NJSLA-ELA Grade 3 Blueprints
The New Jersey Student Learning Assessments English Language Arts (NJSLA-ELA) blueprints define the total number of tasks and points for any given grade or course assessment.
Item-Type Acronyms
- EBSR: Evidence-Based Selected Response
- TECR: Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response
- PCR: Prose Constructed Response
Districts that have been selected for field testing will have an additional ELA unit embedded in the assessment.
Unit 1: Literary Analysis Task (2 Passages)
| Claims/Subclaims |
Points from EBSR/TECR Items |
Points from PCRs |
| Reading: Literary Text |
8 |
3 |
| Reading: Vocabulary |
4 |
0 |
| Writing: Written Expression |
0 |
9 |
| Writing: Knowledge of Language and Conventions |
0 |
3 |
Unit 2: Research Simulation Task (2 Passages)
| Claims/Subclaims |
Points from EBSR/TECR Items |
Points from PCRs |
| Reading: Informational Text |
8 |
3 |
| Reading: Vocabulary |
4 |
0 |
| Writing: Written Expression |
0 |
9 |
| Writing: Knowledge of Language and Conventions |
0 |
3 |
Total Units (4 Passages)
| Claims/Subclaims |
Points from EBSR/TECR Items |
Points from PCRs |
| All |
24 Reading |
|
Unit 1: Narrative Writing Task (1 Passage)
| Claims/Subclaims |
Points from EBSR/TECR Items |
Points from PCRs |
| Reading: Literary Text |
8 |
0 |
| Reading: Vocabulary |
0 |
0 |
| Writing: Written Expression |
0 |
9 |
| Writing: Knowledge of Language and Conventions |
0 |
3 |
Unit 1: Short Passage Set (1 Passage)
| Claims/Subclaims |
Points from EBSR/TECR Items |
Points from PCRs |
| Reading: Literary Text |
4 |
N/A |
| Reading: Vocabulary |
4 |
N/A |
Unit 2: Research Simulation Task (2 Passages)
| Claims/Subclaims |
Points from EBSR/TECR Items |
Points from PCRs |
| Reading: Informational Text |
8 |
3 |
| Reading: Vocabulary |
4 |
0 |
| Writing: Written Expression |
0 |
9 |
| Writing: Knowledge of Language and Conventions |
0 |
3 |
Total Units (4 Passages)
| Claims/Subclaims |
Points from EBSR/TECR Items |
Points from PCRs |
| All |
28 Reading |
|
