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Our quizzes are brief, formative diagnostic tools designed to test mastery and identify misconceptions a student has around a single Common Core standard. Assess your students' ability to determine two or more central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text and to provide an objective summary of the text with this quiz.
This product includes:
• 4 multiple choice questions
• 1 fill-in-the-blank question
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RL.9-10.2 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text and to provide an objective summary of the text with this quiz.
This product includes:
• 5 multiple choice questions
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RL.9-10.1 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
This product includes:
• 4 multiple choice questions
• 1 matching question
• An excerpt from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe
• An excerpt from "The Story of an African Farm" by Olive Schreiner
• An excerpt from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RL.8.1 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly and to draw inferences from the text.
This product includes:
• 5 multiple choice questions
• "Daedalus and Icarus," a Greek Myth
• An excerpt from "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson
• An excerpt from "Adventure II. The Red-headed League " by Arthur Conan Doyle
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. Save 30% with this mega-bundle, and get 1 month’s worth of activities! 20 content-rich multimedia lessons integrate original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standards.
The Student Editions include:
• Links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• Links to practice quizzes or activities
• 18 assessments that include 79 multiple choice, 1 true/false, 6 matching, and 5 sorting questions
• Definitions of key terms related to each of the standards
• Examples of how students can apply the standards to their reading and deepen their understanding of what they are reading
• Excerpts from several high-quality texts, including:
- “The Curious Life and Times of William Walker” by William Shakespeare
- “Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-Day” by Ronald Reagan
- “The Old World in the New” by Edward Alsworth Ross
- “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- “Barter” by Sara Teasdale
- “When You Are Old” by W. B. Yeats
• Accompanying Teaching Notes files
The Teaching Notes files include:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional resources
• Ideas to differentiate the activities for students who need extra support or to be challenged further
• Answer guides with correct answers, answer choice rationales, word counts, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RL.9-10.2 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text and to provide an objective summary of the text.
This product includes:
• 5 multiple choice questions
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard RL.9-10.4 with this playlist. They will determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Students analyze and evaluate the use of language and its impact on meaning and reader experience. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 4 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts
• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice and two matching questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as dramatic irony and denotative
• Examples of how to identify and analyze key details
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RL.9-10.4 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, and to analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
This product includes:
• 3 multiple choice questions
• 2 matching questions
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RL.9-10.4 with this quiz. Students answer three questions that test their ability to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, and to analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
This product includes:
• 1 multiple choice question
• 2 matching questions
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard RI.7.4 with this playlist. They will analyze and evaluate word choices for connotative, figurative, or technical meaning. Students will work to understand how authors use word choice to communicate tone, which expands the meaning of the text. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions and two matching questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as figurative language and stance
• Excerpts from several texts including "Remarks by the President at the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches” by President Obama
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard RL.7.5 with this playlist. They will work to explain that plays are divided into acts and scenes. Students will explain how dialogues and monologues contribute to the meaning of a play. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 6 links to instructional videos or texts
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as monologue and soliloquy
• Excerpts from several texts including "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard RI.7.9 with this playlist. They will analyze how two authors write about the same topic from different perspectives. Students also have the option to listen to instructional audio and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 6 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts
• 1 assessment that includes two multiple choice questions and one sorting question
• Definitions of key terms, such as perspective
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and discussion guides to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as symbolism and allegory
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard RI.7.2 with this playlist. They will determine two or more central ideas in a text. Students will analyze the development of central ideas over the course of the text. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as central idea and stated
• Examples of questions that help students determine the central idea in a text
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard RI.7.4 with this playlist. They will determine connotative meanings of words and phrases as they are used in informational text. Students will practice determining the meaning of words and phrases in context. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 3 links to instructional videos or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions and two matching questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as denotation and connotation
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Students explore standard RI.7.6 with this playlist. They will determine an author’s purpose. They will analyze how the author differentiates his/her position from those of others. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos, audio files, or texts
• 3 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as purpose and position
• Examples of how to identify points of view
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as evaluating tone and purpose
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• 2 links to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes 6 multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as interaction and transition
• Excerpts from several nonfiction texts that students will use to analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our playlists are “no prep” Common Core aligned lessons designed for small group work, homework, remediation, or extension around a single standard. This content-rich multimedia lesson integrates original instruction with web-based resources to guide students through the rigors of the aligned standard.
This product includes:
• 2 links to instructional videos, audio, or texts
• 1 link to practice quizzes or activities
• 1 assessment that includes 5 multiple choice questions
• Definitions of key terms, such as text structure and major section
• Excerpts from several nonfiction texts that students will use to analyze the structure an author uses
• An accompanying Teaching Notes file
The Teaching Notes file includes:
• Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard
• Links to additional practice quizzes or activities
• An answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Our quizzes are brief, formative diagnostic tools designed to test mastery and identify misconceptions a student has around a single Common Core standard. Assess your students' ability to cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text with this quiz.
This product includes:
• 4 multiple choice questions
• 1 sorting question
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RI.8.1 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
This product includes:
• 5 multiple choice questions
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
Assess student understanding of standard RI.7.1 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
This product includes:
• 3 multiple choice questions
• 2 matching questions
• An excerpt from "The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln" by Wayne Whipple
• "How to Make a Podcast" by Wisewire
• An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels
