Paired Passages for Grades 7 and 8

Description

These paired passage lessons provide guided practice for thorough ELA test prep! Students will learn specific methods to help them answer multiple choice, short response, and extended response questions on an ELA exam.

Includes the following:

*How to use the lessons
* Passage #1: “Nellie Bly: Trailblazer,” with an excerpt from Bly’s
book about her trip around the world (nonfiction- reading level 7.2)
* Passage #2: “I Wonder,” a Scandinavian fairytale (fiction-reading
level 8.2)
* Student instructions on how to answer multiple choice
questions
* 10 multiple choice question
* Student instructions on how to answer short response
questions
* 4 short response questions
* Student instructions on how to answer the paired passage
essay
* Student instructions on how to organize the essay
* Essay question
* Multiple choice answer key with an explanation and Common
Core Standard for each question
* Short response exemplars with Common Core Standards
* Essay exemplar with Common Core Standards
* Short response rubric
* Extended response essay rubric

* Please check out the preview to see everything that is included.

Whether you are introducing paired passages for the first time, or using this as additional practice, your students will benefit from the tips and practice provided here.

Paired Passages for Grades 6 & 7 is also available:
Paired Passages Grades 6&7

This product is now available in this bundle:
Paired Passages Bundle: Grades 6-8

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Thank you 🙂
Enjoy!
Darlene Anne