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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 …

Grades 3–11
- 03/21/14
- 1 FILE
"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…

Grade 8
- 02/16/16
- 2 FILES
“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…

Grade 9
- 09/30/13
- 2 FILES
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…

Grade 4
- 01/10/14
- 1 FILE
"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…

Grade 3
- 06/21/19
- 2 FILES
Boston Massacre Set ^©

Includes two nonfiction texts, including an excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne, twelve text-dependent questions (including one optional c…

Grade 7
- 10/10/13
- 2 FILES
“Bubblology” Mini-assessment ^©

Includes one text, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers re…

Grade 5
- 10/02/13
- 3 FILES
"Cactus Jam” by Ruth J. Luhrs Mini-assessment ^©

Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alig…

Grade 3
- 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…

Grade 6
- 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…

Grade 6
- 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…

Grade 9
- 06/27/14
- 2 FILES
“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…

Grade 8
- 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…

Grade 6
- 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…

Grade 5
- 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 …

Grade 7
- 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…

Grade 8
- 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…

Grade 10
- 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 …

Grade 7
- 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.

Grades 3–11
- 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.

Grades 3–5
- 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.

Grades 6–8
- 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.

Grades 9–11
- 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…

Grade 7
- 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 …

Grade 8
- 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…

Grade 8
- 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…

Grade 11
- 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…

Grade 11
- 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…

Grade 10
- 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…

Grade 11
- 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…

Grade 11
- 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…

Grade 11
- 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…

Grade 3
- 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). …

Grade 6
- 01/09/19
- 2 FILES
"Night" by Elie Wiesel ^©

Includes an excerpt from Night by Elie Wiesel, ten text-dependent questions, one optional writing prompt, and explanatory information f…

Grade 9
- 08/05/15
- 2 FILES
"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…

Grade 10
- 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…

Grade 11
- 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…

Grade 7
- 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 …

Grade 4
- 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, …

Grade 6
- 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-…

Grade 7
- 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…

Grade 3
- 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…

Grade 10
- 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…

Grade 7
- 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…

Grade 6
- 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…

Grade 8
- 09/30/13
- 1 FILE
“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…

Grade 6
- 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…

Grade 11
- 09/30/13
- 3 FILES
“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…

Grade 8
- 09/30/13
- 2 FILES
"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…

Grade 5
- 07/07/15
- 2 FILES
"The Tomorrow Seeds" Pair by Diane L. Burns Mini-assessm… ^©

Includes one story and a short expository text, eleven text-dependent questions (including one optional constructed-response prompt for…

Grade 7
- 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…

Grade 5
- 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…

Grade 9
- 04/27/16
- 2 FILES
“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…

Grade 11
- 11/21/18
- 2 FILES
"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…

Grade 8
- 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…

Grade 4
- 11/22/13
- 2 FILES
"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…

Grade 4
- 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…

Grade 4
- 05/09/16
- 2 FILES
“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…

Grade 3
- 08/01/13
- 3 FILES
"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…

Grade 5
- 11/04/14
- 2 FILES
"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…

Grade 4

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