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 choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy with this quiz. This product includes: • 4 multiple choice questions • An accompanying 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 analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations with this quiz. This product includes: • 2 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

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 demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings with this quiz. This product includes: • 5 multiple choice questions • An excerpt from "Paradise Lost" by John Milton • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Assess student understanding of standard RI.6.2 with this quiz. Students answer six questions that test their ability to determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details and to provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. This product includes: • 6 multiple choice questions • "Food Serving Sizes Getting a Reality Check" by the FDA • "The Past and Future of Television" by Wisewire • "Zoo Meals" by Wisewire • An accompanying 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 use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break 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 RI.8.5 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept. This product includes: • 5 multiple choice questions • "Is a Sloth Really Slothful?" by Wisewire • "Providing Consumers More Information with Menu and Vending Labeling" by Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. (FDA employee) • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Assess student understanding of standard RL.7.9 with this quiz. Students answer three questions that test their ability to compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history. This product includes: • 3 multiple choice questions • An excerpt from "A Student’s History of England, v. 1" by Samuel Rawson Gardiner • An excerpt from "Robin Hood" by J. Walker McSpadden • An accompanying 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 determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text and to analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone 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

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 the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text and to analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone 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.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: • 5 multiple choice questions • "A New Normal" by Wisewire • "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman • An accompanying 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 explain the function of verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives) in general and their function in particular sentences with this quiz. This product includes: • 3 multiple choice questions • 1 fill-in-the-blank question • 1 sorting question • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Assess student understanding of standard RL.7.6 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a 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.7.9 with this playlist. They will compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period. Students will analyze and evaluate how authors of fiction use or alter history. 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 questions • Definitions of key terms, such as portrayal and historical account • Excerpts from several texts, including “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson • 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.7.3 with this playlist. They will analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 4 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as interact and plot • Excerpts from several texts, including "Trifles” by Susan Glaspell • 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.7.6 with this playlist. They will analyze how an author develops a character’s point of view. Students will compare and contrast different characters’ points of view. 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 • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions and two sorting questions • Definitions of key terms, such as first-person point of view and narrator • Excerpts from several texts, including "When You Are Old" by W. B. Yeats • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities 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.6.1 with this playlist. They will use textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says explicitly. Students will follow multiple steps to use textual evidence to support an analysis of what the text says explicitly. Students also have the option to view instructional videos and complete practice quizzes or activities. This product includes: • 1 link to instructional videos or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as explicit and analyzing text • 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities 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.8.4 with this playlist. They will analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. Students determine the connotative meaning of words and phrases. Students also have the option to listen to instructional audio 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 five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as denotations and connotations • Examples of how to interpret the meaning of an author’s word choices • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard • Differentiated instruction activity for students who learn best through visual displays or for students who learn best by reading text accompanied by audio • 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: • 4 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as analysis and theme • Examples of themes that are popular in fantasy literature as well as myths of ancient Greece • 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: • 4 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as structure • Examples of how writers use the structure of a story to communicate a theme • 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: • 3 links to instructional videos or texts • 1 link to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes three multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as conventions of genre and theme • Examples of how to determine genres and their conventions • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities 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