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 an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text with this quiz. This product includes: • 5 multiple choice questions • "Is College for Everyone?" by Wisewire • "Letter on Thomas Jefferson" by John Adams • "Life Thrives in Scorching Deserts" by Wisewire • An excerpt from "Pathfinders of the West" by A.C. Laut • An excerpt from "The Journals of Lewis and Clark" by Merriwether Lewis • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Assess student understanding of standard RL.7.4 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text and to analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. This product includes: • 4 multiple choice questions • 1 matching question • "Barter " by Sara Teasdale • "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Assess student understanding of standard L.7.5.B with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words. 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 L.7.5.A with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to interpret figures of speech in context This product includes: • 4 multiple choice questions • 1 true or false question • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Assess student understanding of standard RL.7.4 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text and to analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. This product includes: • 5 multiple choice questions • "A Dream within a Dream " by Edgar Allan Poe • "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 apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening with this quiz. This product includes: • 2 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.6.6 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text. This product includes: • 5 multiple choice questions • "Secret Identity" by Wisewire • An excerpt from "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame • "Lost Stranger" by Wisewire • An excerpt from "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett • An accompanying answer guide with correct answers, answer choice rationales, and DOK (Depth of Knowledge) levels

Assess student understanding of standard RI.9-10.6 with this quiz. Students answer three questions that test their ability to determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. This product includes: • 3 multiple choice questions • "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry • An excerpt from "Harriet: The Moses of Her People" by Sarah H. Bradford • 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. 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 or texts • 3 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as colon • Examples of how to use a colon to introduce a quotation • 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

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 an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others with this quiz. This product includes: • 5 multiple choice questions • An excerpt from "Female Warriors" by Carrie Chapman Catt • "The Curious Life and Times of William Walker" by Wisewire • "What’s For Breakfast?" by Wisewire • 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. 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 • Definitions of key terms, such as glossary and thesaurus • Examples of entries from various reference materials • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • Additional activities and writing prompts to help your students explore the standard

Assess student understanding of standard RL.8.6 with this quiz. Students answer five questions that test their ability to analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader create such effects as suspense or humor. This product includes: • 5 multiple choice questions • An excerpt from "The Emperor’s New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen • An excerpt from "A Haunted House" by Virginia Woolf • 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. 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: • 1 link to instructional videos or texts • 4 links to practice quizzes or activities • 1 assessment that includes five multiple choice questions • Definitions of key terms, such as definition and restatement • Examples of how to identify and interpret context clues using a variety of strategies • 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 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

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

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

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 • 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

Assess student understanding of standard RI.11-12.1 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 to draw inferences 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