Full Description
Bring ACT ELA prep into the classroom to enhance student learning! In this new copublication from Routledge and test-prep experts A-List Education, you'll learn how the updated ACT exam is closely aligned with the Common Core, making it easy to weave test prep into your curriculum and help students hone the skills they need for college readiness. The book is filled with practical examples of how the Common Core State Standards are connected to specific sections, question types, and strategies applicable to the ACT, so you can simultaneously prepare your students for the test while improving their reading, writing, and language skills.
Contents
About the Authors
Introduction and Overview
1. About the ACT
Format
English
Reading
Writing
ACT vs. SAT
2. Alignment with Common Core ELA Standards
Reading
Overview
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
Writing
Overview
Text Types and Purposes
Production and Distribution of Writing
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Range of Writing
Language
Overview
Conventions of Standard English
Knowledge of Language
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Progressive Skills
Special Topics
Overview
Reading for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Reading for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Speaking and Listening
3. Reading Assignments
Choosing a Passage
Writing the Questions
Giving the Assignment
Sample Passage
Sample Questions
Answers and Explanations
4. Writing Assignments
Format
Practice Tests
Revision
Expand the Assignment
Essay Assignment Summary
Appendix: All ELA Alignment Tables
How to Read the Tables
Reading CCR Anchor Standards
Reading Standards for Literature
Reading Standards for Informational Text
Writing CCR Anchor Standards
Writing Grades 11-12 Standards
Language CCR Anchor Standards
Language Grades 11-12 Standards
Progressive Skills
Additional Resources
