Assessments

Three short Check Quizzes at the end of each Read in the chapter.

Measures close reading and the focus skill.

Alternative and authentic assessment through writing, research, debate, and presentation.

Demonstrate critical thinking and

synthesis of information.

Prepare students for state and

national high-stakes assessments.

Focus on academic vocabulary and

focus skills taught in the chapter.

Provide an alternative assessment for students to demonstrate synthesis of the unit texts and themes.

Compare and make connections across multiple texts.

Features multiple-choice and open-response questions using fresh reads or texts by unit authors.

Measure skill mastery at the unit level.

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.