The first of three public hearing on New Jersey's Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, known as PARCC, took place in Jersey City Wednesday.
The first of three public hearing on New Jersey's Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, known as PARCC, took place in Jersey City Wednesday.
"Remember that consciousness is power" — Kochiyama Yuri The Network for Public Education just released the following in support of ethn...
Colorado state government and school districts spend up to $78 million a year on testing, and some kind of standardized testing takes place during every week of the school year, according to a new study.
Paragraphs Attack is a simple reading comprehension strategy to help students break down complex reading passages on assessments and every time they read! This strategy gives my struggling readers confidence in reading texts above their independent level. The reading strategy gives them a plan and p...
The Network for Public Education was founded in 2013 by Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody. We are an advocacy group whose mission is to preserve, promote, improve and strengthen public schools for both current and future generations of students. The goal of NPE is to connect all those who are passionate about our schools – students, parents,... View Article
Nonfiction is increasingly becoming more and more represented on standardized tests, and these questions can be tricky. So, I sought out to create STANDARDIZED TEST prep “close reading” questions in MULTIPLE CHOICE format in order to model standardized tests because I saw that I needed more resources such as this for my own students. This product contains Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (found in the public domain) and 12 COMMON CORE multiple-choice questions for close reading along with a short answer written response question. I have provided the answers to the multiple-choice questions as well as a sample paragraph response to the prompt. The questions are critical thinking and analysis-type questions similar to that on the PARCC and other standardized tests. This is a fantastic resource to prepare for the simulated research portion of PARCC as well as an excellent resource for targeting Common Core reading skills. Questions assess skills such as: Word meaning Summary Textual Evidence Rhetorical Devices Rhetorical Effects Text Purpose & Audience PERKS FOR YOU *Join the Bespoke ELA Blog to gain access to 100+ FREE resources that are not here on TpT! * Be sure to click the "FOLLOW" button that is located next to my picture in the profile so that you can hear about sales, new products, and freebies! * Don't forget to leave feedback to EARN POINTS that turn into cash towards future purchases! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You might also like: The Declaration of Independence COMMON CORE Non-fiction Practice Alexander Hamilton COMMON CORE Non-fiction Practice COMMON CORE and PARCC Question Stems Literary Analysis MEGA BUNDLE Follow ME for UPDATES, ANNOUNCEMENTS, & FREEBIES BLOG INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK PINTEREST
