Well, we survived our first week of "PARCC" testing. Our state isn't actually using the official PARCC test. We are using a PARCC-like test. I feel that my students were very prepared for the test, which I am thankful for!
Here are some great recourses we have used this year to help us with our comprehension, vocabulary, and text-based evidence:
* Read Works
https://www.readworks.org
* Writing to Texts
* Common Core Reading- Warm-Ups & Test Practice
* Language Arts 4 Today (Our bell work)
* 25 Complex Text Passages to Meet the Common Core
* Wonders (McGraw-Hill) Weekly and Unit Tests (Grade 5)
* Wonders Count Down to Common Core Assessments (McGraw-Hill)
* PARCC Practice Tests
http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english/
Now I get to breathe a little and look forward to next week! It's Teacher Appreciate Week next week at A.C. Steere! We are currently reading our novel, The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker, and completing our novel packet. We are also focusing on grammar, proofreading, spelling, and vocabulary the next couple of weeks. After the first week of April, we will focus more on Test-Prep for the PARCC End of Year test.
I hope you all have had a fantastic week!
