Starting in the 2024-25 school year, the extended-response portion of the EOCEP for English 2 will be a Text-Dependent Writing (or TDW) item. This type of item requires that students read a passage(s) and respond to a task while drawing upon the text(s) for their written responses. Students in English 2 will receive and respond to either an argumentative TDW item or an informative TDW item.

Embedded within the TDW item is a mode-specific writer’s checklist. The embedded writer’s checklist will be available for students testing online and on paper. Students can use the embedded writer’s checklist to help them plan, write, and proofread their response, as well as scratch paper on which to write a rough draft of their TDW response.

The English 2 TDW item is scored with a two-trait holistic rubric. Trait one has a point range of 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest). Trait two has a point range of 0 (lowest) to 2 (highest). The maximum number of total points is 6. 

Text-Dependent Writing Rubrics

The South Carolina EOCEP Text-Dependent Writing Scoring Guidelines, or TDW Rubrics, are listed below.

• EOCEP English 2 "To Persuade Through Argument"
• EOCEP English 2 "To Inform"

Text-Dependent Writing Writer's Checklist

Translated checklists can be found on the Parent Resources page. 

• EOCEP English 2 "To Persuade" Writer's Checklist
• EOCEP English 2 "To Inform" Writer's Checklist

Text-Dependent Writing Professional Learning

In order to provide equitable access across the entire state, all professional learning opportunities related to the Text-Dependent Writing item will be housed in this section. New recordings, documents, and other resources will be posted as they are available.  
 

TDW-related professional learning.

*NEW* Using the ELA Sample Release Items to Support Instruction in Grades 6-English 2 (Part 1a)	This recording is designed for ELA teachers from grade 6 through English 2, focusing on connecting ELA sample release items to the 2024 ELA standards and classroom instruction. This is recording one in a series of four.
*NEW* Using the ELA Sample Release Items to Support Instruction in Grades 6-English 2: (Part 1b)	This recording is designed for ELA teachers from grade 6 through English 2, focusing on connecting ELA sample release items to the 2024 ELA standards and classroom instruction. This is recording two in a series of four.
*NEW* Argumentative Writing and the Argumentative TDW Item for Grades 6-English 2 (Part 2a)	This recording is designed for ELA teachers from grade 6 through English 2, focusing on the argumentative writing process and the argumentative TDW item on SC READY and the EOCEP for English 2. This is recording three in a series of four.
*NEW* Informative Writing and the Informative TDW Item for Grades 6-English 2 (Part 2b)	This recording is designed for ELA teachers from grade 6 through English 2, focusing on the informative writing process and the informative TDW item on SC READY and the EOCEP for English 2. This is recording four in a series of four.
Using the EOCEP English 2 Assessment Specifications for Teachers Webinar	This video walks participants through the 2024 ELA Assessment Specifications for Teachers documents (see section below) and provides suggestions on how teachers may use the documents as part of classroom instruction and assessment.
EOCEP for English 2 Text-Dependent Writing Webinar	This video explains many of the scored, annotated student responses in the EOCEP for English 2 Text-Dependent Writing (to Persuade) Sample Item document. Teachers are also provided with instructional insights related to the argumentative writing process. A color-coded student response document accompanies this video and should be available when watching the session.
Transitioning from Text-Dependent Analysis to Text-Dependent Writing Webinar	This webinar describes the changes associated with the transition from Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) to Text-Dependent Writing (TDW) on the South Carolina ELA state summative assessments SC READY and EOCEP.
Online Tools Training (OTT)	The OTT allows students and teachers to practice interacting with the online testing platform. We highly encourage all teachers and students to practice using the OTT before testing.

NEW Sample Text-Dependent Writing Items

Due to the comprehensive process involved in preparing sample items for release, only one TDW item will be released for the EOCEP for English 2 during the 2024-2025 school year. The released mode of writing does not indicate which mode of writing will be assessed on the fall, spring, or summer administrations of the English 2 assessment. An additional item assessing the opposite mode of writing will be released during the 2025-2026 school year. 
 

• EOCEP English 2 Sample TDW - "To Persuade" 

While only one argumentative TDW sample item with annotated student responses is being released during the 2024-25 school year, we highly encourage teachers to access the Online Tools Training (OTT) English 2 TDW to review a sample informative TDW. The "Have a Nice Day" informative TDW found in the OTT was used during cognitive labs in October 2023. As such, no student responses, annotated or otherwise, can be provided for this item.

Teachers are also encouraged to access the recently released SC READY Grade 8 Sample TDW - "To Inform" to review a field-tested sample informative TDW item and corresponding annotated student responses.