1st Edition

ACT ELA in the Classroom Integrating Assessments, Standards, and Instruction

By A-List Education Copyright 2017
    160 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    160 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    Bring ACT ELA prep into the classroom to enhance student learning! In this new copublication from Routledge and test-prep experts A-List Education, you’ll learn how the updated ACT exam is closely aligned with the Common Core, making it easy to weave test prep into your curriculum and help students hone the skills they need for college readiness. The book is filled with practical examples of how the Common Core State Standards are connected to specific sections, question types, and strategies applicable to the ACT, so you can simultaneously prepare your students for the test while improving their reading, writing, and language skills.

     

    About the Authors

    Introduction and Overview

    1. About the ACT

    Format

    English

    Reading

    Writing

    ACT vs. SAT

    2. Alignment with Common Core ELA Standards

    Reading

    Overview

    Key Ideas and Details

    Craft and Structure

    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

    Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

    Writing

    Overview

    Text Types and Purposes

    Production and Distribution of Writing

    Research to Build and Present Knowledge

    Range of Writing

    Language

    Overview

    Conventions of Standard English

    Knowledge of Language

    Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

    Progressive Skills

    Special Topics

    Overview

    Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies

    Reading for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects

    Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

    Speaking and Listening

    3. Reading Assignments

    Choosing a Passage

    Writing the Questions

    Giving the Assignment

    Sample Passage

    Sample Questions

    Answers and Explanations

    4. Writing Assignments

    Format

    Practice Tests

    Revision

    Expand the Assignment

    Essay Assignment Summary

    Appendix: All ELA Alignment Tables

    How to Read the Tables

    Reading CCR Anchor Standards

    Reading Standards for Literature

    Reading Standards for Informational Text

    Writing CCR Anchor Standards

    Writing Grades 11-12 Standards

    Language CCR Anchor Standards

    Language Grades 11-12 Standards

    Progressive Skills

    Additional Resources

     

     

    Biography

    A-List Education is an educational services provider serving more than 50,000 students with tutoring programs across the U.S. as well as in the UK, Dubai, Switzerland, and China.

    “The material in this book can act as a stand-alone ACT prep resource, or it can be incorporated into the instruction of an English class. With the revision in the ACT tests, teachers who were familiar with the older version will certainly benefit from this handy resource.” –Susan Jaroscak, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Maple Heights City School, Maple Heights, Ohio

    “One of the best things about this book is its emphasis on the integration of instruction and test preparation with the Common Core Standards along with support for skills that are not directly tested but still relevant. I believe this triangulation of curriculum, standards, and testing is very important. This book will be a helpful resource as I work with high school English and math teachers to do curriculum mapping and pacing.”–Susan Gorman, Director of Student Improvement, Osawatomie Unified School District 367, Osawatomie, Kansas