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    • Grades 5

"The Summer of the Swans" by Betsy Byars Mini-assessment ©

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Includes citations for two excerpts, seven text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS. Please note that teachers will need to secure the book themselves to view the texts. Learn more about creating your own text-dependent questions.

  • Mini-assessment "Summer of Swans"

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    Digital Version

    The digital version is available through edcite.com.

  • 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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