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Assessments for Connections: English Language Arts

Learn about the various assessments available with Connections: English Language Arts.

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Assessments

Using assessment to check for understanding and make meaningful instructional decisions is critical to the learning process.

Find these Assessment Resources in Connections: English Language Arts.

Formative Assessments

Assessment	Print	Interactive
Check Quizzes Three short Check Quizzes at the end of each Read in the chapter. Measures close reading and the focus skill.
Project-Based Assessments Alternative and authentic assessment through writing, research, debate, and presentation. Demonstrate critical thinking and synthesis of information.
Connect to Testing Prepare students for state and national high-stakes assessments. Focus on academic vocabulary and focus skills taught in the chapter.

Summative Assessments

Assessment	Print	Interactive
Practice Performance Tasks Provide an alternative assessment for students to demonstrate synthesis of the unit texts and themes. Compare and make connections across multiple texts.
Unit Summative Assessments Features multiple-choice and open-response questions using fresh reads or texts by unit authors. Measure skill mastery at the unit level.
End-of-Course Assessment Features multiple-choice and open-response questions using fresh reads of varying genres. Compare and make connections across multiple texts. Measure skill mastery across all four units of the text.