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• STAAR ECR Mastery Resource Informational Essay Test Prep Grades 6-8 Thesis Claim
  This comprehensive resource breaks down the Extended Constructed Response (ECR) process for middle school students. It guides them through crafting a solid thesis, developing claims, and supporting their ideas with evidence and reasoning. The engaging, step-by-step format ensures students master the writing skills they need for STAAR success.

• Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit Debate Topics & Lesson Plans 4 STAAR ECRs
  Make argumentative writing fun and seasonal with this resource. Students tackle Thanksgiving-themed debate topics while practicing essential STAAR ECR skills. The unit includes structured lessons, 4 debate topics, guided notes, and activities that focus on developing strong arguments with evidence and counterarguments.

• ECR Relay Race: Engaging STAAR Writing Prep Grades 5-8 Comprehension 12 Prompts!
  Turn essay writing into a collaborative, competitive game! This relay race-style resource includes 12 engaging prompts and helps students build comprehension and writing skills through interactive learning. Ideal for both individual and group work, this resource is perfect for STAAR test prep and building writing confidence.

Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school? This is an argumentative essay prompt, two articles, a graph, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about cell phone usage and whether or not schools should ban cell phones. This comes complete with rubric. This is a pdf.

*Update* Available under TeachShare Digital Resources which adds an interactive layer on top of the pdf for distance learning.

If you want the Google Drive editable version here it is

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Social Emotional Learning and English Language Arts Mega Bundle

About this SEL/ELA Mega Bundle:

★ Social Emotional Learning

★ 147 resources!

★ Includes a COMBINATION of ELA and SEL resources

★ Print and Dgital versions

★ Excellent for Grades 7-12, Home School

★ Approximately 7,130+ pages

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ABOUT THIS MEGA BUNDLE COMBO:

✅ This Mega Bundle features a blend of ELA and Social Skills/Social Emotional Learning resources. It is organized alphabetically, ensuring seamless navigation and easy access to the specific materials you require. :-)

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✅ This incredible MEGA BUNDLE comprises a diverse range of bundled resources designed to elevate rigor in classrooms, boost student engagement, foster critical thinking and reflection, and enrich the overall classroom environment.

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✅ Social Emotional Learning Activity Worksheets Mega Bundle

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Mastering compound-complex sentences just got easier with this comprehensive 24-page resource! Designed for middle and high school students, this packet provides engaging practice that will enhance their understanding of sentence structure. It includes a self-guided "teach" page for independent learning, offering clear explanations of how to craft compound-complex sentences using conjunctions and clauses.

This resource also features 3 interactive Google Form quizzes to assess student understanding and reinforce key concepts. Students will review conjunctions, independent and dependent clauses, and practice combining sentences to create complex ideas—all while building their writing skills.

Perfect for use in class or at home, this set ensures that students can confidently grasp these challenging grammar concepts. Whether you’re preparing students for standardized testing or simply reinforcing everyday grammar, this resource is the perfect addition to your curriculum.

Features:

• 24 pages of engaging content
• Self-guided teach page for independent learning
• 3 Google Form quizzes for interactive assessment
• Review of conjunctions, clauses, and sentence construction
• Ideal for grades 6-12
• Answer Key included

What are readability levels, how do you turn on the function in MS Word, and how can knowing the information help student writers? These questions are answered in this interactive presentation that uses screenshots and step-by-step directions to turn on readability and check sentences and passages. Benefits of knowing and using readability levels include: Understanding Audience Understanding Computerized Testing Scoring Understanding and Using Types of Sentences Understanding and Using Syllable Counts Building and Using Higher Level Vocabulary Objectives are: Build vocabulary through synonyms Identify and use sentence clarity Identify and use sentence variety in writing Understand audience and their reading levels Understand computerized essay tests grading Understand syllable counts within words Easy to follow and assessment included! Excellent for anyone about to take a computerized standardized graded essay or who will be focused on addressing and writing to specific target audience grade levels. Great for AP students, flipped classes, GT, homeschool, Pre-Ap, and college level students.

This is a set of mClass assessment sheets designed to help track student data and monitor progress throughout the year. The tracker provides a clear overview of student performance, supporting effective progress monitoring in key areas such as reading and math.

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Empower your students to delve deeper into informational texts with this versatile worksheet! This resource guides students through a thorough examination of nonfiction, focusing on key areas such as:

Summary: Students identify main ideas and supporting details, honing their ability to synthesize information.

Text Structure: Students analyze how the author organizes the text, recognizing patterns like cause and effect, chronological order, or problem and solution. This fosters understanding of how structure contributes to meaning.

Author's Craft: Students explore the writer's techniques, such as vivid language, use of evidence, and emotional appeals. This develops critical thinking about how authors achieve their purpose and influence readers.

Word Choice: Students examine impactful words and phrases, considering their effect on the tone and message of the text.

Connections: Students make meaningful links between the text and their own knowledge, other texts, and the wider world, promoting deeper engagement and understanding.

Benefits:

• Promotes active reading and critical thinking skills
• Suitable for a variety of nonfiction texts and subject areas
• Scaffolded approach supports students of different learning levels
• Encourages thoughtful discussion and analysis
• Develops key literacy skills essential for academic success

This resource is perfect for teachers who want to:

• Enhance nonfiction reading comprehension
• Foster analytical thinking and discussion
• Support students in writing about informational texts
• Prepare students for standardized tests

B2 First is a test of all areas of language ability. The exam is made up of four papers developed to test your English language skills.

Reading and Use of English

Shows you can deal confidently with different types of text, such as fiction, newspapers and magazines. Tests your use of English with tasks that show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary.

What’s in the Reading and Use of English paper?

The B2 First Reading and Use of English paper is in seven parts and has a mix of text types and questions. For Parts 1 to 4, you read a range of texts and do grammar and vocabulary tasks. For Parts 5 to 7, you read a series of texts and answer questions that test your reading ability and show that you can deal with a variety of different types of texts.

This ebook contains 5 full practice tests for the Reading & Use of English part of the B2 First exam. The answers are provided after each test.

Get your K-2 English Language Learners ready for state testing with this ESL State Test Practice bundle! This resource includes 46+ pages of materials targeting all four language modalities:** Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing**. Each section is differentiated to meet the needs of students at different proficiency levels (Emerging, Transitioning, Expanding, and Commanding).

What's Included:

• Speaking assessment with 4 leveled questions and teacher scripts
• Listening comprehension passages with picture support
• Reading comprehension passages with differentiated questions
• Writing prompts with scaffolded response sheets
• Answer keys for Listening and Reading sections
• Detailed rubrics for Speaking and Writing assessment
• Teacher instruction pages for each section
• Student workbook pages (numbered for easy organization)

Key Features:

1. Differentiated Instruction:

• • Multiple proficiency levels for each skill
  • Scaffolded support for emerging learners
  • Challenge opportunities for advancing students

2. Teacher-Friendly Design:

• • Clear teacher instructions for each section
  • Easy-to-follow scripts for speaking assessment
  • Ready-to-use rubrics for evaluation
  • Organized answer keys

3. Student-Centered Learning:

• • Age-appropriate topics (school, animals, daily activities)
  • Visual supports throughout
  • Clear formatting and instructions
  • Engaging content that builds confidence

4. Standards-Aligned:

• • Aligned with NYSESLAT/WIDA requirements
  • Focuses on all four language domains
  • Mirrors state test format and expectations

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

• Saves hours of prep time
• Provides structured practice opportunities
• Helps identify areas needing additional support
• Perfect for test preparation or ongoing assessment
• Easily adaptable for individual or group work
• Includes both formative and summative assessment tools

Format:

• PDF (46+ pages)
• Print-ready
• Student and teacher versions included

Perfect for:

• Test preparation
• Progress monitoring
• Small group instruction
• Individual assessment
• Centers/stations
• Homework practice

-Make your ESL instruction more effective and efficient with this comprehensive resource. Help your K-2 English Language Learners build confidence and skills across all four language modalities!

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This fun digital game is designed to be a no prep review for the parts of speech. It utilizes the chat feature on things like Zoom, but you can adjust the rules to suit your classroom needs. This product is not to be used on Outschool or similar teaching platforms, but may be used for your personal classroom in an online format. After each slide, there is an answer key slide to help you and the students.

This product is the perfect way to assess your students on their ability to recognize rhyming words, produce rhyming words, and identify syllables according to the kindergarten ELA Common Core State Standards (K.RF.2 a&b). This testing sheet will allow you to read from a prompt and record student answers in this easy-to-use assessment. An answer key is also included!

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Introducing our VA SOL Reading Test Practice Pack! 3rd Grade! Non-Fiction

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This comprehensive product includes 4 engaging non-fiction texts, each accompanied by carefully crafted questions that closely resemble the format and wording of the VA SOL Reading Test. To ensure authentic practice, some questions even feature multiple correct answers, just like the TEI questions found on the actual test. With this practice pack, students can sharpen their reading comprehension skills and become familiar with the question stems and formatting used in the VA SOL Reading Test. 4 passages included with questions. Answer key incuded!

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Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This 10 question assessment uses Encanto's song "Family Madrigal" as the text, and exposes students to question stems they will see on STAAR in May. The question stems are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments and focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summarizing, context clues, figurative language, plot, determining the meaning of words, synthesizing information, and theme in three formats. The zip file includes:

1. Set of 10 task cards and answer key
2. Self-grading Google Form with feedback to stamp the concept; easily integrates with Google Classroom!
3. Google Doc classic assessment and answer key

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Should students be required to learn second language? This is an argumentative essay prompt, three articles, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about whether or not schools should require students to learn second language. This comes complete with rubric. This is a pdf.

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We Beat The Street TEST | We Beat The Street Assessment | Assessment

ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

★ Text: We Beat The Street

★ Test/Assessment

★ 14 pages

★ Print and Digital

★ Test consists of 7 pages, 33 questions, 4 sections

★ ANSWER KEY included

This resource includes:

★ We Beat The Street TEST

★ ANSWER KEY

★ Google Slide Link

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This test is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each worksheet slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.

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This resource is a We Beat The Street test that assesses students' overall understanding of the novel. While there may be only 3-4 text-dependent questions, the rest of the test consists of inference-based questions that require students to think beyond the literal meaning of what is stated in the text. The test includes a total of 33 questions, is separated into fours sections, and is 7 pages long.

The test is formatted in the following sections:

⭐ PART 1 - Multiple-Choice (Q's 1-20)

⭐ PART 2 - Matching (Students identify the speaker of the quote) (Q' 21-26)

⭐ PART 3 - Vocabulary (in the form of multiple-choice questions / resembles state exam questions / inference-based) (Q's 27-30)

⭐ PART 4 - Three Short Answer Questions (Q' 31-33)

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• WBTS Chapter 22 and Conclusion Packet

Other WE BEAT THE STREET resources you might me interested in:

• WBTS BUNDLE
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• WBTS Chapter Questions and KEYS
• WBTS Inference Task Cards, Test, Graphic Organizer, and Bookmarks
• WBTS Three Differentiated Writing Packets
• WBTS Bookmarks
• WBTS Chapter Vocabulary
• WBTS Chapter Summaries and Notes
• WBTS Text-to-Text Connections LESSON PACKET
• WBTS Peer Pressure Mini Essay Packet
• WBTS Overcoming Challenges Essay Packet
• WBTS Inspirational Educators Short Response Packet
• WBTS Inference Task Cards, Test, Graphic Organizer, and Bookmarks
• INFERENCE Lesson Plan and PowerPoint
• WBTS Graphic Organizer and Activity Packet

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What is multigenre writing, and how can you use it in your classroom? This Common Core, across-curriculum, interactive presentation includes: Fact-based/non-fiction or fictional Defining: "Multi" and "Genre" Student examples of multigenre projects Interactive small group activity for introducing multigenre Research and extra resources on multigenres 2 levels of assignments: lower and upper Brainstorming Topics chart Find Your Topic graphic organizer Multigenre list for choosing types of writings Peer Workshopping guide Supplemental Resources Works Cited Ready to use with students, and a great way to re-visit an old topic or to revive research essays, whether using non-fiction or fiction. Can be used to introduce topics or as assessment for unit or research for any discipline.. Multigenre activities are engaging, educational, meaningful, and fun.

This bundle is an awesome compilation of my best-selling Kindergarten Assessment products that follow the Common Core State Standards. It includes both ELA and math assessments and is the perfect bundle for assessing students throughout the year. This bundle includes assessments for Uppercase, Lowercase, Sound Identification, Rhyming and Syllables, Dolch Sight Words, Writing, Counting & Cardinality, and Counting Objects 0-20.

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Introducing our VA SOL Reading Test Practice Pack! 3rd Grade!

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This comprehensive product includes 4 engaging fiction texts, each accompanied by carefully crafted questions that closely resemble the format and wording of the VA SOL Reading Test. To ensure authentic practice, some questions even feature multiple correct answers, just like the TEI questions found on the actual test. With this practice pack, students can sharpen their reading comprehension skills and become familiar with the question stems and formatting used in the VA SOL Reading Test. Passages included are a poem, friendly letter, and 2 fiction passages. Answer key incuded!

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1st Grade Salt Life

1. 90 Day Reading Comprehension Bell Ringer Warm-Up Routine: This daily bell-ringer routine provides 90 days of reading comprehension practice, helping students build consistency in analyzing texts, identifying main ideas, and drawing inferences. Perfect for regular, bite-sized practice that reinforces key comprehension skills.
2. ECR Relay Race: Engaging STAAR Writing Prep: This interactive relay race activity is designed to make STAAR writing preparation engaging. With 12 prompts focused on extended constructed responses (ECR), students will work on crafting thoughtful, structured responses, honing their ability to articulate ideas clearly and support their answers with evidence.
3. STAAR ECR Mastery Resource for Informational Essays: This resource focuses on informational essay writing with a strong emphasis on developing thesis statements, claims, and supporting evidence. It’s a targeted approach to mastering the essential components of STAAR informational essays, equipping students with skills in organization and argumentation.
4. Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit: Debate Topics & Lesson Plans: This seasonal resource engages students in argument writing through Thanksgiving-themed debate topics. Students will practice constructing persuasive arguments, making claims, and providing relevant evidence—core skills for STAAR ECRs and persuasive writing in general.

This bundle provides comprehensive practice in reading comprehension, essay structure, argumentation, and evidence-based responses, setting students up for success in standardized test preparation.

Quiz for Act 1 includes 5 multiple choice questions and 2 written short answer sheet. Easy way to check for comprehension. Comes complete with answer key for easy grading.