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8th grade test preparation writing-expository resources for Microsoft Word
Speech Therapy Report Template - OWLS II
This template is for the Oral and Written Language Scales, (OWLS II) for children and young adults aged 3 through 21 years. There are two subtests included, Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression. This template can be inserted into the body of your report. The template is 4 pages long including the cover page.** Full Disclosure- This report template was written by me, as an elementary school-based Speech-Language Pathologist. It can be easily adapted to other tests and specialties. I h
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PreK - 12th
Middle School Poetry STAAR--The Road Not Taken (6th--8th Grade)
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Support your students as they learn to enjoy and interpret poetry...all while helping them prepare for the Texas STAAR test! This product includes 10 STAAR formatted comprehension questions for Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." This text and questions are designed for students in 5th through 8th grade and are built around the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills).
UPDATE: Now includes answer key!
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*This selection works great as part of a "Poem of the
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6th - 8th
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Narrative Persuasive & Expository Essay Outlines
Narrative, Persuasive (Argument), and Expository (Explanatory/Informative) essay outline templates for students offered in editable Microsoft Word .doc so it can be modified to fit your needs.
This IS included in my Essay Writing Resource Bundle: Common Core Aligned.
Created by Tracee Orman
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading Passages
This lesson contains an article about the Jesse Owens four gold medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and the struggle and controversy that surrounded the games. The lesson comes with a writing prompt, a graphic organizer and questions to help initiate a discussion. Works very well as non-fiction compliment to a unit on the Holocaust or World War II.Check out all other informational articles below!Informational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesInformatio
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6th - 12th
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Create a Reptile/Amphibian
I use this activity as an introduction activity for our Reptile chapter in my high school Zoology Class. We are are one-year general level science elective, with a mixture of students from all sorts of backgrounds. I like this activity because it allows the students to bring their background knowledge to the activity, and combine it with a creative flair. Plus, it gets my students working together in small groups. The activity itself can be made as simple or complex as needed, so is probably ver
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7th - 12th
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PARCC-Like Assessment-Literary Analysis Task
PARCC! PARCC! PARCC! This PARCC-like Assessment contains two literary passages (1 poem) with Part A/Part B formatted questions. The questions are multiple choice and multiple select. Also included is a writing prompt that follow the reading comprehension questions. This is an excellent resource for instructional and assessment purposes.
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3rd - 8th
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Sentence Starters: Introducing Evidence / Elaboration Techniques - Printable
Are you tired of reading the same generic responses from your students? This useful charts helps students improve on their argumentative writing skills by adding variation to their sentences/transitions. It displays different sentence starters (and verbs) to help students introduce and elaborate on evidence when writing their essays (great way to add syntactic variety to formulaic written responses!). ► These charts may be printed out and laminated for students to use in the classroom/at home (T
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5th - 12th
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STAAR Test letter to Students *EDITABLE*
This is MY FAVORITE letter ever!! It is so perfect to give to students a day before the STAAR test, any standardized test, or any test at all that your kids are worried about!! This can be used to give to your students, or parents can give to their children! Absolutely love it!
Enjoy :)
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Chains - Test I - Ch. 1-24
This document contains a multiple choice test on the first part of the historical fiction novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. It covers comprehension questions ranging from chapters 1-24. It is the first of two tests regarding Chains that I have available on TPT. The answer key will be found on the last few pages of the document.*Historical Fiction*Slavery*American Revolution
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6th - 8th
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( Alice in Wonderland ) Novel Study
Here is a set of 33 worksheets with high level, short answer, comprehension questions for the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll. Many questions relate to the logically fallacious reasoning Carroll uses for entertainment and instruction within the book. These questions ask the students to figure out where the reasoning is flawed. Each chapter has a worksheet of 5 to 7 questions. In addition, there are a set of worksheets offering a side by
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5th - 8th
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Photosynthesis Test Bank:100 Editable Multiple Choice Questions for Biology
It's so time consuming to write biology test questions! It’s especially hard to write test questions that require more from your students than just rote memory of facts.
These 100 multiple choice questions call on students to remember, understand, apply, analyze and evaluate. Many different skills can be tested such as:
knowing facts
comprehending concepts
interpreting diagrams
reading data from tables
analyzing experiments
understanding chemical equations
reading and understanding new mater
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7th - 12th
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RACE Response EDITABLE Rubric for Distance Learning and Classroom Use
Use this rubric in MS Word or upload it to Google and open it in a Google Doc!This rubric was designed to assess specific target skills after a unit of study. It is really helpful for students to use as a guide to writing before, during, and after the writing unit.Please follow me at LisaMIllerPhotos for the latest updates. Distance Learning: Genre: Fiction Weekly Online or Classroom LessonsPlot: Fiction Weekly Online or Classroom Lessons Novels with Interactive Notes:A Monster Calls Novel Uni
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2nd - 10th
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Also included in: 10+ EDITABLE Rubrics for Distance Learning and Classroom Use
Writing Assignment: Write a Movie Review. Film Critique Handout w/ Rubric
This is a handout for a fun and creative writing assignment, in which students will write their own film review. Page one explains the function of a film review, and the kind of content that should be included in one. The content should be focused on evaluating the film, rather than summarizing. A couple website links are also included so that students can go read some current reviews and get a better understanding of what a good review is before they create their own.Formatting requirements are
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8th - 12th
NYS ELA Test Extended Response Rubric Checklist: Student Friendly using RACES
*EDITABLE*Student Friendly short response (0-4 points) checklist for students to self-assess their written extended responses in preparation for the NYS ELA test!This rubric references the writing process of RACES to accurately answer writing prompts!Can be edited to reflect higher grade level requirements!
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4th - 8th
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Short Response Graphic Organizer, NYS New York State ELA Test RADD(S)
Use this RADDS (restate & answer, detail 1, detail 2, sum it up) graphic organizer to help your students prepare for the ELA State test, where they must write short response answers, citing 2 details from the text. Great for test prep!!!This graphic organizer comes with explanations of each step, with sentence stems for the details & summing it up! Additionally on the second page, there is a large box with writing lines for the students to 'put it all together'!*editable*Check out my sto
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3rd - 8th
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Gifted and Talented GATE WRITING COLLECTION 122 Pages
Get six highly rated GATE writing lesson bundles at 33% off individual purchases. This collection is packed with variety, creativity, challenge, and the Common Core.
See the big preview! Hours and hours of class instruction and engagement!
You'll get the following bundles adaptable from 3rd through 8th grade:
Road Trip Adventure Cross-Curricular Writing Journey: Students practice all sorts of writing from graphic design to narrative to expository as they journey across the USA and create p
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3rd - 8th
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AP Spanish Language and Culture Placement Exam Intermediate Mid to Advanced High
Placement exam for students who are interested in AP Spanish Language and Culture. A way to weed out students who will succeed in this course. Assesses interpretive, interpersonal and presentational skills through reading, writing and listening to authentic resources from the Spanish Speaking World.Examen de colocación para estudiantes interesados en AP Español Lengua y Cultura. Una forma de eliminar a los estudiantes que no tendrán éxito en este curso. Evalúa las habilidades interpretativas,
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Warriors Don't Cry Teaching Unit
This teaching unit is designed to accompany a classroom study of Warriors Don't Cry, Young Readers Edition, by Melba Patillo Beals. This nonfiction memoir chronicles the experiences of one of the Little Rock Nine in her battle to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957. This unit contains reading logs, study questions, vocabulary,quizzes, discussion questions, a test, a movie viewing assignment, and an essay assignment with rubric. This book is an excellent resource for st
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6th - 9th
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Student Friendly New York ELA Test Short Response Rubric Checklist RACES
*Editable*Student Friendly short response (0-2 point) checklist for students to self-assess their written short responses in preparation for the NYS ELA test!This rubric is reflective of the writing process of RACES! See additional rubric in my store for version with RACES mentioned!
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3rd - 8th
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MCAS PREP for ELA: Grades 6,7,8, and 10
(please let me know if you'd like me to send this to you as a Google doc.)This a four-week, twenty day, MCAS prep unit for English Language Arts; all of the lesson plans—activator, mini-lesson, activity, wrap-up—are included, and most importantly, the actual hand-out/s for each day. In addition, the English Language Arts Core Curriculum standards are included both on the daily lesson plans, and on the activity itself. Included are high interest short stories—such as Amy Tan’s “The Rules of the
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6th - 10th
Family Tree Research Project - Independent Assessment
The Family Tree Research Project includes instructions for each activity, 20 family history interview research questions, individual Family Member Fact Cards, and a student reflection paper assignment. The project includes plan sheets for the visual display projects and reflection paper featuring guiding questions for student success.The Family Tree Research Project features informational writing, speaking and listening, and active research in order for students to apply their skills and invest
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7th - 12th
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My STAR Test Goals - Student goal setting for standardized tests
This is a fully editable .DOC file that I have used to help my students set goals for their STAR test throughout the school year.
As a bonus, students can practice their measurement & data skills.
I have used this in a whole group setting, making an anchor chart with good test taking practices in order to help students brainstorm for the "two things I will do to reach my goal". I have also used this leading up to their STAR test and post STAR test during individual student conferencing.
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3rd - 8th
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Essay Writing Basics: Essay Structure 101 - Handouts, Lecture Notes, Quiz & Key
How often have your students been confused by the parts of the standard, academic essay? If you are like me, the answer to this is quite often. Use this product to help reduce the confusion that accompanies essay writing instruction. Here, I have included a number of useful resources:→A handout for students to use during an interactive lecture (p. 1). The handout is organized around sections of the essay: introduction, body paragraphs, and the conclusion. For each section, students have to recor
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7th - 10th
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Journal Writing Rubric
This rubric is well-suited to middle school journal writing exercises. The rubric was originally designed for a students' collections of their five best journal entries during a novel study, but can be edited to suit your needs. It includes the requirements of having an effective topic sentence, organization, comprehension, spelling and punctuation, and meeting the requirements of the assignment on a scale of one to four.
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6th - 9th
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