Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781507836965 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
This workbook is specifically designed to develop Common Core writing skills. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will gain experience completing research projects and edit and revise their work. This workbook will develop the Common Core writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the reading and writing tasks on the PARCC and MCAS assessments. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the PARCC and MCAS Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the PARCC and MCAS writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - Gives students experience with all types of writing tasks - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781478204930 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Help students develop the reading comprehension skills they will need to succeed on Massachusetts's MCAS English Language Arts test. This workbook offers a simple system for ongoing test prep practice that will help students develop the reading comprehension skills that all Massachusetts students need. Each set in the workbook includes reading comprehension questions similar to those found on the state test, plus a core skills exercise focused on one key skill that students are expected to have. The 40 sets in the book allow students to gradually develop all the key skills they will need, while building confidence and reducing test anxiety. New for 2012-2013 Massachusetts has adopted the Common Core State Standards. This workbook has been expanded to include core skills exercises focused on the reading, writing, and language skills described in the Common Core State Standards. Test Preparation Made Easy - 40 reading mini-tests to make test preparation simple - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Engaging reading passages to make revision fun - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year - Covers the same skills tested on the state test - Includes exercises focused on developing the reading, writing, and language skills described in the Common Core State Standards - Includes additional information and teaching notes on the key reading skills that Massachusetts students need to master
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781500889593 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
This workbook will develop the reading comprehension skills that students need, while preparing students for the PARCC and MCAS assessments. It offers a simple and convenient system for ongoing reading comprehension practice, while being focused on developing the Common Core reading skills listed in the Massachusetts' curriculum. Skill Development Made Simple - Provides 40 passages with questions divided into convenient sets - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Develops and builds on all the reading comprehension skills needed - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Full Coverage of the Reading Standards - Covers all the reading skills listed in Massachusetts' Common Core curriculum - Includes sets for literature, sets for informational texts, and mixed sets - Includes paired literary texts and paired informational texts - Additional exercises introduce and develop essential Common Core skills - Full answer key lists the specific skill covered by each question Helps Students Prepare for the State Tests - Covers the reading skills that are tested on the PARCC and MCAS assessments - Strong skill development prepares students for more rigorous assessments - Students gain experience understanding, analyzing, and responding to passages - Provides practice completing selected-response and constructed-response questions Key Benefits of this Workbook - Short passages and question sets build confidence - Ongoing practice develops strong reading comprehension skills - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Allows for convenient revision and practice as the student learns - Provides experience with a range of passage types - Develops the skills students need to perform well on assessments
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781478151227 Category : Educational tests and measurements Languages : en Pages : 0
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Help students develop the skills they need to succeed on the MCAS English Language Arts test! This writing workbook will help students develop their reading comprehension skills and their writing skills. These skills are essential for performing well on the MCAS English Language Arts test. New for 2012-2013 Massachusetts has adopted the Common Core State Standards. This workbook has been expanded to include core skills exercises focused on the writing skills described in the Common Core State Standards. The additional exercises included throughout the book will give students the opportunity to complete research projects and produce writing for a wide range of purposes. About the Book This workbook includes three sections that provide full coverage of the key reading comprehension and writing skills that students need. Reading and Writing Mini-tests - Mini-tests provide practice answering short answer and essay questions - Develops the skills needed for the reading section of the state test - Covers a wide range of passage types and question styles - Hints are included with questions to help and guide students Responding to Literature - Guided writing tasks teach students how to answer essay questions based on passages - Includes questions just like those found on the MCAS English Language Arts test - Includes a planning process for students to follow - Hints are included to guide students and help develop writing skills - Guided writing tasks help ensure that student writing will score well on state tests Guided Writing Tasks - Guided writing tasks teach students how to approach writing tasks - Prepares students for the composition section of the state test - Includes writing prompts for narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing - Gives students practice writing short stories, letters, essays, and more
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781540590251 Category : Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
Matches the 2016-2017 Standards and the Next-Generation MCAS Tests! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the new Next-Gen MCAS English Language Arts tests. The workbook covers all the writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the Next-Generation MCAS Tests - Helps students gain the skills and experience needed for the Next-Gen MCAS tests - Prepares students for narrative writing tasks - Includes practice writing text-based essays - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays and narratives - Provides extensive experience writing in response to passages - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments Full Coverage of the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework - Covers all the types of writing in the state standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional writing skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Provides extensive practice writing in response to literary and informational texts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781507836989 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 138
Book Description
This workbook is specifically designed to develop Common Core writing skills. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, arguments, and essays. Students will gain experience completing research projects and edit and revise their work. This workbook will develop the Common Core writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the reading and writing tasks on the PARCC and MCAS assessments. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, argument, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the PARCC and MCAS Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the PARCC and MCAS writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - Gives students experience with all types of writing tasks - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including arguments, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781507836972 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 138
Book Description
This workbook is specifically designed to develop Common Core writing skills. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, arguments, and essays. Students will gain experience completing research projects and edit and revise their work. This workbook will develop the Common Core writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the reading and writing tasks on the PARCC and MCAS assessments. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, argument, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the PARCC and MCAS Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the PARCC and MCAS writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - Gives students experience with all types of writing tasks - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including arguments, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Author: Teachers' Treasures Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781492249818 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 108
Book Description
Our 2nd edition Massachusetts 5th Grade ELA Test Prep for Common Core State Standards is an excellent resource to assess and manage student's understanding of concepts outlined in the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The material emphasized in this book is placed on Reading Literature and Reading Informational Text Common Core Standards. Practice problems in this book involve: explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text; determining a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges; comparing and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama; determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text; explaining how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story; describing how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described; analyzing how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text; and comparing and contrasting stories in the same genre. These standards are covered extensively through multiple-choice practice problems. This book contains over 250 practice problems aligned to each Common Core State Standard. In addition the book contains an answer key to practice problems. Paperback: 101 double-sided pages Publisher: Teachers' Treasures, Inc. Language: English
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781507836958 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 138
Book Description
This workbook is specifically designed to develop Common Core writing skills. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will gain experience completing research projects and edit and revise their work. This workbook will develop the Common Core writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the reading and writing tasks on the PARCC and MCAS assessments. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the PARCC and MCAS Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the PARCC and MCAS writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - Gives students experience with all types of writing tasks - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781507836941 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 134
Book Description
This workbook is specifically designed to develop Common Core writing skills. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will gain experience completing research projects and edit and revise their work. This workbook will develop the Common Core writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the reading and writing tasks on the PARCC and MCAS assessments. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the PARCC and MCAS Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the PARCC and MCAS writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - Gives students experience with all types of writing tasks - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Teachers' Treasures
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts
Author: Test Master Press Massachusetts