Test Prep Language Arts

Test Preparation Materials from New Jersey NJKASK 3 and 4 - sample tests Test information from State of NJ (ASK, GEPA & HSPA) Structure of NEW (2008) NJASK 5,6,7,8 Sample NJASK test (from 06 & 07) grade 5, grade 6, grade 7 released answers and sample responses NJASK 3-4 • 2004-2005 Overview of Test: PowerPoint • Released Sample Questions Sample ESPA, GEPA tests and scoring guides published by DOE (needs Adobe Acrobat reader)	Revised Language Arts Standards (NJASK website - check for updates) HSPA Tutorial (Good for GEPA also) GEPA Writing prompts with student samples (can be used for 5,6,7) Teaching Middle and High School Students to Read and Write Well - interesting study
Picture Prompts MSNBC PICTURE STORIES- Parade.com - cool pictures Time Pictures of the Week- Picture Prompt Library and instructions for creating your own (Check item #4A for this week in pictures and #7 for the library of picture prompts) Skill lessons to develop writing skills and vocabulary More picture/writing prompts, -- lower grade picture/writing prompts more picture prompts (Click on each picture to get full size image) Some Picture Prompts can also be found in other state tests
Poem Prompts Poems are used to stimulate students to think about a real life experience and then write about it. Directions for a writing activity need to added to the selected poems. Instant Poetry forms - with sample poems - Just create the prompt! Poetry for kids - Poetry from Linda Knaus - Poetryguy.com [Examples: Poems to read and hear CJ's Poetry CanTeach poems [Example: Friendship -(scroll down to "With a Friend")] GigglePoems.com Writing prompt form add a poem prompt
Persuasive Essays and Writing Prompts Persuasive essay prompt collection Scholastic Writing Workshop Essaypunch Harcourt (Gr 3-6)- Writing Prompts - choose Grade level and then "Ideas for Writers" Writingfix.com - lots of writing prompts Persuasive essays – scroll down to find topics Writing Prompts and scoring guides Writing Prompts (Grades 1 - 8) Persuasive Essay Map(Interactive) Benchmark papers: Grades 1 -5 Writers showcase (student samples) Scoring Practice 6+1 TraitTM Writing Paragraph a Week (middle school writing prompts but can be adapted to other grade levels) Quotations to use as journal topics Grade Level Language Arts Skills -(activities to do online) Excellent resource
Reading Selections Most states use only multiple choice questions. You can use the selections and add your own open ended questions. Massachusetts Spring 2006, Spring 2007 Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8,HS Grades 3, 4, 7, 10 (Many reading selections not on website due to copyright restrictions so please make sure you have the text before you print ) Spring 2005, Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2002 Spring 2001, Spring 2000, Spring 1999 answers (select the year and then the test) Online Practice Tests - with item analysis and correction component Super!!! Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 - New York State - sample tests grades 3 - 8 The Listening section has a story and book 2 has open-ended questions to go with that story. Pennsylvania 2004 Grades 3,5,8,11 Scroll down to bottom of the page Sample reading tests from Oregon Online Reading Selections to prepare for testing. (You can print out the text) Texas (TAKS)- (all multiple choice) Information booklets with answers shown with* Link to full index with answer booklets for tests below Grade 3, 2004 Grade 4 2004, Grade 5, 2004 Grade 6, 2004 Grade 7, 2004 Grade 8, 2004 Grade 3, 2003 Grade 4, 2003 Grade 5, 2003 Grade 6, 2003 Grade 7, 2003 Grade 8, 2003 Information Booklets - Practice Tests (GR 3-HS)- [Scroll down the page. Good Multiple choice and some multiple choice can be turned into open ended questions] Florida- (some open ended) 2003-04 Sample Test Materials (Grades 3-10) - Grades 3, 6, 7, and 9 (2002-03)- Grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 (2000-01) Virginia --3,5, 8 (all multiple choice) Online Interactive tests from Illinois http://tp1.clearlearning.com/ISBE/ -- Delaware - 3,5, 8 (Good open ended questions) Missouri Grade 7 - 8 with open ended Elementary LA Test Prep Center from New York New York State Released test questions (shorter selections with no open ended questions) Tennessee - Grades 3-8 Alaska--3,6,8
Grammar, Spelling Practice and other Online Activities Readwritethink- online interactive activities and lesson plans Harcourt Brace Reading -Trophies - great resource! - (Example: , Proof reading online and to printout ) Also try Collections - Check out the "Skill Activity" in each section Purdue Online Writing Lab Choose the activities at the end of each teaching section. Students can copy the activity into Word and complete the exercise. They can then go back to the activity and check their answers. Online Activities for Reading Comphrension Glencoe Literature Online - Grades 6-12 (Examples from course 4 --American Lit -- Name that Literary Element Game) Check out the interactive reading Practice in each book for online comprehension activities. Example: Literature Course 1 Try Genre Study - the short story and Interactive Reading Practice. Glencoe Language Arts Online Grades 6-12-check the activities available for each book in the Find Your Book Link (Examples from book 10: connecting writing with grammar --proofreading practice --vocabulary practice -- can be used on or offline WebEnglishTeacher - Check this one out!! click on links on the left Super site for lots of student handouts Greece Central School District Scholastic - Write it TV411-interactive reading and language activities (middle -HS) Hougton Mifflin language arts games (k-5) example: Power Proofreading Graphic Organizers from Houghton Mifflin Score- Activity Bank - Persuasive Essay - Interactive story map, -- plot diagram -- 2 circle venn - 3 circle venn check the annotated writing models to help students learn to evaluate writing. Examples: Grade 7 - Grade 8 - Grade 11 - Erase the comments and have students revise and edit the samples given Online Citation Maker-citations in MLA or APA format For lots of other great sites visit ... http://rozauer.tripod.com/elemla.htm (grades 1 - 6) http://rozauer.tripod.com/hslanguagearts.htm (grades 6 -12)