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Informational text assessments for Microsoft Word
Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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4th Grade Text Structure Assessment
This 4th grade activity assesses the five major text structures (cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence/chronological order, problem/solution, and description) through authentic examples and direct application of the skill. Highlighting key signal words, selecting appropriate graphic organizers, and matching vocabulary are just some key areas tested. 4 pages total; answer key providedClick on one of these for additional TEXT STRUCTURE resources!Text Structure Jeopardy GameText Structure Scoo
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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CCSS:
Also included in:Â 4th Grade Language Arts Standards ASSESSMENTS! (aligned to CCSS)
Pro and Con Articles and Opinion Prompts for Persuasive Writing/Transition Words
-This product develops opinion and persuasive argument writing with use of transition words and graphic organizers.
- This product contains 12 pros and cons evidence based articles for students to read and write their opinion about each topic for grades 4th, 5th, and 6th. There are advantages and disadvantages given for each of the 6 kid-interested topics.
- There are six different topics that have both a pro and con article for each so that students can use evidence from articles to support th
Grades:
4th - 6th
Visual Presentation Rubric (Google Docs or Google Slides)
This rubric is easy to use! Use this resource for assessing students upon creating a Google Doc or Google Slides presentation. This is also entirely editable, so you are welcome to make changes to the rubric to make it fit for what you need.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Into The Wild test
This is a test I created for AP Lang and Comp classes. It is difficult.
It includes 50 multiple choice and two short answers.
There are questions about vocab, rhetorical devices, plot, figurative language, five passages with questions following.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Independent Reading Project: Biography Assignment
GET YOUR STUDENTS READING MORE NON-FICTION!A great project for in-class or at home, easily adaptable for your class!Students choose their own biographies to read, and give a presentation on their person and a mini lesson on a topic related to their book. Great for making connections and allowing creative differentiation! Designed for diverse learning environments - students can complete it in a teacher-led class or use included scaffolding for independent learning.THE ASSIGNMENT INCLUDES:- Instr
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEGA BUNDLE
EDITABLE Writing Rubric: News Article - Newspaper Writing - Journalism Unit
★★★★★ This is a great, versatile, simple writing Rubric for any kind of unit based on writing a newspaper article, news story, or for a journalism unit in (specifically in upper elementary). You can edit and change any point values you'd like!SEE PREVIEW FOR A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT THIS RESOURCEThis rubric uses the grammar editing process of C.O.P.S. and is best paired with a unit on editing based on the C.O.P.S. system.WHAT'S INSIDE? Includes 1 half-sheet editable rubric to make grading your st
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4th - 11th
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NWEA MAP Reading Report: Learning Continuum Doc. Grouping & Instruction: BUNDLE
NOW EDITABLEFor use with Reading: Literary, Informational, and Vocabulary MAP Data, Including DesCartes Vocabulary List Math is a different product that is also available. Here is the link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/NWEA-MATH-MAP-Report-Learning-Continuum-Doc-Grouping-and-Instruction-Editable-7589531I have created a resource for teachers who use MAP and would like to use the MAP reports for differentiating and teaching next steps. On the NWEA site, I find it troublesome that th
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Wit & Wisdom Moonshot by Brian Floca Reading Test
Wit and Wisdom Moonshot The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca. This document contains a reading assessment with the answer key. There is no clip art or fluff. You will find real world work that can be used in your third grade classroom.
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3rd
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PARCC Like Assessment: Research Simulation Task
Excellent PARCC Test Prep!! This PARCC-like assessment contains two informational passages about deep-sea diving. Each passage contains evidenced based selected response and multiple select formatted questions. A writing prompt integrating the two passages follows the comprehension questions.
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY INCLUDED!!
This tool is excellent for instructional purposes and assessment purposes.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Create an Advertisement Assignment
This assignment asks students to apply their understanding of pathos, ethos, and logos, as well as other persuasive techniques to create their own advertisement. The document includes directions and rubric requirements, as well as a planning sheet.
(I used this assignment as a mid-unit assessment before moving on to analyzing persuasion in a written text, but it could also work as a culminating project or an extension activity to supplement lessons on analyzing types of persuasion in advertisin
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Technology Themed Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
These passages and questions were written as a collaborative effort by a teacher and a computer programmer to be informative and engaging, while practicing important comprehension skills for upper elementary students. Each passage is written using a different text structure (description, problem and solution, chronological/sequence, cause and effect, and compare and contrast), and has at least one corresponding question involving text structure. Your students will love to read these passages abo
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3rd - 5th
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Chasing King's Killer by James Swanson Unit Plan
This is a Unit Plan for Chasing King's Killer by James L. Swanson. It contains Standards (CCSS), Objectives, Daily Activities, Over 50 Chapter Questions, Vocabulary with Definitions, Vocabulary Frayer Models, Over 50 Multiple Choice Questions Divided by Section for Quizzes, Essay Questions, and Answer Keys.
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4th - 10th
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**Editable ELA ANNOTATION RUBRIC** CCSS-aligned, perfect for grades 9-12
Annotation can be challenging for many students, which is why I developed this AWESOME ANNOTATION RUBRIC! ***This is also available as part of the ELA RUBRIC BUNDLE for just $6.99!***This rubric provides four specific categories of assessment, and spells out exactly what students should be doing to most successfully annotate a non-fiction text. It can also easily be adapted for literature/fiction. BEST OF ALL, it enables you to properly and quickly assess students' annotation work. This rubric p
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9th - 12th
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Fiction vs. Non-Fiction Venn Diagram Sort
Is your class comparing fiction and non-fiction texts?
Using this Venn Diagram students will compare the elements of both texts and decide which books have which elements.
As always, I leave my documents editable in Microsoft Office so you can customize the answers to fit your instruction and students.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Beginning and End of year Nonfiction Reading Assessments (SLOs)
This resource includes two reading assessments and two writing assessments, in ready-to-copy form. The questions and prompts are based on nonfiction articles. I have tried to write them in a style that addresses the Common Core standards and the few sample PARCC questions (the proposed new standardized test to assess CCSS). Included are the questions that accompany the articles, answers to the questions, links to the articles I use, writing prompts, and the writing rubric I use. In Ohio, we hav
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9th - 12th
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Active Reading Strategies("SNOTS") for Amplify's "The Human Microbiome" Article
Are you looking for a way in which to constructively "break down" articles from Amplify into concise sections allowing for annotation skills ("SNOTS" -- "Small Notes on the Side") to be capitalized upon and active reading and writing skills to be embraced? Look no further than the way in which this article allows for students to make personal and meaningful connections to the text they are reading.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-2
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
Opinion Writing on Natural Disasters
The students have to read three different articles on Natural Disasters: Hurricane Katrina, Oklahoma Tornado in 1947, and Eruption of Mount St. Helens. After reading all three articles, they have to write an opinion essay in which they use evidence from all three articles to determine which one was the most horrific disaster.
Includes all three articles, opinion prompt, and lines to write the essay.
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4th - 6th
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BIO How the WRIGHT BROTHERS Invented Airplane 5 Reading Comprehension Questions
If you want to teach reading in the content area of history, then this product is for you! The worksheet is entitled "How the Wright Brothers Invented the Airplane" The informational text gives background on Wilbur and Orville's experimentation with gliders and tells what they studied to invent the first successfull airplane. The text includes details of the first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. To make it more interesting, I included some dialog of things the brothers might have said. T
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3rd - 5th
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4th grade (LEAP/PARCC) American Revolution Unit: Liberty! Test (ELA/S.Studies)
This test covers pages 1-9 in the book "Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began" by Lucille Recht Penner. It is nonfiction and comes from the 4th grade Guidebook 2.0 unit on the American Revolution. I only covered pages 1-9 for this test because it can also double as a Social Studies grade (4th grade uses those pages specifically in their Am. Rev. unit as well). It contains Part A and B questions, multiple select, and citing evidence in writing.
Grades:
4th
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Refugee Timeline (Gratz)
Alan Gratz's latest book, Refugee, follows three children from different eras as they escape persecution, political regime, and even possible death.
This timeline helps students navigate the three stories as the children flee.
Students can fill in the boxes, or you can have them cut/paste the solutions. This can be done as the novel is being read, or as an informal assessment after the novel.
Answer key is provided.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Letter from Birmingham Jail Test Prep Reading Quiz + Key
This 15-question multiple choice quiz is designed with questions similar to the SAT Reading Test section and like the AP Language and Composition multiple choice section. Challenging questions ask students to demonstrate thorough comprehension and analysis of the the text of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." It is most appropriate for grades 11 and 12 and higher education. PLEASE NOTE: I give this quiz in class after students have studied the full essay and they use their
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Outliers Test with Answer Key (Malcolm Gladwell)
This 45 question test is an assessment for a junior English class's summer reading text, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. It includes 33 multiple choice questions, quote application, and short answer. It is created with the ability for you to add and delete questions. An answer key is attached as well.
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Grades:
10th - 12th
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The Pequot Wars Primary and Secondary Source Comparison
This activity includes a secondary source discussing the Pequot Wars, a translated excerpt from a primary source, and discussion questions to help compare and contrast the two sources. This would make a great assessment to gauge student understanding of sources or would be an excellent in-class activity
Grades:
4th - 5th
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