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High school ELA test prep homework for Microsoft Word
Editable Sight Word Flash Cards
Use this microsoft word template to create your own flash cards for sight words or any information! Simple, quick, and easy to use!
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PreK - 12th
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50 Question "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" Final Test w/ Answer Key
This is a teacher made test over "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" written by a teacher who has actually read the book with answer key!
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4th - 10th
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Standardized Reading Test Practice: Thank You Ma'm
This item is perfect for preparing for any standardized reading test. Based on the wonderful short story "Thank You Ma'm" by Langston Hughes, this digital file contains student reading test and a teacher answer key. The student test includes ten standardized test questions (three character questions, four plot questions, two vocabulary questions, and a figurative language question) and an open-ended response question about characterization. The answer key provides a quick reference for teachers
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7th - 9th
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ANY Poem! Comprehensive: Diction, Tone, Mood, Topic, Theme, Symbolism, Etc STAAR
ANY Poem - Comprehensive Poetry Assignment - Addresses: Diction, Tone, Mood, Topic, Theme, Symbolism, Imagery, Shift, Writing Response, Etc.
This assignment can be used to lead students to achieve a broader understanding of any poem- no matter how difficult. The assignment can be completed in a class period, as homework, or (may favorite) a little bit at a time over the course of a week or so (maybe as a warm-up?).
I have included the assignment, an explanation of how to complete the assignme
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Explicit vs. Implied: Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
Do your students struggle to make inferences? Do they have trouble explaining a conclusion once they draw one? Perhaps they do not really understand the difference between explicit and implied information. With this worksheet, you can easily conduct a formative assessment, practice making inferences and drawing conclusions, review before a test, or wrap-up a lesson. Using a brief, original passage, students determine whether information is explicit or implied, and document their inference with a
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6th - 9th
AP Literature Beowulf Paired Poems - A close reading activity
This activity includes a table (fully editable as it is a Word Document) that has three poems thematically relating to Beowulf: "Grendel's Brother," "Thanatopsis," and "Ozymandias" on the left. The right column includes a series of close-reading/analysis questions aimed at helping AP students to hone their skills of poetry interpretation.
The second section of the activity includes a prompt from a released AP Exam (poem included) and asks students to create a thesis statement only for the pro
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11th - 12th
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Writing and Journalism Worksheets
Concise writing is a key skill that cuts across nearly all disciplines. And that's not just the former newspaper editor in me, or the journalism club moderator speaking. It's the mindset of a U.S. and world history teacher who constantly sees writing issues with research papers.
The attached seven worksheets are great tools to teach writing and critical thinking about writing which I use in journalism classes and journalism clubs. But I also use a couple of them in some of my history classes b
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Standardized Reading Test Practice: Bundle of 3 Practice Tests
This item is perfect for preparing for any standardized reading test.
This digital file contains THREE student reading practice tests with a teacher answer key. The fiction test is based on “Thank You M’am” by Langston Hughes, the non-fiction test is based on
“The First Americans” a letter by the The Grand Council Fire of American, and the poetry test is based on “Oranges” by Gary Soto.
Each test contains nine to ten multiple choice questions covering major skills tested on standardized te
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7th - 10th
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Rhetorical Analysis Worksheet for AP English, Pre-AP, and/or Secondary English
This worksheet is one that I created and use for my AP English Language and Composition classes, but it can be used for any high school English class that is focusing on rhetoric. I use it primarily at the beginning of the year to help my students understand the steps involved in analyzing rhetorical strategies. I spend a good deal of time working with them on brainstorming the appropriateness of certain choices based on the rhetorical situation and the relationship between speaker, audience, su
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9th - 12th
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100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know #10 (Vocabulary 91-100)
100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know (Words 91-100) TEST and KEY
I have used the "100 Words" titles in my classroom for several years with much success for so many reasons:
1. the actual book, available from Houghton Mifflin, is sold as both a paper copy and an electronic copy, each at well under $10, making it an ideal resource for students. The assignment is also completely accessible to students who don't purchase the book itself, since the words can be found in any paper or onl
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Basic Grammar Assessment
Basic grammar assessment testing knowledge of subject-verb agreement, mechanics, comma usage, etc. Multiple choice test with answer key. In the form of sentence correction/editing. Sample question:
1. If the books have been cataloged last week, why haven't they been placed on the shelf?
A. have been cataloged
B. would have been cataloged
C. was cataloged
D. were cataloged
E. had been cataloged
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7th - 12th
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Standardized Reading Test Practice for the Middle Grades: Poetry
This item is perfect for preparing for the poetry section of any standardized reading test. Based on the uplifting poem “Oranges" by Gary Soto, this digital file contains student reading test and a teacher answer key. The student test includes nine standardized test questions (two character questions, four figurative language questions, one vocabulary question, one author's purpose question and one tone question.) The test ends with an open-ended response question about theme. The answer key pr
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6th - 9th
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Ain't I A Woman?
Persuasive speech, "Ain't I A Woman?" includes EOC formatted multiple choice questions, SOAPSTone graphic organizer, and answer keys. This is a great text for independent work, homework, review, assessment, or mini lesson mentor text.
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7th - 12th
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PARCC Common Core Poetry Unit
Attached are nine poetry lessons from all different backgrounds. Poems included are Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Randall; the drum by Nikki Giovanni; Thumbprint by Eve Mirriam; Facing It By Yusef Komunyakaa ; The Echoing Green by William Blake; Titanic by David R. Slavitt; The Titanic by Aleister Crowley; Dreams, Mother-to-Son, and Dreams Deferred by Langston Hughes; First Practice by Gary Gildner; and Ex-Basketball Player by John Updike. Comprehension questions range from point-of-view, speak
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Matter of Prejudice, Short Story with Comprehension Questions
Short Story by Kate Chopin with Comprehension Questions.High interest. Can be used for Reading Comprehension practice, discussion, sub work, homework assignment or assessment.
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7th - 10th
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Vocabulary in Context Worksheet for The Alchemist
This is a great vocabulary in context activity for The Alchemist. It could be adopted for any text, however. This is also wonderful state test prep, as most states have vocabulary in context listed in their ELA standards.
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6th - 12th
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A Raisin in the Sun Quiz
A Raisin in the Sun Quiz for the beginning of the play. This is a very basic quiz to see if students are able to understand some of the key parts of the beginning of the play.This quiz is only 10 questions & is editable for your convenience!
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9th - 12th
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Censorship Argument & Text Set (and a little more)
This resource includes the following:8 "4 Corners" statements to prompt discussionA Do Now w/ political cartoons and song lyricsAn argumentative essay task sheet (modeled after CC ELA Regents) w/ prompt: Does censorship protect or limit citizens?A text set consisting of 4 leveled texts (with embedded guided annotation questions as a scaffold for struggling students)
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Argumentative Essay Prompts & Text Sets Bundle
Text Evidence: Choosing and Revising Quotes (Writing)
This worksheet gives students practice at identifying the best evidence for a specific claim. Students will analyze quotes and then practice revising them to include only pertinent information. They will also practice using ellipsis and brackets as they edit evidence. This is CCSS aligned.This worksheet is part of an Evidence workshop that includes two lessons and a quiz, check it out here!
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Evidence Workshop Bundle (Essay Writing)
Test and practice PARCC assessment for Where the Lilies Bloom by Cleaver
"He was afraid and I was afraid, for the PARCC in all its savage efficiency was upon us ... and our preparation for it had fallen some short of the planning."
My apologies for paraphrasing Mary Call's description of winter's arrival in Trial Valley: the dash of melodrama is intended to emphasize the value of this lesson in assessing student mastery of the novel Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera and Bill Cleaver. In addition to a familiar unit test with multiple-choice and open response (essay)
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6th - 10th
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Article of the Week - If Star Athletes Sell Junk Food....
The full title of this article is: "If Star Athletes Sell Junk Food -- Is Your Kid More Likely to Eat It?"
The questions attached to the article focus on:
Author's purpose
Claims and evidence
Identifying evidence that supports the claim and evidence that counters the claim
Based on Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week concept, my reading articles are typically non-fiction and modeled on Vale Middle School's format. The articles have been chosen by me and all questions have been developed by m
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7th - 10th
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Weekly Choice Board for Intensive Reading
Assign this weekly choice board to your intensive reading or standard ELA classes to prepare them for state testing.
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6th - 12th
Claim Practice with Prompts and Evidence (Essay Writing)
This worksheet supports students through the process of how to write a claim/thesis based on the evidence. There's clear instruction and an example at the top on the step by step process. This helps students to understand the relationship between claim and evidence, and how evidence is an integral part of developing the claim. Aligned with Smarter Balance and the CCSS. This assignment is also part of a larger writing workshop bundle where students practice targeted skills from the essay writing
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Essay Writing Workshop Bundle
Standardized Reading Test Practice for the Middle Grades: Non-Fiction
This item is perfect for preparing for any standardized reading test. Based on the nonfiction passage The First Americans by the The Grand Council Fire of American Indians December 1, 1927, this digital file contains student reading test and a teacher answer key.
The student test includes nine standardized test questions (two main idea questions, two author’s purpose questions, two inference questions, two vocabulary questions, and a citing evidence question) and an open-ended response questi
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7th - 10th
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