8th Grade Back to School Assessment

Growth Mindset Anticipation Guide and Self-Assessment (Print and Digital)

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PLEASE NOTE: This product is included in the Growth Mindset Activity Packet

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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

★ Topic - Growth Mindset

★ Anticipation Guide and Self-Assessment

★ 3 pages

★ Suitable for Middle and High School Students

★ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides)

This resource includes:

• One Anticipation Guide in two variations (one with a "comment" section and one without - same statements.)
• One Self-Assessment Worksheet
• Google Slides Link

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Anticipation guides are excellent tools that can be used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic and/or to share ideas about key concepts. Students respond to several statements that challenge or support their preconceived ideas about key concepts as well as their peers’ ideas. The Anticipation Guides can help structure meaningful conversations that reviews what students already know and engages them in critical thinking about the topic they will be exploring. The statements in the Anticipation Guides can spark some great discussions among students!! This Anticipation Guide and Self-Assessment focuses on Growth Mindset.

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You can use an Anticipation Guide:

✅ Before/after introducing new material to tap into prior knowledge

✅ Before/after watching a film clip to gauge a reaction

✅ Before/after reading a short text to begin a discussion

✅ Before/After discussing a topic

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ANTICIPATION GUIDES

There is ONE Anticipation Guide that comes in two different variations:

▶️ Variation #1:

⭐ Part 1: The first section of the Anticipation Guide features a list of statements alongside columns labeled "AGREE" and "DISAGREE." Students are tasked with reading each statement and marking either "AGREE" or "DISAGREE" based on their perspective.

⭐ Part 2: The second section of the Anticipation Guide prompts students to choose a statement from the list above and delve into its significance to them. They may reflect on how the statement connects to their own lives, share a personal experience related to it, or elaborate on their thoughts concerning its importance in greater detail.

▶️ Variation #2: This Anticipation Guide worksheet format includes a list of statements accompanied by columns for "AGREE," "DISAGREE," and "COMMENTS." Students are instructed to read each statement and mark either "AGREE" or "DISAGREE." They are then encouraged to elaborate on their thoughts or ideas regarding each statement in the designated "COMMENTS" column.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT

There is ONE Growth Mindset Self-Assessment included in this resource. Students will assess and recognize fixed mindset elements in themselves and identify areas in which they can work to develop a growth mindset by scoring the statements using the following scale: 2 for “Always,” 1 for “Sometimes,” and 0 for “Never.” They can use this assessment tool to help them identify areas where they can strengthen their growth mindset and improve their approach to challenges and learning.

These assessment statements can also serve as a means to explore students' competencies and viewpoints regarding the topic!

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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each 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 included in the following discounted Bundles:

• Growth Mindset Activity Worksheets and Answer Keys
• Growth Mindset BUNDLE
• Social Emotional Learning Activity Worksheets Mega Bundle
• Anticipation Guides and Self-Assessments BUNDLE

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This back to school Algebra 1 pretest plus a reference sheet will ensure that your Algebra 1 students practice the skills they need to succeed in your class! This exam has 28 questions and covers 15 different topics that your Algebra 1 students should master to be set up for success this year.

>> ALL QUESTIONS ALIGNED TO THE NEXT GENERATION STANDARDS <<

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TOPICS INCLUDED:

⟫Adding & Subtracting Fractions

⟫Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

⟫Signed Numbers

⟫Area and Perimeter (Square, rectangle, triangle)

⟫Mean, Median and Mode

⟫Order of Operations

⟫Evaluating Expressions

⟫Solving Linear Equations (1 and 2 step)

⟫Solving Linear Inequalities (1 and 2 step)

⟫Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

⟫Ratios and Proportions

⟫Combining Like Terms

⟫Finding Slope

⟫Square Roots and Exponents

What you get:

⟫ 5 page Diagnostic Exam (with room for work to be shown)

⟫ 1 Page Algebra 1 Reference Sheet

⟫ A Final Answer Page

⟫ Fully worked out answer key

Ways to use this Diagnostic:

⟫Give out as an individual assignment

If you want to see what EACH of your students knows on an individual level, treat this as a test. Volume 0 during testing and have students work completely alone.

⟫Put them in pairs

If you want them to talk through what they know and share knowledge with each other, put them in pairs. If you don’t mind knowing what EACH of your students knows this could be a great way to introduce partner work and your expectations.

⟫Collaborative Assessment

This is a great way to introduce groupwork to your class in the beginning of the year. They will work together as a group. You can give out your expectations here for groupwork such as the volume you want the class at, the questions they are allowed to ask, the way you want them communicating during groupwork, etc.

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The variety of lesson plans, activities, and assessments in this bundle will spruce up your ELA curriculum and encourages learning in thoughtful, creative ways. Due to the diversity of resources, your students will be hitting several Common Core reading, writing, and speaking/listening standards with each activity. Your students will thank you for offering such engaging ways to learn!

Products included in this bundle:

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This product features all the materials you need to conduct a thoughtful and engaging "HOT SEAT" for almost any class novel! The hot seat is set up essentially like a talk show, however in order to allow for full class participation, there are multiple interviewers and multiple character guests. Through role play, this lesson tests your students' understanding of the novel and allows them to showcase their knowledge of the characters and the relationships between them. Your students will be having so much fun that they will not even realize the high-order thinking skills they are applying! This activity can easily modified for almost any novel as well as for the number of students in your classroom.

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Socratic Seminars (or "Fish Bowl" Conversations as I like to call them with my students) are fantastic, higher order ways of assessing whether your students are able to understand and react to what they are learning in class. These seminars rely on the power of inquiry and allow students to take the lead in their learning and discussion. The only problem? They require a great deal of preparation. Fortunately, I did the work for you! This packet includes everything you need to conduct a structured and formal set of Socratic Seminars in your classroom and can be adapted for absolutely any topic. All you need are the questions to form the basis of these discussions!

⭐Literature Circle Task Cards

This set of 32 unique task cards contain engaging thought-provoking questions meant to prompt lively discussion for literature circles or books clubs in your middle or high school ELA classroom. Questions are mainly reader-response and are fully aligned to the Common Core. They can be used at any point during the reading of a novel or short story and are great as both full-class lesson plans or for time-fillers at the end of class. I also like to use these cards as bell-ringer activities to check in on my students' thoughts and understanding of the novel as we go. These are the perfect task cards to add to your teacher's toolbox and use all year long!

⭐Figurative Language Challenge

I created this "Figurative Language Challenge" activity and lesson plan several years ago for my middle school students as they were studying Edgar Allan Poe's figurative language-laden works. Little did I know that it would become the most requested game among my students of all time. This resource includes a meticulously-detailed lesson plan using warm-up, explanation, application, and synthesis, and a one-of-a-kind game that will get your students excited about identifying figurative language. This is the perfect lesson plan for a Friday or any time you need to amp up the energy in your classroom without sacrificing learning... and of course, it is Common Core aligned!

⭐ Differentiated Essay Prompts for ANY Novel!

This product features 20 beautifully-made task cards with generic essay prompts that will work for any novel. These prompts are differentiated so that they appeal to all learners and give all students a chance to shine in their essay writing! After years of tweaking my essay prompts, I have created questions that are thoughtful and concise so that in turn, they reap excellent student responses.

Purchasing these resources as a bundle saves 20% off the cover price!

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If you are looking for a back to school print or digital review for your algebra 1 students, this is the perfect solution for you! You get 16 questions in a google form so this can be completely digital! There is also a printable version that includes a multiple choice option and a short answer option with the same 16 questions. You can decide what works best for your students after you meet them!

What you get:

1. 16 review questions in a google form (self checking)

2. Multiple Choice printable version

3. Short Response printable version

4. Answer Key

Topics Included:

1. Solving Linear Equations

2. Solving Linear Inequalities

3. Order of Operations

4. Signed Numbers

5. Fractions

6. Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

7. Division

8. Factors

9. Ratios

10. Combining Like Terms

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This MEGA Back to School Algebra 1 Bundle is everything you need to get you through 3-5 days of school with your students!

Here is what you get:

1. Diagnostic Exam

TOPICS INCLUDED:

⟫Adding & Subtracting Fractions

⟫Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

⟫Signed Numbers

⟫Area and Perimeter (Square, rectangle, triangle)

⟫Mean, Median and Mode

⟫Order of Operations

⟫Evaluating Expressions

⟫Solving Linear Equations (1 and 2 step)

⟫Solving Linear Inequalities (1 and 2 step)

⟫Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

⟫Ratios and Proportions

⟫Combining Like Terms

⟫Finding Slope

⟫Square Roots and Exponents

What you get:

⟫ 5 page Diagnostic Exam (with room for work to be shown)

⟫ A Final Answer Page

⟫ Fully worked out answer key

2. Review Activities

In this bundle you will get:

-Tic Tac Toe (18 total questions) & Answer Key

-Tic Tac Toe Student Work Page

-Two Truths and a Lie (15 questions) & Answer Key

-Color By Number (9 questions) & Answer Key

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Topics Included:

-Combining Like Terms

-Distribution

-Evaluating Expressions

-Perimeter and Area

-Converting fractions, decimals, percentages

-Solving 1 and 2 step linear equations

-Signed Numbers

-Order of Operations

-Ratios & Proportions

-Operations with Fractions

3. Initiatives

In this bundle you will get:

-Find Someone Who (Math Edition) with Answer Key

-Meet your Classmates Mix & Mingle

-Would you Rather…Find an Opponent

4. First Day of School Activities

In this bundle you will get:

-About Me Booklet (Print and fold)

-Name Tents (9 versions to choose from)

-20 Math Journal Prompts

-52 Word Algebra 1 Vocabulary Word Search with Answer Key

5. Templates and Decor

You will get:

-Multi-purpose Circle Cards (1-40)

-Seating Arrangement Cards (1-40)

-Gradebook Template

-Daily Lesson Plan Template

-Weekly Lesson Plan Template

-Homework Passes (6 to a page)

-The "Self Assessment Corner" Décor

6. Student Check in Cards

Use these check in cards to manage student behavior and eliminate the stress of hand raising! Students will each be given their own keychain with 4 commands on them:

1. I am done

2. I need some help please

3. I understand what I am doing

4. I need to know where to start

7. Foundations of Algebra Warm Ups

In this bundle you will get:

-12 warm ups in the Foundations of Algebra Unit (88 total questions)

-Answer Keys

Topics Included:

-Combining Like Terms

-Translating Verbal Expressions

-Translating Verbal Equations

-Number Properties

-Solving 1 and 2 step linear equations

-Order of Operations

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