Tools for Common Core Assessment

An easy-to-follow guide to using and writing effective titles: what to capitalize, what to italicize, plus includes examples of effective titles, and discussion slides of famous novels and their alternate titles: 1984 Gone With the Wind The Great Gatsby Treasure Island Vanity Fair Also, includes an activity slide for writing titles with articles, pictures, and essays. There are 12 slides.

Civics EOC Data Tracker

Civics Interactive Notebook

Processing and Assessing

Track your kids per testing category and per standard. As well as extra space for growth, retesting, and PARENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

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REPORTING CATEGORY 1: ORIGINS AND PURPOSES OF LAW AND GOVERNMENT

Reporting Category 1:

General

Enlightenment Ideas:

SS.7.C.1.1

Impact of Key Documents:

SS.7.C.1.2

English Policies:

SS.7.C.1.3

Declaration of Independence:

SS.7.C.1.4

Articles of Confederation:

SS.7.C.1.5

Preamble of the Constitution:

SS.7.C.1.6

Separation of Powers and Checks & Balances:

SS.7.C.1.7

Federalists and Anti-Federalists:

SS.7.C.1.8

Rule of Law:

SS.7.C.1.9

Sources & Types of Laws:

SS.7.C.3.10

REPORTING CATEGORY 2: ROLES, RIGHTS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS

Reporting Category 2:

General

Citizenship:

SS.7.C.2.1

Obligations of Citizens:

SS.7.C.2.2

Bill of Rights & Other Amendments:

SS.7.C.2.4

Constitutional Safeguards & Limits:

SS.7.C.2.5

Constitutional Rights:

SS.7.C.3.6

13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, & 26th Amendments:

SS.7.C.3.7

Landmark Supreme Court Cases:

SS.7.C.3.12

REPORTING CATEGORY 3: GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND POLITICAL PROCESSES

Reporting Category 3:

General

Political Parties:

SS.7.C.2.8

Qualifications for Political Office:

SS.7.C.2.9

Monitoring & Influencing Government:

SS.7.C.2.10

Media & Political Communications:

SS.7.C.2.11

Public Policy:

SS.7.C.2.12

Multiple Perspectives:

SS.7.C.2.13

U.S. Domestic & Foreign Policy:

SS.7.C.4.1

Participation in International Organizations:

SS.7.C.4.2

U.S. & International Conflicts:

SS.7.C.4.3

REPORTING CATEGORY 4: ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT

Reporting Category 4:

General

Forms of Government:

SS.7.C.3.1

Systems of Government:

SS.7.C.3.2

Three Branches of Government:

SS.7.C.3.3

Federalism:

SS.7.C.3.4

Amendment Process:

SS.7.C.3.5

Structure, Function, & Processes of Government:

SS.7.C.3.8

Court System:

SS.7.C.3.11

United States & Florida Constitutions:

SS.7.C.3.13

Government Obligations & Services:

SS.7.C.3.14

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15 World War posters with ELA/SS/History writing activities or discussion starters for secondary students. Use as individual assignments or with small/whole group settings. Excellent graphics with 3 thought provoking prompts per each page.Includes: use: Propaganda (Definitions, Activity for defining, and application of) Critical thinking skills Analysis Explanation Illustrating Inferencing Designing Problem Solving Segregation and much more! Excellent for teaching fact-based, textual evidence with inferencing and critical thinking, as well as for standardized testing practice.

Get students thinking about presidential elections and political campaign promises with 16 handouts that generate higher level learning.The journal-like prompts include historical facts that will have students wondering, "What if.I was president..?" Social issues to write about include:

family issues

government growth

importing goods

internet issues

laws and rules

leadership style

national debt

national security

social security

space exploration

succession

transportation problems

war

world peace

There are sixteen famous presidents, with their greatest accomplishments. Included are: Adams, Bush, Clinton, Cleveland, Coolidge, Eisenhower, Jackson, Johnson, Kennedy, Lincoln, Nixon, Reagan, Roosevelt,Washington

Includes Extra Resources (videos, web-links) and Ideas for Use in the classroom.

Can be used with English, Government, History classes.

Are commas alien to your students? Are there not enough or too many commas? This 31 slide presentation uses a color-coded approach combined with peer workshopping and comprehension checks. The mini-lesson presentation addresses and includes: Research slide Extra Resources with practices Comma Comprehension Checks Commas in a List and Series FANBOYS Appositives Directly Speaking to a Person Dependent Clauses Adverbs and Transitions Parenthetical Expressions Adjectives Dates Cities/States Can be used as individual mini-lessons or as review. Provides peer workshopping component and comprehension checks to increase comma skills and usage. Interactive approach is easy to follow and is self-explanatory. Meets Common Core Standards.

What is multigenre writing, and how can you use it in your classroom? This Common Core, across-curriculum, interactive presentation includes: Fact-based/non-fiction or fictional Defining: "Multi" and "Genre" Student examples of multigenre projects Interactive small group activity for introducing multigenre Research and extra resources on multigenres 2 levels of assignments: lower and upper Brainstorming Topics chart Find Your Topic graphic organizer Multigenre list for choosing types of writings Peer Workshopping guide Supplemental Resources Works Cited Ready to use with students, and a great way to re-visit an old topic or to revive research essays, whether using non-fiction or fiction. Can be used to introduce topics or as assessment for unit or research for any discipline.. Multigenre activities are engaging, educational, meaningful, and fun.

Twitter-like page with tweets handouts for social media discussions and short responses, such as main ideas, paraphrasing and summarizing. Includes: Directions and Suggestions for Use ______'s Page for creating a social media page Top 5 Trending, Add Pic/Photo, Subjects to Share, Banner, @_________ new social media name Tweets boxes with 140 spaces for writing short responses Use with CCSS and other state aligned materials to help students with short answer responses. Fun way to include social media an discussions about appropriate online guidelines and posts!

An overview of Galveston as the Gateway to America during 1845-1924. Follow immigrants from Europe to Galveston in dangerous conditions over rough seas as they enter the Port of Galveston to start their new lives. 23 pages of comic book style coloring frames; 11 of these pages are blank for students to write their immigration stories. Includes "Fact" box on each of the pages. Fun, engaging, and educational approach to learning about immigration through the Port of Galveston in 1845. Use for introducing skills or for assessment of knowledge.

40 prompts to help students with on-demand writing. Each handout has a black and white image to color that is non-fiction, real life related. Factual, lined page, story starters for critical thinking, assessment-style, standardized writing practice. Topics include: In my future, I see... Some people say I'm a dreamer... The road of life has many obstacles... The root system of a tree is as complicated as... Home represents... If I could soar like a bird... To walk a mile in another's shoes... The world's future is.... One of the biggest exaggerations I've heard or told was... I have a place in my heart for... Gossip spreads like wildfire. An example of this is... My friends are as unique as leaves on a tree... plus so many more fact-based prompts... Full page lined writing handout for 2 sided copying Copy and handout to students for on-demand, non-fiction writing practice, diagnostic testing, assessment practice, peer workshopping practice, and more. Meets Common Core and State ELA Standards for writing.

Students are Hollywood stars in this movie-themed, narrative writing project. Differentiated writing project Includes: Brainstorming handouts Plot line for upper level students Lined essay paper Credits/playbill page Directions for use Narrative definition Project Extensions for GT/AP Supplemental Resources Fun, engaging format for working with narrative writing. Use as introduction to narratives or for assessment purposes. Meets CCSS.

13 color-coded, figurative language Santa-themed activities that include definitions, examples, and writings. Fun for learning and using figurative language! Includes: Alliteration Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Internal Rhyme Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification Simile Symbolism Writing Activity Word Search Activity Mix and Match Activity Answer Keys to Activities Use individually, small/whole group, as competitive activities and for Common Core Standards review or assessment of figurative language. Colorful Santa images to spark creativity!

Ten individual and group interactive quizzes and scenarios for upper elementary, middle school, and high school students on plagiarism. Includes: Defining, working with, and understanding plagiarism Youtube presentation link Short answer traditional quiz Student Images with questions & short answers in speech bubbles Guilty of Plagiarism: You be the Judge Plagiarism Court: Defender; Prosecutor with Jury Guilty/Not Guilty Plagiarism Scenarios Age differentiated images and activities Great for introduction to plagiarism or as assessment tools.

Have students write their own expository, fact-based newspaper articles and complete their own entertainment reviews with Talkin' Turkey Times. Plenty of templates for students to: draw pictures work on grammar skills work on spelling/vocabulary write themed articles paste related images (great for lower levels/extensions) practice main ideas write headings write titles form topic sentences work on paraphrasing/summarizing develop paragraphing skills work on proofreading/editing Easy to use, and great for bulletin board displays during Thanksgiving. Send home for students to complete with Thanksgiving memories while on holiday break. Great assessment tool and meets Common Core Standards.

The 20 slide PowerPoint with peer workshopping activities introduces: Sentences: beginnings, dialogues Proper Nouns: people, I, my Specific Places and Dates: General vs. Specific, Days of Week/Month, Holidays Everyday Life: Organizations, Companies, Institutions, Specific Products, Aircrafts, Ships, Spaceships, Ethnic Names, Languages, Nationalizations, Religions Extra Resources Examples are given so students can follow authors' imitations. Easy explanations of color-coded rules and guidelines for using capital letters sentences and essays. Peer workshopping activities help reinforce capital letter rules.

20 Christmas story starters with catchy headline title areas. Includes starters such as: 1. Santa gets stuck in chimney and is saved by... 2. “Party at Mr. and Mrs. Clause’s home was the highlight of the season!” said... 3. Naught and Nice list causes a stir at... 4. Interview with Santa reveals new information about... and 16 more fun prompts! Adorned with Christmas images to color. Great for grammer and writing practice, main ideas, titles, inferencing, peer workshopping, and on-demand assessment writing.

What are readability levels, how do you turn on the function in MS Word, and how can knowing the information help student writers? These questions are answered in this interactive presentation that uses screenshots and step-by-step directions to turn on readability and check sentences and passages. Benefits of knowing and using readability levels include: Understanding Audience Understanding Computerized Testing Scoring Understanding and Using Types of Sentences Understanding and Using Syllable Counts Building and Using Higher Level Vocabulary Objectives are: Build vocabulary through synonyms Identify and use sentence clarity Identify and use sentence variety in writing Understand audience and their reading levels Understand computerized essay tests grading Understand syllable counts within words Easy to follow and assessment included! Excellent for anyone about to take a computerized standardized graded essay or who will be focused on addressing and writing to specific target audience grade levels. Great for AP students, flipped classes, GT, homeschool, Pre-Ap, and college level students.

14 slides for grades 3 and up that uses a workshopping approach to guiding students through using abbreviations and acronyms in sentences and essays. Covers definitions, rules, examples, and reviews for using abbreviations and acronyms.

Includes:

Degrees, Titles, Ranks

Time

Money

Dates

Acronyms (with acronym individual/small/whole group quiz)

Extra Resources with websites and media link

Each category has a peer workshopping slide with rules to guide students through the writing process. Easy to follow and understand and can be used with flipped classroom models, differentiated instruction, for test prep, with G/T/Pre-Ap learners, or with at-risk and ESL writers.

Common Core approach to Persuasive writing using step-by-step instructions for students. Includes 20 pages of: Definition Persuasive vs. Argumentative Whole/small group and individual activities Ethical Writers Examples of Thesis/Topic Sentences/Details/Facts... Using Figurative Language Outlines Peer Workshopping Persuasive Scoring Rubric (Revision friendly to master skills) Extra Resources: video presentations, handouts, and ESL links Easy to follow and use with students in grades 4 and up. Meets CCSS Opinion and Argument Writing requirements.