Take It for a Spin

Overview

Close look at the text complexity analysis process by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (9 minute video.)


Test Drive Kate Chopin's Ripe Figs

Now get behind the wheel and take these tools for a spin! Complete your own roadmap for Kate Chopin's Ripe Figs. Pack up! Here's what you'll need before you head out: 

Ripe Figs Text 
Blank Roadmap Template in PDF or Word

  1. Closely read and annotate the text.
  2. Obtain a quantitative measure using the Short Guide to Quantitative Tools.
  3. Analyze the qualitative features of the text with the support of the Qualitative Rubric for Literary and Informational Texts. Be sure to look back at your annotations to the text to help.
  4. Using your professional judgment, evaluate the Reader and Task Considerations for this text. Note particular challenges the text may pose, and offer ideas for supporting all students in accessing the text.
  5. Complete your roadmap and share with other teachers on our Edmodo Group.

 

Ripe Figs Analysis by Kansas Teachers

Curious about what this process looked like for other teachers? Watch a group of Kansas teachers as they do a qualitative analysis of Ripe Figs. Then check out their completed roadmap below.

Video Analysis of Ripe Figs by Kansas Department of Education

 

 

Completed Roadmap of Ripe Figs by the Kansas Department of Education.