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Hello! I am a passionate teacher and writer that loves to create lessons that are interactive, student-centered, original, and truly help teachers & students. I make custom lesson plans and materials that engage students and help them take ownership of their learning. I have 10 years of teaching experience in upper grades across all subjects (including teaching abroad in Costa Rica!). I have published three books, The Little Book of Big Quotes Vol. I , The Poems Vol. I, and Got the Flow: The Hip

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Hello! I am a passionate teacher and writer that loves to create lessons that are interactive, student-centered, original, and truly help teachers & students. I make custom lesson plans and materials that engage students and help them take ownership of their learning. I have 10 years of teaching experience in upper grades across all subjects (including teaching abroad in Costa Rica!). I have published three books, The Little Book of Big Quotes Vol. I , The Poems Vol. I, and Got the Flow: The Hip
Grade 8 Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 2 Short Stories Tests Bundle (13 total)
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Grade 8 Prentice Hall Lit. Unit 2 Short Stories Tests Bundle (13 total)

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This bundle of 13 tests on 13 reading selections (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 8 ISBN-10: 0131317164 Unit 2 Short Stories includes multiple-choice questions (number varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: plot development, characterization, author’s purpose, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, figurative language, fact & opinion, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. These 13 tests total over 300 pages of test material. This is over a $50 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: UNIT 2: SHORT STORIES (13 TESTS TOTAL) “An Hour with Abuelo,” Judith Ortiz Cofer (41 Questions) “Who Can Replace a Man?,” Brian Aldiss (56 Questions) “Tears of Autumn,” Yoshiko Uchida (62 Questions) “Hamadi,” Naomi Shihab Nye (54 Questions) “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe (64 Questions) “The Finish of Patsy Barnes,” Paul Laurence Dunbar (63 Questions) “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” Ray Bradbury (47 Questions) “Flowers for Algernon,” Daniel Keyes (101 Questions) “Charles,” Shirley Jackson (41 Questions) “Thank You, M’am,” Langston Hughes (54 Questions) “The Story-Teller,” Saki (H. H. Munro) (49 Questions) “The White Umbrella,” Gish Jen (57 Questions) “The Medicine Bag,” Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (54 Questions) This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!
Grade 6 Prentice Hall Lit. Units 1-6 Reading Tests Bundle (81 Tests Total)
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Grade 6 Prentice Hall Lit. Units 1-6 Reading Tests Bundle (81 Tests Total)

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This bundle of 81 tests (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 6 ISBN: 013131713X Units 1-6 Fiction and Nonfiction, Short Stories, Types of Nonfiction, Poetry, and Folk Literature. Each test includes 10-50 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the story, plot development, characterization, point of view, making inferences, vocabulary, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer keys included. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. On average, each test would cost $3. With a total of 81 tests, this is over a $240 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: “Greyling,” Jane Yolen “My Heart Is in the Highlands,” Jane Yolen “Stray,” Cynthia Rylant “The Homecoming,” Laurence Yep “The Drive-In Movies,” Gary Soto “The Market Square Dog,” James Herriot “Why Monkeys Live in Trees,” Julius Lester “The Case of the Monkeys That Fell From the Trees,” Susan E. Quinlan “Stage Fright,” Mark Twain “My Papa, Mark Twain,” Susy Clemens “The Lady and the Spider,” Robert Fulghum “Names/Nombres,” Julia Alvarez “The Sound of Summer Running,” Ray Bradbury “Eleven,” Sandra Cisneros Excerpt from Bad Boy- Walter Dean Myers “The Wounded Wolf,” Jean Craighead George “The Tail,” Joyce Hansen “Dragon, Dragon,” John Gardner “Zlateh the Goat,” Isaac Bashevis Singer “The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves,” Chief Luther Standing Bear “Becky and the Wheels-and-Brake Boys,” James Berry “The Southpaw,” Judith Viorst “The All-American Slurp,” Lensey Namioka “The Circuit,” Francisco Jiménez “The King of Mazy May,” Jack London “Aaron’s Gift,” Myron Levoy “Business at Eleven,” Toshio Mori “Feathered Friend,” Arthur C. Clarke Excerpt from Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli “Zlata’s Diary,” Zlata Filipovic “Hard as Nails,” Russell Baker “Water,” Helen Keller Expository essays “The Shutout,” Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick McKissack, Jr. “Jackie Robinson: Justice at Last,” Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns Persuasive speech: Preserving a Great American Symbol by Richard Durbin Excerpt from Something to Declare, Julia Alvarez “A Backwoods Boy,” Russell Freedman “Langston Terrace,” Eloise Greenfield “Turkeys,” Bailey White “La Leña Buena,” John Phillip Santos Excerpt from The Pigman & Me, Paul Zindel “Letter From a Concentration Camp,” Yoshiko Uchida “Letter to Scottie,” F. Scott Fitzgerald “Social Interactions 101: The Rituals of Relating” by Alex J. Packer and more!
Grade 7 Prentice Hall Lit. Units 1-6 Reading Tests Bundle (76 total)
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Grade 7 Prentice Hall Lit. Units 1-6 Reading Tests Bundle (76 total)

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This bundle of 78 tests on 86 reading selections (zip folder) from the textbook PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE, 8e GRADE 7 ISBN-13: 978-0131317147 ISBN-10: 0131317148 Units 1-6 Fiction & Nonfiction, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama, and Themes in the Oral Tradition includes 10-50 multiple-choice questions (varies depending on length of reading selection) from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the work, characterization, point of view, author’s purpose, making inferences, vocabulary, literary devices, and figurative language. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) and are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Answer key included. Comes in editable MS Word Doc format. These 78 tests total over 1050 pages of test material. This is over a $260 value! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! Included tests listed below: This product is student-centered, meaning: –it allows you to become a facilitator! –happier teachers! –happier students! –happier administrators!