PERFORMANCE TASKS

Smarter Balance Examples:
  • http://www.smarterbalanced.org/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2012/05/TaskItemSpecifications/EnglishLanguageArtsLiteracy/ELAGeneralItemandT askSpecifications.pdf Reading and Writing Project 
(ELA Performance Tasks Grade K-6)
  • http://readingandwritingproject.com/resources/assessments/performance-assessments.html Sample Performance Tasks 
(ELA K-8)
  • https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/Pages/NETS-S-Performance-Tasks.aspx 
Sample Performance Tasks from Hawaii BOE
  • http://www.hawaiiboe.net/Meetings/Notices/Documents/08-16- 11%20SAC/CCSS%202%20ELA%20task.pdf Sample Performance Tasks 
(ELA K-12): 
  • http://www.portlandschools.org/pages/LResults/CS/LangArts/Perf.html ELA 
Lessons and Performance Task Templates: 
  • http://www.mygroupgenius.org/files/comments/The_1.0_Guidebook_to_LDC.10.24.11.pdf 
ELA Performance Task Templates: 
  • http://www.cse.ucla.edu/products/teachers/SamplePerfTsks.pdf

Informational Text

Have you visited www.newsela.com ?  
You will be able to access articles written at different lexile levels on the same topic.  These articles are an excellent help with differentiating instruction.

Test Prep Websites

Literacy Center Activities

General ELA Resources

Story Elements Study
An incredible site you must check out.  The story of Cinderella is told via an interactive site.  In addition, this site walks students through all the elements of a story.  This would be great for a mini-lesson or even a computer center in the classroom.   
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html
Fractured Fairy Tale Unit
Fractured Fairy Tale Booklist
Story Map Interactive
Venn Diagram
Stapleless Book
Comic Creator: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/comic-creator-30021.html
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