Description
Need to practice for the state test but don't want to sacrifice reading groups? Kill two birds with one stone! This no-prep reading group resource combines comprehension questions for Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin (Gene Barretta) with the format practice they need to navigate the state test.
This title is included in a growing Mega Bundle of fiction and non-fiction titles.
It is also part of a growing bundle containing just nonfiction titles.
NOTE: This is not an end-of-book test! It is a training tool for understanding how to navigate standardized test question styles while using authentic trade books instead of those boring old state tests.
Questions in this specific title cover:
-point of view
-text structure
-central idea/supporting details
-vocabulary within context
Question format practice for this specific title:
-multiple choice
-two-part multiple choice questions
-constructed response (paragraph format)
ANSWER KEY INCLUDED
Here's how I use this resource (in general):
(For low group meeting every day)
Day 1: I introduce the book and do a picture walk. It's a good time to familiarize them with any non-fiction text features the book may contain. Also, depending on the length of the book, we start choral reading it together to get a feel for the level of difficulty.
Day 2- however long you decide: If this is our first time using standardized testing format I walk them step by step through every question looking for evidence. It can take me several days to go through a book because I want to make sure we are hitting every strategy.
For groups meeting once to twice a week, I'll still go step by step in the beginning of using this resource (I have a lot of other titles), but once we have gotten through a couple and are familiar...
Day 1: We preview the book and go through each question underlining the key words in the question that determine our focus. Some concepts, like text structure, are less familiar to them so we spend time reviewing what those are or jotting little notes next to them. We may read the first page or two together to get a feel for the text. If there's time we may do the first question together. Because this is not an overwhelming amount of work I then assign the rest for the next meeting date. (If it's a twice a week group I may only assign the first four and then spend the next session on that paragraph.)
Day 2: Discuss the answers looking back at the text for evidence. If the paragraph was part of the assignment, I'll have them each read theirs and we'll celebrate the good things that we heard. I am a stickler that each paragraph has to have
-an introductory sentence restating the question or prompt
- an answer to the question
-details from the text that give examples (and explanations if required)
-a conclusion sentence that restates the introduction (but worded to be a conclusion)
This resource allows you to stop feeling guilty over not fitting everything in by combining the two in one.
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Description
Need to practice for the state test but don't want to sacrifice reading groups? Kill two birds with one stone! This no-prep reading group resource combines comprehension questions for Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin (Gene Barretta) with the format practice they need to navigate the state test.
This title is included in a growing Mega Bundle of fiction and non-fiction titles.
It is also part of a growing bundle containing just nonfiction titles.
NOTE: This is not an end-of-book test! It is a training tool for understanding how to navigate standardized test question styles while using authentic trade books instead of those boring old state tests.
Questions in this specific title cover:
-point of view
-text structure
-central idea/supporting details
-vocabulary within context
Question format practice for this specific title:
-multiple choice
-two-part multiple choice questions
-constructed response (paragraph format)
ANSWER KEY INCLUDED
Here's how I use this resource (in general):
(For low group meeting every day)
Day 1: I introduce the book and do a picture walk. It's a good time to familiarize them with any non-fiction text features the book may contain. Also, depending on the length of the book, we start choral reading it together to get a feel for the level of difficulty.
Day 2- however long you decide: If this is our first time using standardized testing format I walk them step by step through every question looking for evidence. It can take me several days to go through a book because I want to make sure we are hitting every strategy.
For groups meeting once to twice a week, I'll still go step by step in the beginning of using this resource (I have a lot of other titles), but once we have gotten through a couple and are familiar...
Day 1: We preview the book and go through each question underlining the key words in the question that determine our focus. Some concepts, like text structure, are less familiar to them so we spend time reviewing what those are or jotting little notes next to them. We may read the first page or two together to get a feel for the text. If there's time we may do the first question together. Because this is not an overwhelming amount of work I then assign the rest for the next meeting date. (If it's a twice a week group I may only assign the first four and then spend the next session on that paragraph.)
Day 2: Discuss the answers looking back at the text for evidence. If the paragraph was part of the assignment, I'll have them each read theirs and we'll celebrate the good things that we heard. I am a stickler that each paragraph has to have
-an introductory sentence restating the question or prompt
- an answer to the question
-details from the text that give examples (and explanations if required)
-a conclusion sentence that restates the introduction (but worded to be a conclusion)
This resource allows you to stop feeling guilty over not fitting everything in by combining the two in one.
