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ELA test prep Common Core W.8.8 resources
SBAC & CAASPP Performance Task ELA Writing Prompt & Evidence Test Prep
Help your students prepare for the Language Arts Writing Performance Tasks on the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) or Common Core tests. This resource was created and molded after the 6th through 8th grade SBAC. The Performance Task was written to give your students an example of what a full-length performance task might look like on the Smarter Balanced Test. Question types: short answer, matching item, and extended responseThe sources come from a book excerpt, quote, and blog post about the
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5th - 9th
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Embedding Quotations in Research Papers - MLA and Writing Practice Activities
Students can ALWAYS use more practice when it comes to citing and embedding direct quotes in research papers. These stations are flexibly designed to give students the practice they need to level up blending MLA direct quotes. WHAT THIS IS:Flexible!Consider this a big practice bundle, full of everything you can think of for integrating MLA direct quotes in research writing. You can use these as stations, but they are not intended to all be used in one day! Allow students to choose the skills the
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8th - 10th
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In-Text Citations Worksheets and Activities - MLA 9 - How to Write Citations
Updated for MLA 9th Edition! Teach students how to write in-text citations using MLA 9 with these scaffolding worksheets and activities. Includes anchor charts with in-text citation examples! Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.Included with these In-Text Citations Worksheets for MLA 9:✏️ “Skeleton of a Citation” Reference Poster with MLA Citation Examples✏️ Anchor charts for Parenthetical and Narrative In-Text Citations✏️ Multiple-Choice Questions: For
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7th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension SBAC & CAASPP Test Prep Assessments 6th 7th 8th Grade
Preparing middle school students for standardized testing can be a daunting task. Save your time and weekends with already prepared practice tests and test prep materials that are thoughtfully crafted to help you cover everything needed before the big day.The reading comprehension practice tests have comprehension questions to simulate real standardized testing and help your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students become better prepared with the format. Question types: multiple-choice, multi-select, A/
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6th - 9th
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Writing a News Article - OLC News Report Template & 4-Level Rubric - OLC4O OSSLC
Teach students how to write a news article using this lesson, graphic organizer, news report template, and rubric. Prepare for the OSSLT, teach the OLC4O / OSSLC course, or coach essential literacy with this reading comprehension strategy. Includes digital worksheets for Google Classroom®! Included with this Writing a News Article Template, Lesson, and Rubric:✏️ How to Write a News Article Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Slides®Teach the Five Questions Model (W5-H)Explore
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7th - 12th
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Dystopia VS. Utopia Research | Dystopian Stories Activities | Utopian Society
The Dystopia vs. Utopia Research and Writing Project will elevate your dystopian short story unit to the next level! Utopia and utopian communities are the thematic focus of this research and informational essay writing activity.This high-interest research project provides the perfect comparison for the element of dystopia, dystopian societies, and dystopian story settings. The Utopia vs. Dystopia research project and informational writing activity provide an engaging supplement to any novel or
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8th - 11th
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Brief Writes - 6: Texts - 6 MISSING Paragraphs - BUNDLES I & II
SIX BRIEF WRITES give your students multiple practice opportunities. GOOGLE SLIDES - FORMS - PPT - PDFSBAC PREP6 Nonfiction ESSAYSEach MISSING an INTRODUCTION, a BODY PARAGRAPH, or a CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHPRINT or SHARE ElectronicallyOr use it with another APP like KAMI or EASELBRIEF WRITE TEXTSMissing the INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH: "USING ADAPTATIONS TO HUNT" is a factual article about a deep-sea dragonfish. Missing an INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH: "ABOUT SEALS" is a factual article about how seals survi
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3rd - 8th
8th Grade Reading Passages & ELA Practice Tests | Informational Text Edition
HIGH-INTEREST 1-page reading comprehension passages 8th grade students enjoy paired with practice tests in both easy-print AND digital self-grading versions. ONE TEXT & ELA PRACTICE TEST FOR EVERY SINGLE EIGHTH GRADE READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT STANDARD (ALL 10) PLUS ones aligned to Language, Speaking/Listening/Viewing, and Writing standards. YEAR ROUND SKILL PRACTICE!Wonderful for year-round skill practice, preparing your students all throughout the year for all those pesky standardized asse
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8th
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8th Grade Writing Test Prep Bundle | Text-Based Writing
This resource prepares students for writing a text-based argumentative essay, a text-based informational/explanatory essay, a text-based narrative, and a text-dependent analysis essay, and is designed to meet the expectations of various state writing tests.Writing types included:Argumentative WritingInformational/Explanatory WritingText-Dependent AnalysisText-Based NarrativeThis resource includes eight full prompts and essays (two for each writing type).Throughout each engaging writing unit stud
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8th
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340 Middle School Reading-ELA Test Prep Common Core Questions for State Exams
Are you looking for a test prep resource that will help your students be prepared for the types of questions that they will see on your reading and language arts state exams? The following resource includes 340 rigorous questions patterned after released state exams as well as the question banks from print and electronic resources from some of the top test prep vendors. You will not find a question stem bank this large and diverse anywhere! This tool is the ideal test prep tool for grades 6-8
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6th - 8th
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Standardized Writing Test Preparation Bundle - Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary Prep
Writing for Standardized Tests Bundle Lessons Include: Text Based Analysis, Figurative Language Introduction, Transition Words in Writing, 5 Paragraph Essay, 6 Traits of Writing, 3 Multiple Choice Writing Tests, Thesis Statement, Standardized Test Writing, Examples as Supporting Details, Writing Leads and Writing Hook Introductions and Conclusions, 3 Argumentative Writing Lessons, 3 Expository Writing Lessons, and 3 Compare and Contrast Writing Lessons.Getting ready for standardized tests has n
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6th - 8th
Persuasive Writing Prompts - 20 Topics for Persuasive Essay or Paragraph OLC4O
Practice persuasive writing with these 20 unique persuasive essay topics! These writing prompts can be used to practice persuasive paragraphs or essays and are appropriate for middle school and high school students. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!Included with these Persuasive Writing Prompts:✏️ 20 Persuasive Essay Topics - Digital & PrintIndividual Worksheet for Each Prompt✏️ Engaging, school-appropriate persuasive writing topics including:Social mediaClimate changee-Spo
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7th - 10th
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Brief Writes - 4: Texts - 4 MISSING Paragraphs - BUNDLE
4 BRIEF WRITES give your students multiple practice opportunities. GOOGLE SLIDES - FORMS - PPT - PDFSBAC PREP4 Nonfiction ESSAYSEach MISSING an INTRODUCTION, a BODY PARAGRAPH, or a CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHPRINT or SHARE ElectronicallyOr use it with another APP like KAMI or EASELBRIEF WRITE TEXTSNARRATIVE NONFICTION: Missing the INTRODUCTION Paragraph - "SNOW DONUTS" is a true story about a man who found snow in the shape of donuts (it's a real phenomenon). OPINION: Missing the INTRODUCTION Paragraph
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3rd - 8th
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 CCQ Novel Study Assessment Workbook-CCSS Align
**The Most Rigorous Novel Study Assessments on the Market!**
*Download our FREE Preview to see for yourself.* CCQ Workbooks are proven, field-tested reading and writing assessments designed to provide accurate and authentic student data. Students, Teachers, Parents, and Administrators LOVE our challenging questions because they ONLY focus on the essential higher-order thinking skills needed to develop critical reading and evidence-based writing skills.
Since we are constantly field-testing
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5th - 8th
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Argument Writing Performance Tasks & Text Sets
Performance Task | Performance Tasks | Argument Performance Task | Argument Writing | Common Core Argument
Performance tasks are an integral part of the new Common Core standards and assessments. These performance tasks take many forms, but the structure is fairly standard. Students are presented with sources of information on the central subject, and are first asked to gather information from those sources. Then, students are asked to compose a piece of writing that answers the central prompt
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6th - 9th
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Argumentative Writing Test Prep | Text-Based Writing | 8th Grade
This resource prepares students for writing a text-based argumentative essay and is designed to meet the expectations of various state writing tests.Throughout this engaging writing unit students will read a text, find evidence for use in their essays, use sentence frames to cite evidence in their writing, and write a complete text-dependent argumentative essay. Included in this resource:Teacher guideRAFT response acronymSentence starters scaffoldText annotation bookmarkText-dependent argumentat
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8th
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Also included in: 8th Grade Writing Test Prep Bundle | Text-Based Writing
Common Core Question Stems - 8th Grade ELA BUNDLE - Over 800 ELA Questions!
Common Core Question Stems for Grades 9-10 English Language Arts! The smart way to keep the Common Core and much more, right at your fingertips. Over 800 fully standards-aligned questions! SAVE 30% by purchasing this bundle! Meet the rigor and demands of the Common Core with ease with these standard-specific question stems ready to "pop" into lessons, activities, or assessments.No more guessing, no more time spent researching what the standards actually mean, no more coming up with your own ques
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8th
8th Grade BUNDLE: EVERY ELA Standard Lessons & Activities
This standards-based mega bundle will help you check for understanding of every single ELA standard for 8th Grade, including reading literature, reading information, language, speaking & listening, and writing. Each resource within the bundle includes everything you need for practice, formative, and summative assessment! Each resource includes both a printable and digital version that is ready for Google Classroom and other distance learning platforms. Teacher guides breaking down each stand
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8th
ELA TEST PREP | RACE Strategy and Writing Prompts Google Classroom
Find everything you need in this LOADED, CCSS-aligned test-prep unit! Teach your students to write a perfect constructed response and answer any questions on their ELA state test with this digital and printable workshop using the R.A.C.E. + Transitions method, text-dependent questions, central idea map, Quizlet for passage vocab., and so much more. Tons of practice!❤Passage1: Altruist Ants- Turns out, ants are pretty cool and act in human-like ways. This passage and video lets students get a gl
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6th - 9th
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Writing Test Prep | Text-Dependent Analysis | Text-Based Writing | 8th Grade
This resource prepares students for writing a text-dependent essay and is designed to meet the expectations of various state writing tests.Throughout this engaging writing unit students will read a text(s), find evidence for use in their essays, use sentence frames to cite evidence in their writing, and write a complete text-dependent analysis essay. Both literature and informational text are included in this set. Included in this resource:Teacher guideRAP response acronymSentence starters scaff
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8th
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Also included in: 8th Grade Writing Test Prep Bundle | Text-Based Writing
Brief Writes - 1: Thanksgiving OPINION - Missing the INTRODUCTION
Also called "Write a Brief Text", prepare your students for the SBAC assessment. Most students LEAVE Brief Writes BLANK on the SBAC. They don't know what to do. THIS BUNDLE will show you and your students HOW to - break down the directions and turn them into tasks - understand what is needed to complete the tasks - write in the style implied. This is the California Version of the SBAC for people living in California. Show your students how to CRITICALLY analyze a text to determine what is MISS
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3rd - 9th
Also included in: Brief Writes - 4: Texts - 4 MISSING Paragraphs - BUNDLE
Informational Explanatory Writing Test Prep | Text-Based Writing | 8th Grade
This resource prepares students for writing a text-dependent informational/explanatory essay and is designed to meet the expectations of various state writing tests.Throughout this engaging writing unit students will read a text, find evidence for use in their essays, use sentence frames to cite evidence in their writing, and write a complete text-dependent informational/explanatory essay. Included in this resource:Teacher guideRAFT response acronymSentence starters scaffoldText annotation bookm
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8th
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Also included in: 8th Grade Writing Test Prep Bundle | Text-Based Writing
Brief Writes - 3: TEXTS - 3 MISSING PARAGRAPHS - BUNDLE I
THREE BRIEF WRITES give your students multiple practice opportunities. GOOGLE SLIDES - FORMS - PPT - PDFSBAC PREP3 Nonfiction ESSAYSEach MISSING an INTRODUCTION, a BODY PARAGRAPH, or a CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHPRINT or SHARE ElectronicallyOr use it with another APP like KAMI or EASELTHREE Brief Writes Plus BONUS Missing an INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH: "ABOUT SEALS" is a true article about how seals survive in the harsh conditions of Antarctica. Missing a BODY PARAGRAPH: "ABOUT BUTTERFLIES" is a true artic
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3rd - 8th
Brief Writes - 1: ABOUT SEALS ~ Missing the INTRODUCTION
ONE NONFICTION BRIEF WRITE, "ABOUT SEALS"GOOGLE SLIDES - PPT - PDFSBAC PREP1 Nonfiction ESSAYMISSING the first, or INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH in a 5-paragraph ESSAYOn Google SLIDES or PPTPRINT or SHARE ElectronicallyOr use it with another APP like KAMI or EASELUPDATEDShow your students how to CRITICALLY analyze a text to determine what is MISSING IN THE TEXT so they can finish it;how to BREAK DOWN directions and turn them into TASKS;how to COMPLETE each task;how to ADD, DELETE, or CHANGE within a te
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Brief Writes - 3: TEXTS - 3 MISSING PARAGRAPHS - BUNDLE I
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