English Language Arts Student Assessment

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe | Close Reading Mini Unit, Analysis & Quizzes

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Plotting Something

Help students understand what happens in “The Raven” before asking them to interpret its symbolism and psychological horror.This close reading mini-unit follows Poe’s poem chronologically, with a stanza-numbered reading text, vocabulary support, a student analysis packet, and coordinated lesson slid

8th - 12th Close Reading, Literature, Poetry

Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Unit Bundle | Background, The Raven & House of Usher

A Doll's House Pre-Reading Activity | Ethics & Moral Dilemmas | Ibsen

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Plotting Something

Before students begin A Doll's House, give them a chance to wrestle with some of the ethical questions they will encounter in the play - without telling them how those questions connect to Nora.Students respond to eight short scenarios involving secrecy, forgery, debt, loyalty, control, marriage, re

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Drama

Also included in: Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

Antigone Pre-Reading Activity | Law, Loyalty & Conscience | Ethics Scenarios

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Plotting Something

Before students meet Antigone and Creon, give them a chance to decide what they think about family loyalty, public order, conscience, community, and personal safety.Students work through eight modern ethical scenarios, make a choice before discussion, record what mattered most, and return to those s

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Drama

Also included in: Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

THE GREAT GATSBY PRE-READING ACTIVITY | SOCIAL CLASS, WEALTH & STATUS SIMULATION

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Plotting Something

Before students meet Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, East Egg, or West Egg, give them a social system to navigate.In Who Gets In?, students take on one of six fictional social profiles. Each profile begins with a different mix of money, family name, connections, education, and reputation. Students may improve o

9th - 12th Literature, Novel Studies, Reading

Also included in: Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

JULIUS CAESAR PRE-READING ACTIVITY | LEADERSHIP, POWER & AMBITION SIMULATION

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Plotting Something

Before students meet Caesar, Brutus, or Cassius, place them inside a republic trying to decide how much power one successful leader should be allowed to hold.In WHO SHOULD HOLD POWER?, students take on one of six civic positions in the fictional Republic of Valeria. A respected general, Cassian Varo

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Drama

Also included in: Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

Lord of the Flies Reading Companion | Society Stability Tracker & Analysis

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Plotting Something

Students can summarize what happens on the island. This companion asks them to do something more useful: track what happens to the boys' shared society as it weakens, fractures, and finally collapses.In CIVILIZATION UNDER PRESSURE, students return to the same five indicators at six points in Lord of

9th - 12th Literature, Novel Studies, Reading

KING LEAR PRE-READING ACTIVITY | POWER, SUCCESSION & LOYALTY SIMULATION

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Plotting Something

Before students meet Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, and Regan, give them the problem first.WHO GETS THE KINGDOM? places students on the Royal Council of a fictional kingdom whose aging ruler wants to give away the work of governing while keeping the title, honor, household, influence, and treatment that c

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Drama

Also included in: Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

College Essay Unit | Personal Statement Writing Lessons & Rubric

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Plotting Something

Teaching the college essay can be frustrating. Students often think they need a dramatic story, choose a prompt before they have anything meaningful to say, or end up writing the same version of “this experience taught me to never give up.”This unit takes a different approach.The College Essay: Find

11th - 12th Writing, Writing Essays

Literature Pre-Reading Simulations Bundle | Critical Thinking Activities

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Plotting Something

Put students inside the problem before they meet it in the text.This six-resource bundle gives secondary ELA students a reason to think, argue, make decisions, and live with the consequences before plot knowledge tells them whom to support.Each activity is built around a different literary problem.

9th - 12th Literature, Reading, Drama

Lord of the Flies Complete Novel Unit | Reading Guide, Quizzes, Test & Essay

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Plotting Something

Teach William Golding's Lord of the Flies with a complete, coherent novel unit that supports students from pre-reading through final assessment. Rather than relying on disconnected worksheets, this resource keeps one central line of thinking in view: what civilization restrains - and what happens wh

9th - 12th Literature, Novel Studies, Reading

Literary Séance | Halloween ELA Activity | Character Inference & Writing Game

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Plotting Something

Ten voices have arrived. None will tell your students its name.Literary Séance is a one-period Halloween ELA mystery that asks students to identify classic literary characters from a sequence of staged “manifestations” — then write one final message in character and challenge classmates to identify

9th - 12th Creative Writing, Literature

Also included in: Halloween ELA Activities Bundle | 4 Gothic Games, Mysteries & Simulations

Halloween ELA Activities Bundle | 4 Gothic Games, Mysteries & Simulations

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Plotting Something

Want Halloween lessons that feel seasonal without turning the week into filler? This bundle gives you four complete, one-period ELA experiences for grades 9–12. Each resource uses a different setup - an auction, a Gothic survival game, an emergency broadcast mystery, and a literary-character inferen

9th - 12th Literature, Writing

Science of Reading Phonics Intervention Toolkit K–2 | Assessments, Skill Profile

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Koco Kyo

Science of Reading Phonics Intervention Toolkit K–2Assessments • Skill Profile • Scope & Progress Tracker • Targeted InterventionTake the guesswork out of phonics intervention with a practical, print-ready toolkit designed to help teachers assess, analyze, teach, and monitor K–2 students' founda

Kindergarten - 2nd Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Phonics & Phonemic Awareness, Reading Strategies

MTSS / RTI Caseload Tracker | Intervention Logs + At-Risk Flags | Editable Excel

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Koco Kyo

Run your whole MTSS / RTI caseload from one editable Excel + Google Sheets tracker. Add each student, flag their risk level, log every intervention, and read the class at a glance from a dashboard that updates itself. Prefer Sheets? Make a free copy of the Google Sheets version with one clickWHAT'S

Preschool - 5th Reading

Reading & Literacy Tracker | Phonics, Fluency & Comprehension | Editable Excel

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Koco Kyo

Monitor phonics acquisition, reading fluency, and comprehension benchmarks in one editable Excel tracker. Type scores in, and the bands, mastery status, and class dashboard update themselves.WHAT'S INCLUDED (10 tabs)- How to Use guide with quick-start steps- Class Roster (up to 32 students)- Phonics

Preschool - 2nd Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Phonics & Phonemic Awareness, Reading

Anecdotal & Assessment Data Tracker | Anecdotal Log + Assessments + Family Conta

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Koco Kyo

Keep every observation, assessment score, and family contact in one editable Excel tracker. Log a quick anecdote, drop in a pre/post score, and let the dashboard count how much progress each student is making.WHAT'S INCLUDED (5 tabs)- How to Use guide with quick-start steps- Anecdotal Log: 200 rows

Preschool - 5th Reading

Phonics Intervention Progress Tracker K–2 | Excel + PDF

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Koco Kyo

Track the target phonics skill → intervention → progress for every K–2 reader.This focused intervention tracker helps teachers identify a phonics skill gap, plan targeted instruction, monitor progress, and review growth over time.It is designed specifically for phonics intervention progress monitori

Kindergarten - 2nd Reading

Reading Fluency Progress Tracker K–2 | Excel + Google Sheets + PDF

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Koco Kyo

Track WCPM, accuracy, comprehension, and reading growth for K–2 students.This teacher-friendly reading fluency tracker gives you a simple way to record timed reading assessments, monitor progress over time, and review individual and class-level data.Use it with decodable passages, fluency practice,

Kindergarten - 2nd Reading

Earthquakes Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Earthquakes. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The Reading Looks at:- How earthquakes work- The dangers of eart

6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science

NGSS MS-ESS3-2

Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions

Concussions Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Concussions. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties. The reading looks at:What is a concussion?Signs and symptomsTre

5th - 7th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Article & Question Mega Bundle | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

The Common Cold Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about The Common Cold. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:What is the common cold?What causes the

6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science

Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions

Invasive Species Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Invasive Species. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- What is an invasive species?- How do

6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science

Also included in: South Carolina State Standards-Science: Gr 7 SC.7-4. Ecology: Biotic and Abiotic

Hurricanes Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th Grade

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TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about Hurricanes. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- What is a hurricane?- Hurricane wind- How

6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science

NGSS MS-ESS3-2

Also included in: Natural Disasters & Weather Reading Comprehension & Questions 6th, 7th, 8th

How Weather Works Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions | 6th, 7th, 8th

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TWFScience

Tackle literacy and science by having your students read and answer questions from a scientific article about How Weather Works. Questions include knowledge (direct from the paper), thinking, connecting, application, and open-ended varieties.The reading looks at:- Weather- Kinds of weather- What cau

6th - 8th Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Science

NGSS MS-ESS2-5

Also included in: Emergency Science Sub Plans | 6th, 7th, 8th | Reading Comprehension Questions