Grades Nine Through Eleven - Coming Soon
California Modified Assessment — Grades Three Through Five (English version) (DOC; 89KB; 2pp.)
California Modified Assessment — Grades Three Through Five (Spanish version) (DOC; 72KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the California Modified Assessment —Grades Three Through Five
CMA and CSTs— Grades Three Through Five (English version) (DOC; 95KB; 2pp.)
CMAand CSTs — Grades Three Through Five (Spanish version) (DOC; 74KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the CMA and CSTs — Grades Three Through Five
CAPA— Grades Two Through Eleven (English version) (DOC; 96KB; 1p.)
CAPA— Grades Two Through Eleven (Spanish version) (DOC; 74KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations for CAPA - Grades Two Through Eleven
- Coming Soon
Standards-based Tests in Spanish Grades Two Through Seven (English version) (DOC; 89KB; 1p.)
Standards-based Tests in Spanish Grades Two Through Seven (Spanish version) (DOC; 73KB; 2pp.)
Aprenda: La prueba de logros en espanol, Tercera edicion — Grades Eight Through Eleven (English version) (DOC; 85KB; 1p.)
Aprenda: La prueba de logros en espanol, Tercera edicion — Grades Eight Through Eleven (Spanish version) (DOC; 70KB; 2pp.)
2008 Student Report Interpretation Guides
The Guide To Your STAR Student Report (Outside Source)
English, Spanish,
Vietnamese,
Chinese,
Hmong,
Korean,
and Tagalog
translations are all located on this site.
Other Available Translations to the Guide to Your STAR Student Report CST-CAT/6
Other Available Translations to the Guide to Your STAR Student Report CMA-CAT/6
Other Available Translations to the Guide to Your STAR Student Report CAPA
Interpreting 2008 STAR Program Test Results: Information for School District and School Staff
Interpreting 2008 STAR Program Test Results: Information for School District and School Staff (PDF; 603KB; 36pp.)
Assistance materials to help school district and school staff answer questions that parents and guardians may have about the 2008 STAR Program and their children’s test results.
For ease of use, the following are stand-alone Word versions of the questions and answers and the scale score sections from “Interpreting 2008 STAR Program Test Results: Information for School District and School Staff.”
California Standards Tests (DOC; 152KB; 9pp.)
This document contains the following sections:
- Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Standards Tests
- Scale Scores on the California Standards Tests
- Scale Score Ranges for the Performance Levels of the California Standards Tests
Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (DOC; 92KB; 2pp.)
Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Modified Assessment (DOC; 90KB; 3pp.)
California Alternate Performance Assessment (DOC; 102KB; 4pp.)
This document contains the following sections:
- Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Alternate Performance Assessment
- Scale Score Ranges for the Performance Levels of the California Alternate Performance Assessment
Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the Designated Primary Language Test (DOC; 95KB; 3pp.)
Internet Reports—Explaining 2008 STAR Program Summary Results to the Public: Assistance for School District and School Staff
Internet Reports—Explaining 2008 STAR Program Summary Results to the Public: Assistance for School District and School Staff (PDF; 1.4MB; 66pp.)
STAR 2007 Program
A series of assistance packets and materials to use in communicating with school district and school staffs, parents, and guardians about the 2007 STAR Program tests.
Explaining 2007 Test Results to Parents and Guardians (DOC; 4,885KB; 61pp.) | PDF (2,855KB; 60pp.)
Assistance for School Districts and Schools
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Two through Eight | DOC (31KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Two through Eight
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Nine, Ten, and Eleven | DOC (30KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Nine, Ten, and Eleven
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CAPA - Grades Two Through Eleven | DOC (29KB; 1p.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CAPA - Grades Two Through Eleven
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - STS - Grades Two, Three, and Four | DOC (23KB; 1p.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - STS - Grades Two, Three, and Four
Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - Aprenda 3 - Grades Five Through Eleven | DOC (29KB; 1p.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - Aprenda 3 - Grades Five Through Eleven
Spanish Version of the Sample Letters for Parents and Guardians (DOC; 60KB; 10pp.)
Explaining 2007 Internet Reports to the Public (DOC; 1,289KB; 49pp.) | PDF (1,251KB; 48pp.)
Information for counties, school districts, and schools.
Communicating with Parents and Guardians About 2007 STAR Program Tests: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff (PDF; 560KB; 33pp.) | DOC (169KB; 31pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: What is the STAR Program and when does it happen? (English) (DOC; 38KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: What is the STAR Program and when does it happen? (Spanish) (DOC; 32KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: What is the STAR Program and when does it happen?
Spotlight on STAR 2007: Why is there more than one test? (English) (DOC; 36KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: Why is there more than one test? (Spanish) (DOC; 34KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: Why is there more than one test?
Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do English Learners participate in the STAR Program? (English) (DOC; 36KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do English Learners participate in the STAR Program? (Spanish) (DOC; 33KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do English Learners participate in the STAR Program?
Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do students with disabilities participate in the STAR Program? (English) (DOC; 34KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do students with disabilities participate in the STAR Program? (Spanish) (DOC; 31KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do students with disabilities participate in the STAR Program?
Spotlight on STAR 2007: What types of questions are on the STAR Program tests? (English) (DOC; 37KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: What types of questions are on the STAR Program tests? (Spanish) (DOC; 39KB; 3pp.)
Availalbe Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: What types of questions are on the STAR Program tests?
Spotlight on STAR 2007: What kinds of score reports will parents and guardians receive? (English) (DOC; 38KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: What kinds of score reports will parents and guardians receive? (Spanish) (DOC; 31KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: What kinds of score reports will parents and guardians receive?
Spotlight on STAR 2007: How are STAR Program results used? (English) (DOC; 37KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: How are STAR Program results used? (Spanish) (DOC; 34KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: How are STAR Program results used?
Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For All Students (English) (DOC; 40KB; 2pp.)
Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For All Students (Spanish) (DOC; 35KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For All Students
Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For English Learners (English) (DOC; 39KB; 2pp.)
Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For English Learners (Spanish) (DOC; 33KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For English Learners
Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing
Begins For Students Taking the CAPA (English) (DOC; 29KB; 1p.)
Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For Students Taking the CAPA (Spanish) (DOC; 23KB; 1p.)
Available Translations of the Sample Administrator's Letter Before STAR Program Testing Begins For Students Taking the CAPA
Guides for 2007 STAR Program Tests: Information for Parents and Guardians (PDF; 1809KB; 23pp.) | DOC (741KB; 27pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 STAR Program (English) (DOC; 49KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 STAR Program (Spanish) (DOC; 58KB; 4pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 STAR Program
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 California Standards Tests (English) (DOC; 48KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 California Standards Tests (Spanish) (DOC; 43KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 California Standards Tests
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 California Writing Standards Test (English) (DOC; 45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 California Writing Standards Test (Spanish) (DOC; 44KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2007 California Writing Standards Test
Parent/Guardian Guide to the STAR Program Tests for English Learners (English) (DOC; 45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the STAR Program Tests for English Learners (Spanish) (DOC; 48KB; 4pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (English) (DOC; 45KB; 2pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (Spanish) (DOC; 51KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment
Helping Your Students Achieve Brochure (English) (DOC; 40KB; 3pp.)
Helping Your Students Achieve Brochure (Spanish) (DOC; 49KB; 4pp.)
Available Translations of the Helping Your Students Achieve Brochure
Glossary of Frequently Used Acronyms for Assessment and Accountability (Spanish) (DOC; 48KB; 5pp.)
CST and CAPA Performance Level Tables
CST and CAPA Performance Level Tables can be found on pages 9 through 14 of the Explaining 2007 Internet Reports to the Public packet.
Technical Reports
Previous Year's 4th & 7th Grade Writing Test
2007
Teacher Guide for the 2007 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Four (PDF; 540KB; 64pp.)
This guide includes the grade four writing tasks administered in spring 2007 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
Teacher Guide for the 2007 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Seven (PDF; 646KB; 78pp.)
This guide includes the grade seven writing tasks administered in spring 2007 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
2006
December 2006 Teacher Guide for the 2006 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Four (PDF; 2.4MB; 67pp.)
This guide includes the grade four writing tasks administered in spring 2006 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
December 2006 Teacher Guide for the 2006 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Seven (PDF; 2.6MB; 75pp.)
This guide includes the grade seven writing tasks administered in spring 2006 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
2005
Teacher Guide for the 2005 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Four (PDF; 528KB; 65pp.)
This guide includes the grade four writing tasks administered in spring 2005 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
Teacher Guide for the 2005 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Seven (PDF; 635KB; 74pp.)
This guide includes the grade seven writing tasks administered in spring 2005 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
Questions and Answers about the California Writing Standards Test in Grades Four and Seven (Posted 02-Feb-2006; PDF; 192KB; 13pp.)
Answers to questions about the California Writing Standards Tests 2005.
Scoring Process | DOC (42KB; 4pp.)
Scoring process for the grade four and grade seven California Writing Standards Tests 2005.
2004
Teacher Guide for the 2004 Grade Four and Seven Writing Tests (PDF; 2.06MB; 61pp.)
This guide includes the writing tasks administered in spring 2004 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
2003
Teacher Guide for the 2003 Grade Four and Seven Writing Tests (PDF; 1.92MB; 68pp.)
This guide includes the writing tasks administered in spring 2003 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.
2001
Teacher Guide for the Grade Four and Seven Writing Tests (PDF; 385KB; 56pp.)
This 2001 guide contains sample student responses and teacher commentaries for all genres that may be tested on the California Writing Standards Tests at grades four and seven.
