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Free high school close reading assessments
Development of Central Ideas RI.8.2 | Walkout! Student Protests Article #8-1
Nonfiction Article of the Week Club, Article #8-1: Walkout!This is the first in a set of 25 informational text articles + activity packs designed to teach ALL of the reading informational text standards for 8th grade in a fun, rigorous, and easy to implement solution! Download this FREE resource today, and then click here to view the rest of the article + activity packs available via this growing bundle. Your students will love reading Walkout! and practicing skills, including text evidence, dev
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Article of the Week Bundle Grades 4-8
The Lottery Shirley Jackson - Free Reading Comprehension Quizzes - Bell Ringers
Assess students’ knowledge of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” using these FREE reading comprehension questions! These bell ringer quizzes include six close reading questions that evaluate students' reading comprehension. Includes digital quizzes for Google Classroom®! Included with these Free Reading Comprehension Quizzes:✏️ “The Lottery” Reading Comprehension Quizzes - Digital & PrintSix close reading questions to evaluate knowledge and understanding✏️ Editable Reading Comprehension Que
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8th - 11th
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Reading Comprehension Questions for Any Book: Making Connections | Editable
I developed these “Roll and Respond,” sheets as a fun way for students to stay focused and to make sure their Literature Circle Discussions were supported and focused. These pages are focused on the Active Reading Strategy: Making Connections. Editable through google, and perfect for Distance Learning. They work with any text (Novel) and the Reading Response pages are great for Literature Circles, Guided Reading Groups, Literacy Centers...etc. Students Roll a die, (literal or digital) and then r
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Juneteenth Reading Fluency Passage with Comprehension Activities {Grade 8}
Juneteenth 3 Day Reading Intervention:This product includes a reading fluency passage about the history of Juneteenth and accompanying comprehension activities. The fluency passage is informational text. Accompanying activities include 2 pages of comprehension questions, and a writing activity. Flesch Kincaid Readability Grade Level: 8.7*How to Use*This was designed to use as a reading intervention using the hot, warm and cold read strategy. It would look something like this:Day 1: Cold read, d
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Reading Fluency & Comprehension 8th Grade Bundle
Chapter 1 Digital Activities - The Great Gatsby - Free Resource
The Great Gatsby has never been so easy to teach. This bundle includes a student activity for chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these resources perfect for centers, group work, or substitute days, too! Lead your students through the analysis of chapter 1 with this engaging student activity. They will love the easy to use format and clear directions. Here's what you'll get:· A complete student activity resource filled with engaging activities (
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9th - 12th
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FREE Character Traits Reading Comprehension Prompts | Google Forms
Help guide students in analyzing character traits with these common core aligned text-dependent questions & writing prompts! The prompts are fun, engaging and include visuals. These writing prompts will assess students' reading comprehension & writing skills. The assignment includes a self reflection on the skill of analyzing characters to serve as an "exit ticket", ideal for distance learning or google classrooms. Enjoy this FREE resource that can be used multiple times for different ch
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Close Reading Comprehension Prompts for ANY text | Google Forms
AP English Language Comp. Rhetorical Analysis Assessment - Mid Term Exam
This assessment of a student's knowledge of rhetorical devices was originally designed as a mid-term exam for an AP™ English Language & Composition class. It is a great companion to Step-by-Step Rhetorical Analysis. This resource is included in the AP English Language & Composition Curriculum.Although a student’s understanding of irony, detail, organization, and allusion are difficult to assess objectively; syntax, diction, figurative language, point of view, and tone are so rich in term
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9th - 11th
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Poetry Analysis Handout - for any poem
Use this one-page handout to help secondary students analyse and deconstruct any poem. This easy, step-by-step handout is structured in four parts:Poetic form and structureLanguage use and effectVisual and auditory imageryTone, mood, message and reader interpretations.I've developed this handout over several years and have found it helped my most reluctant and struggling students to engage with and analyse poetry. Check out my other poetry resources:POWERPOINT Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Ow
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7th - 12th
Jabberwocky Poetry Analysis
Help your students analyze the nonsense words in Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" with this easy to follow handout. Use it as bellwork, an in-class assignment, homework, or even for sub plans.
Students learn about portmanteaus, assess rhyme scheme, label parts of speech, and analyze the impact of diction (word choice) on a poem's tone, mood, and theme.
This product contains the .pdf version of the worksheet, as well as access to an editable Google docs version.
Extend this lesson by then having
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7th - 10th
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Reading ACCESS Test Practice- Grades 6-8 - Tier B/C
I have taken the 2021 WIDA Access test sample for grades 6-8 (Tier B/C) and turned it into a quick digital slide show practice for students to use. :)
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6th - 9th
Citing the Text Exit Card *CCSS Aligned RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, RL.9-10.1
This exit card/exit ticket is a formative assessment for citing the text.
It is aligned with CCSS RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1, and RL.9-10.1
It uses text from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland which is a Public Domain book.
Only takes 5 minutes and will give you awesome data as to how your students are doing with finding textual evidence.
Includes student self assessment.
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6th - 10th
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Hamlet Soliloquy Study | Explication Guide for Hamlet's Soliloquies
This is an analytical writing assignment focusing on Hamlet's main four soliloquies. This task requires students to study Shakespeare's language used in each soliloquy and to connect what is said in the speech to characterization and themes from the play. This assignment can be used in any classroom from 9-10 grade up to Pre- and AP level. Looking for more Hamlet materials? Check out my scaffolded Hamlet bundle, which includes materials for all levels of learners in any ELA classroom. Everyone s
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Shakespeare Bundle - Full Unit or Supplementary Lessons for Grades 9-12
Hatchet Quizzes and Keys
This pack includes four quizzes with short answers that include versions with short answer scaffolding for younger or more challenged learners; a quick quiz; all quiz keys; and a set of four project options that can be used independently or along with the Level Up! project system. Both Word and PDF files included so that you can make alterations or just print and go.
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6th - 12th
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Paired Text: Nonfiction and Poetry
A paired text with pre-reading discussion questions and post-reading analysis questions. Amy's Tan's "Fish Cheeks" is a memoir and is paired with the poem "Masks" by Shel Silverstein. Both texts explore themes of self acceptance and identity.
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7th - 9th
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Peer Review Worksheet/Checklist
This is a peer review form. The worksheet has two “stages” one in which the write reads the essay and the review makes praise and critique and another where the peer looks through the paper using a checklist to critique the paper. It is good for a pair but can be used in a small group setting.
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6th - 12th
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Literary Elements and Figurative Language Quiz
Use this 20 question worksheet as a quiz or diagnostic to see where your students are in applying their knowledge of literary elements and figurative language.Terms covered: Plot – 1st Person – 3rd Person – Theme – Symbolism – Protagonist – Antagonist – Conflict – Climax – Setting—Onomatopoeia – Simile – Metaphor – Alliteration – Hyperbole – Personification – Oxymoron
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6th - 9th
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AIR Test Prep / PARCC Test Prep: 7th-8th Grade ELA Fiction Mini-Practice Test
Are your students required to take AIR or PARCC standardized tests (or similar state standardized tests like Smarter Balanced, FSA, etc)? If state standardized testing is a part of your yearly teaching reality, this product is a must-have for your test prep arsenal! This product contains one fiction passage with a Lexile score of 1130 (which equates to an end-of-year 7th grade passage through a start-of-year 9th grade passage). Four rigorous questions align with this passage, and are written in
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6th - 9th
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Reading Fluency & Comprehension 7th Grade (With Answer Key) David Arkette Part 1
Teaching Guide 1: Reading Intervention for 7th GradeStrategy: Hot, Warm, and Cold ReadObjective: Improve reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using a gradual approach.Step-by-Step Guide:Cold Read (Day 1):Conduct the first reading session with the students (Cold Read).Engage in a class discussion about the main ideas and key points from the passage.Use the first page of comprehension questions, focusing on lower levels of Bloom's Taxonomy (Remembering and Understanding). These quest
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Reading Fluency & Comprehension 7th Grade (With Answer Key) Bundle
Digital Paired Poetry Set 1 - Cold Read or Test Prep- FREE RESOURCE
My Paired Poetry Series is going DIGITAL. This resource uses Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Hope is a Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson. This series is intended for cold read poetry analysis and assessment, but can be used as a quiz after teaching the poems as well. Best of all! This first set is FREE!Includes: Digital Google Form with Poems and 15 Multiple Choice QuestionsPDF of Print Version for Non-Digital UseKeyStandards Chart for each Question Standards Assessed: RL 1- Cite stron
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Paired Poetry BUNDLE - Five Sets of Digital Paired Poetry Quizzes
FREE Close Read Analysis - Diagnostic Formative Assessment with Narrative Text
Kick off any analysis unit, be it short story, novel or otherwise, with this easy and FREE mini-diagnostic and formative assessment lesson! This assessment resource uses an original narrative and has students annotate the text for: Personification, imagery, metaphor, simile, mood and tone. Gain a good understanding of where your students are with their learning so you know what you need to focus on in order to help increase their literacy and analytical skills! This FREE and original narrativ
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7th - 11th
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Wonder Chapter Summaries Cut & Paste Part 3 (Summer)
What a FUN way to learn summary skills, comprehension, and chronological order!This Part 3 (Summer) has 6 chapters. Each chapter was summarized in about 3 most important key points. Students will cut out the summaries and organize them in chronological order.This truly is a fun way to summarize the chapter.** Perfect for kinetic children** Perfect for differentiationI love using these because my kids think they are having fun just cutting and pasting but in reality they are working on:*how to su
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3rd - 10th
Also included in: Wonder Cut & Paste Chapter Summaries -The Whole Book
Inference and Citing Textual Evidence (Short Cycle Assessment) Distance Learning
Short Cycle Assessment:The Short Cycle Assessment is made to analyze student reading comprehension and writing proficiency in a mock- State Testing environment. The questions have been peer reviewed by Ohio Teaching Licensed Staff and should be administered while recording the testing time. Consider 20-30 minutes (Grades 6-8) of testing time to be appropriate but allow for accommodations when necessary. Use this as the pretest AND test assessment to analyze growth.Six questions4 multiple Choice,
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6th - 10th, Staff
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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Play Unit
SuperSummary’s Play Unit for Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare delivers a wealth of classroom-ready, text-specific teaching materials in a comprehensive unit. Our complete unit challenges students to think and learn with pre-reading context questions, writing and discussion prompts, and reading check & comprehension quizzes, plus a rigorous activity, text pairing suggestions, and differentiated essay topics. Also featured are two graphic organizer worksheets for processing and analyzin
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Literature Guide & Play Unit
The Monkey's Paw 3-Part Short Story Quiz
This 33-question multiple-choice quiz is divided into three sections that assess close reading and figurative language, inferencing, and vocabulary skills for the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs. This way, teachers can measure student understanding of various skills and provide mini-lessons as necessary.The story is a supernatural tale about an enchanted mummified monkey’s paw that grants its owner three wishes, but at a terrible price. It’s gothic theme and ongoing suspense throug
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7th - 10th
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