Give students a head start on Washington's MSP Reading test and Washington's MSP Writing test! This writing workbook will help students develop their reading comprehension skills and their writing skills. These skills are essential for performing well on the state reading test and the state writing test. This workbook includes three sections that provide full coverage of the key skills that students need. Reading and Writing Mini-tests - Mini-tests provide practice answering short answer and essay questions - Covers a wide range of passage types and question styles - Hints are included with questions to help and guide students Responding to Literature - Guided writing tasks teach students how to answer essay questions based on passages - Includes a planning process for students to follow - Hints are included to guide students and help develop writing skills Guided Writing Tasks - Guided writing tasks teach students how to approach writing tasks - Includes the types of writing tasks needed for the state writing test - Includes writing prompts for narrative, descriptive, and explanatory writing - Gives students practice writing short stories, letters, essays, and more - Guided writing tasks help ensure that student writing will score well on state tests

Help students develop the reading comprehension skills they will need to succeed on Washington's MSP Reading test. This workbook offers a simple system for ongoing test prep practice that will help students develop the reading comprehension skills that all Washington students need. Each set in the workbook includes reading comprehension questions similar to those found on the state test, plus a core skills exercise focused on one key skill that students are expected to have. The 40 sets in the book allow students to gradually develop all the key skills they will need, while building confidence and reducing test anxiety. New for 2012-2013 Washington has adopted the Common Core State Standards. This workbook has been expanded to include core skills exercises focused on the reading, writing, and language skills described in the Common Core State Standards. Test Preparation Made Easy - 40 reading mini-tests to make test preparation simple - Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Engaging reading passages to make revision fun - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year - Covers the same skills tested on the state test - Includes exercises focused on developing the reading, writing, and language skills described in the Common Core State Standards - Includes additional information and teaching notes on the key reading skills that Washington students need to master

This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also help prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the ILEARN English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Indiana Academic Standards (IAS). The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of persuasive texts. Key Features - Focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - Each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - Examples, guided tasks, and hints teach students how to produce effective writing - Additional warm-up exercises prepare students for each set - Guided planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - Hints and tips help students focus on key features Develops the Key Skills of Persuasive Writing - Producing well-organized texts with an introduction, body, and conclusion - Developing and clearly stating an opinion - Writing strong and effective introductions - Having a clear structure - Creating a well-organized body with focused paragraphs - Developing and using reasons to support an opinion - Using details, examples, facts, and personal experiences to support ideas - Using linking words and phrases to transition between ideas - Enhancing writing by using a range of writing techniques - Writing effective conclusions Includes Practice for a Wide Range of Opinion Pieces - Opinion essays - Letters and letters to the editors - Articles and research-based essays - Product reviews - Texts used to promote - Responses to literary and informational texts

This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. It will also prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the M-STEP English Language Arts tests. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop the persuasive writing skills listed in the Michigan Academic Standards. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Section 1: Developing Persuasive Writing Skills - 11 sets of exercises and writing prompts develop all the key skills required - focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - sets cover introducing a topic, stating an opinion, providing supporting ideas and reasons, using linking words, and writing conclusions - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - additional warm-up exercises teach key persuasive writing skills - guided tasks and planning activities teach students how to produce effective writing Section 2: Applying Persuasive Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply persuasive writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of persuasive writing - includes practice for opinion essays, letters and letters to the editor, reviews, research-based essays, and promotional texts - includes practice writing opinions in response to literary and informational texts Key Benefits - develops the persuasive writing skills described in the state standards - focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development - students apply skills by writing complete texts in different styles and genres - examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks - planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces - helps prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the M-STEP ELA tests, including writing opinion pieces in response to texts

Preparation for the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the reading and writing tasks on the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts assessments. The workbook covers all the writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the Georgia Milestones ELA Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the writing tasks - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives Key Benefits - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the state standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement

Help students develop the reading and writing skills they will need to succeed in class and on assessments! This workbook will help students develop their reading comprehension skills and their writing skills. The book includes exercises that will develop all the writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the questions and tasks they will encounter on assessments. Students will learn how to demonstrate their understanding of reading passages by providing written answers to questions, and will also produce various types of writing in response to writing prompts. These activities will develop the skills that students need to perform well in class and on tests. Key Stage 2 Test Preparation The exercises and activities in this workbook will prepare students for the Key Stage 2 English Reading tests. These tests include open response questions that require students to show their understanding of passages by providing written answers to reading comprehension questions. This workbook will develop the skills needed to answer these questions, and prepare students for the types of questions found on the test. About the Book Part 1: Reading and Writing Mini-Tests - Mini-tests provide practice answering all types of open response questions - Develops the skills needed to answer open ended reading comprehension questions - Prepares students for the questions found on assessments - Covers a wide range of passage types and question styles - Hints are included with questions to help and guide students Part 2: Responding to Literature - Guided writing tasks teach students how to answer essay questions based on passages - Includes a planning process for students to follow - Hints are included to guide students and help develop writing skills - Guided writing tasks help ensure that student writing will score well on tests Part 3: Guided Writing Tasks - Guided writing tasks teach students how to approach writing tasks - Includes writing prompts for narrative, descriptive, and persuasive writing - Gives students practice writing short stories, letters, essays, and more

This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces. The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop key persuasive writing skills. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. Section 1: Developing Persuasive Writing Skills - 11 sets of exercises and writing prompts develop all the key skills required - focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one - each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice - additional warm-up exercises teach key persuasive writing skills - guided tasks and planning activities teach how to produce effective writing Section 2: Applying Persuasive Writing Skills - 10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply persuasive writing skills - each set focuses on one style or one genre of persuasive writing - includes practice for opinion essays, letters and letters to the editor, reviews, research-based essays, and promotional texts - includes practice writing opinions in response to fictional and nonfiction texts Key Benefits - develops the persuasive writing skills described in the state standards - focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development - students apply skills by writing complete texts in different styles and genres - examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks - planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organized, and effective opinion pieces