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MCAS MATERIAL

• Grades 6, 7, 8 OPEN RESPONSE PROMPT-OF-THE-WEEK

(ALL suitable for printing and copying!)

 

• GRADE 6 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET (11/16/08)

There are links at the bottom of the question page for exemplars (and explanations) of graded student responses to this question.,

 

• GRADE 7 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET (11/16/08)

There are links at the bottom of the question page for exemplars (and explanations) of graded student responses to this question.

 

• GRADE 8 OPEN RESPONSE PASSAGE & ANSWER SHEET (11/16/08)

The are links at the bottom of the question page for exemplars (and explanations) of graded student responses to this question.

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2008 MCAS QUESTIONS for ALL grade levels

MASSACHUSETTS CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS

WEBSITES for TEACHERS and LIBRARIANS (compiled and donated by Marion DePierro)

AskERIC Virtual Library

www.eric.edu.gov

valuable search tool which has resources and lesson plans

Kathy Schock's Guide for Educators

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html

a classified list of sites on the internet for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth

Blue Web'n

www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

this site offers "blue ribbon" links to resources for K-12 educators

SuperKids Educational Software Review

http://superkids.com

provides reviews of children's software by parents, teachers and kids

Massachusetts School Library Association

www.mslma.org

site for informative resouces for librarians

Awesome Library

www.awesomelibrary.org

organizes the web with over 15,000 reviewed resources

National Council for the Social Studies

www.ncss.org

National Science Teachers Association

www.nsta.org

National Council of English Teachers

www.ncte.org

Teacher Helping Teachers

www.pacificnet.net/~mandel

educational links and lesson plans

PBS Teacher Source

www.pbs.org/teachersource

lesson plans and activities

ABC Teach

www.abcteach.com

fun ideas and activities to use in the classroom

Teacher Vision

www.teachervision.com

lesson plans and resources

Pro Teacher

www.proteacher.com

lesson plans and activities

Core Knowledge

www.coreknowledge.org

lesson plans for teachers

A to Z Teacher Stuff

http://atozteacherstuff.com

lesson plans, units, themes, etc.

Lesson Plans from the Columbia Education Center

www.col-ed.org/cur

covers all subject areas

Encarta Lesson Plans

www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx

from Microsoft, this growing collection is arranged by subject area

Read, Write and Think

www.readwritethink.org

lesson plans for all grades

Learning Web

www.usgs.gov/education/index.html

lesson plans on biology, geology,hydrology and geography

Lesson Plans Page

www.lessonplanspage.com

a variety of lessons for K-12 teachers

Free Worksheets

www.freeworksheets.com

ISLMC Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources Menu Page

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm

focuses on children's literature in education

Book Talks, Quick and Simple

http://nancykeane.com/booktalks

over 600 short booktalks for school librarians

The Children's Bookwatch

http://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/index.htm

book reviews

Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page

http://scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander

a source of scholarly information on children's literature

Children's Picture Book Database

www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/

teachers and librarians can design a literature base thematic unit using this site

Doucette Index

http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/

K-12 literature-based teaching ideas

S.C.O.R.E. Cyberguides

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

teacher guides and student activities centered on core works of literature

Carol Hurst

www.carolhurst.com

informationand links for children's books, curriculum ideas, etc.

Children's Literature Web Guide

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

Internet resources, recommended lists, awards and resources for teachers and more

Children's Books Council

http://www.cbcbooks.org

information and links to information about children's literature

Children's Book Central

www.eleanorsbooks.com

A place to start for teachers, librarians and parents dealing with children's literature

Bookworm

www.kidsreads.com

information on authors, books and ideas

International Reading Association

http://reading.org

Massachusetts Reading Association

http://www.massreading.org

ABC's of the Writing Process

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/

Online resource for students and teachers in the writing process

Library in the Sky

 http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.php

A database of interesting and useful educational web sites

HarperChildren

http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch

ideas and activities for teachers to use in the classroom

Random House

http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers

A website for K-12 teachers and librarians

Scholastic Place

www.scholastic.com

teaching ideas and activities using scholastic books

SimonSays Kids

http://www.simonsayskids.com

ideas on using their books

Little, Brown Books for Children - Children's Book Nook

www.hatchettebookgroupusa.com/children/index.html

Houghton Mifflin Education Place

www.eduplace.com/index.html

designed by Houghton Mifflin to support their textbooks

North-South Books

http://northsouth.com

Barefoot Books

http://barefootbooks.com

Candlewick Press

www.candlewick.com

Boston Public Library Kids Page (USA)

http://www.bpl.org/kids/index.htm

Boulder Public Library (USA)

http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/youth

New York Public Library (USA)

http://kids.nypl.org/

Seattle Public Library (USA)

www.spl.lib.wa.us/

Monroe Public Library - Booklists

www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens

The Monroe Public Library has set up a booklist of all different types of series and the Titles in the series

Libraries and Frameworks- Making the Curriculum (last updated in 2001)

http://mmrls.org/works/index.htm

The Western Regional Library has developed through a grant a list of books that go along with the Massachusetts Frameworks for all areas and subjects

 

Aldert Root Leveled Book Room

http://aldertrootes.wcpss.net/cmc/bookroom.html

Portland Public Schools - Picture Books

www.pps.k12.or.us/instruction-c/literacy/leveled_books

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