Publisher's Synopsis
New and Updated for the Revised PARCC Assessments for 2015-2016!
This practice book is the perfect preparation tool for the new PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy assessments. It includes practice for all the tasks students will encounter on the real PARCC tests.
Complete Preparation for the PARCC Tests - Separate sets cover all the types of tasks found on the real tests
- Includes practice for literary analysis tasks, research simulation tasks, narrative writing tasks, literary passage sets, informational passage sets, and paired passages
- Each set mimics the content of the real assessments
- Flexible format allows question sets to be completed to suit any schedule
Matches the PARCC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Covers the Common Core skills assessed on the PARCC assessments
- Includes the same question types found on the PARCC assessments
- Provides practice completing selected-response, technology-enhanced, and constructed-response questions
- Includes essay questions and narrative writing tasks
Focuses on the Key Features of the PARCC Tests - Stronger emphasis on writing skills
- Encourages close reading
- Focuses on using evidence from texts
- Greater emphasis on analyzing and evaluating texts
- Increased rigor compared to previous tests
