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Assessments designed to illustrate the ELA/literacy Shifts and expectations of college- and career-ready standards
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- 11/06/19
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“What Had We Done?” from the book We Were There, Too!…
Includes a citation for an excerpt from We Were There, Too!, a book of biographies of young people who have lived at different times th…
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- 07/19/19
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Springtime Poetry Pair
Includes two poems, twelve text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers …
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- 06/21/19
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Boston Massacre Set ©
Includes two nonfiction texts, including an excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne, twelve text-dependent questions (including one optional c…
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- 05/17/19
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Natural Resource Mini-assessment ©
Includes two nonfiction texts and 12 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students). …
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- 05/03/19
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"Esperanza Rising" Mini-assessment ©
Includes an excerpt from the novel Esperanza Rising, ten text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt f…
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- 01/09/19
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"Night" by Elie Wiesel ©
Includes an excerpt from Night by Elie Wiesel, ten text-dependent questions, one optional writing prompt, and explanatory information f…
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- 12/04/18
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"Tree Rings" ©
Includes two texts (one article and one poem), nine test-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explan…
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- 11/21/18
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"To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Includes an excerpt from Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” eleven text-dependent questions, and explanatory informatio…
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- 08/23/18
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Address to Congress Requesting a…
Includes two primary source texts, followed by nine text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explana…
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- 08/22/17
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Grades 9–11: Assessing Language Standards (Grammar and C…
Provides guidance on creating questions that align to language standards and includes exemplar passages and items.
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- 08/22/17
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Grades 6–8: Assessing Language Standards (Grammar and Co…
Provides guidance on creating questions that align to language standards and includes exemplar passages and items.
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- 08/22/17
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Grades 3–5: Assessing Language Standards (Grammar and Co…
Provides guidance on creating questions that align to language standards and includes exemplar passages and items.
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- 08/02/17
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Grades 3–11: Assessing Language Standards (Grammar and C…
Provides guidance on creating questions that align to language standards and includes exemplar passages and items.
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- 08/22/16
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1. Sort Reading Mini-assessment Items by Standard
The Literacy Mini-Assessment Sorter is a Microsoft Excel file that can be used to find specific information about the questions within …
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- 05/11/16
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"The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “…
Includes two texts and 13 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students). Also includes exp…
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- 05/09/16
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“What Was Project Mercury?” and “Who was Alan Shepard?” …
Includes two texts and 13 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt) for students. Also includes exp…
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- 04/27/16
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“This Day in History,” “Prayer of Twenty Millions” by Ho…
Includes three texts and thirteen text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students). Also in…
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- 04/18/16
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“The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse” by Aesop and “The…
Includes two literary excerpts (different versions of the same story), fourteen text-dependent questions (including one op…
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- 04/12/16
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Earth Day Mini-assessment ©
Includes two nonfiction texts, a link to a video, and 13 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt f…
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- 04/12/16
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“In our digital world, are young people losing their abi… ©
Includes two nonfiction texts, a link to a video, and 17 text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt f…
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- 03/28/16
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“High Schools Starting Later to Help Sleepy Teens,” by M…
Informational paried passage mini-assessment that includes two articles and one accompanying recording, thirteen text-dependent questio…
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- 02/16/16
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"Location, Location, Location" Mini-assessment ©
Includes one text and ten text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanatory i…
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- 02/16/16
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“A Big Surprise from the Edge of the Solar System” Mini-…
Includes one text and an accompanying video (both from NASA), ten text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response…
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- 10/19/15
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"Counting on Grace" by Elizabeth Winthrop and "Iqbal" by… ©
Includes two literary excerpts and eleven text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), a…
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- 08/17/15
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"From The Wave" by Thom Gunn Mini-assessment ©
Includes one poem and nine text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanatory …
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- 08/05/15
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"Nowhere to Go" by Kathiann M. Kowalski Mini-assessment ©
Includes one article, eleven text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanator…
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- 08/05/15
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"Luck" by Mark Twain Mini-assessment
Includes one short story, ten text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanato…
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- 04/06/15
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“I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and “I, Too, Si… ©
Includes two poems, eleven text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanatory …
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- 03/30/15
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“The Walrus and the Carpenter” by Lewis Carroll and “The… ©
Includes two excerpts, twelve text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for students), and explanato…
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- 11/04/14
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"Yang the Eldest" by Lensey Namioka and "Out of the Dust… ©
Includes two excerpts, eight text-dependent questions and one optional constructed-response prompt for students, and explanatory i…
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- 11/04/14
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"The Fisherman and His Wife" by Lucy Crane Mini-assessme…
Includes ten text-dependent questions for students and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS. This…
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- 09/16/14
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"Mrs. Mack" by Patricia Polacco Mini-assessment ©
Includes citations for two excerpts from the book Mrs. Mack, eight text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, a…
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- 07/09/14
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"The Long Night of Little Boats” by Basil Heatter Mini-a… ©
Includes an excerpt from the book Against Odd: A Book About the Many Forms of Courage, eight text-dependent questions and explanatory i…
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- 06/27/14
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“Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen Mini-assessment…
Includes the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est,” seven text-dependent questions, an optional writing prompt, and explanator…
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- 06/16/14
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“The Digestive Process Begins” and “Final Digestion and …
To request this resource, please click "Send Feedback". Includes two excerpts discussing the digestive process, seven text-…
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- 06/03/14
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"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen Mini-assessment
Includes an excerpt from Pride and Prejudice, eight text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for st…
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- 05/13/14
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“Forensic Science” by Andrea Campbell Mini-assessment… ©
Includes an excerpt from "Forensic Science: Evidence, Clues, and Investigation", seven text-dependent questions, one optional writing p…
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- 04/02/14
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"Julius Caesar" Act III Scene ii by William Shakespeare …
Includes an excerpt from Julius Caesar, eight text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory inform…
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- 04/02/14
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"The Force" by Ellen J. Prager Mini-assessment
To request access to this lesson, please click "Send Feedback". Includes an excerpt from the book Furious Earth: The Science and Natur…
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- 03/21/14
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"Departure" by Sherwood Anderson Mini-assessment
Includes an excerpt from the book Winesburg, Ohio, six text-dependent questions, one optional writing prompt, and explanatory informati…
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- 03/21/14
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"Living Like Weasels" by Annie Dillard Mini-assessment ©
Includes a citation for “Living Like Weasels” so teachers can locate the text, six text-dependent questions, and explanator…
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- 03/21/14
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"1984" by George Orwell Mini-assessment ©
Includes a citation for an excerpt from 1984, seven text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignm…
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- 01/14/14
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“The Curse of the Poisoned Pretzel” by Paul Haven Mini-a… ©
Includes an excerpt from the book Two Hot Dogs with Everything, six text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, …
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- 01/10/14
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"Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo Mini-assessmen… ©
Includes an excerpt from the book Because of Winn-Dixie, seven text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teachers regar…
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- 01/10/14
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“Farm to Factory” from "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" by Micha…
Includes an excerpt from the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, six text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teachers …
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- 01/10/14
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"The Glorious Whitewasher" from "The Adventures of Tom S…
Includes an excerpt from the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, seven text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teacher…
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- 01/10/14
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"The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy Mini-assessment ©
Includes an excerpt from the book The Great Fire, seven text-dependent questions, and explanatory information for teachers regarding al…
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- 11/22/13
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"Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech Mini-assessment ©
Includes an excerpt from the book Walk Two Moons, six text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanator…
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- 10/10/13
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“Bubblology” Mini-assessment ©
Includes one text, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers re…
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- 09/30/13
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“The Making of a Scientist” by Richard Feynman Mini-asse…
Includes seven text-dependent questions and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS. Learn more about…
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- 09/30/13
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"The Summer of the Swans" by Betsy Byars Mini-assessment… ©
Includes citations for two excerpts, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory informati…
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- 09/30/13
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“The Open Boat” Chapter III by Stephen Crane Mini-assess…
Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alig…
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- 09/30/13
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“Santorio Santorio and the Thermometer” by Robert Mulcah… ©
Includes seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding al…
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- 09/30/13
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Basic Archaeology: “What’s a Dig?” and “What’s a Midden?… ©
Includes two texts, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers r…
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- 08/01/13
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"Who was Marco Polo" by Joan Holub and "The Adventure of… ©
Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alig…
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- 07/19/13
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"Counting on Grace" by Elizabeth Winthrop Mini-assessmen… ©
Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alig…
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- 07/19/13
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"Inaugural Address, 1801" by Thomas Jefferson Mini-asses…
Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alig…
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- 07/19/13
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"Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vot…
Includes seven text-dependent questions, one constructed response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding al…