"Yang the Eldest" by Lensey Namioka and "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse Mini-assessment ©

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Includes two excerpts, eight text-dependent questions and one optional constructed-response prompt for students, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS. Learn more about creating your own text-dependent questions.

  • Mini-Assessment for "Yang the Eldest" and "Out of the Dust" ©

  • Scoring Rubric for Text-Based Writing Prompts

    This 2-page scoring rubric can be used to rate student responses to any of the writing prompts in the ELA/Literacy mini-assessments developed by Student Achievement Partners.

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