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Starfish Assessments – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 15 Mini-Quizzes to Check for Understanding – 3 Questions per Quiz
  • 3 Novel Quizzes – Each Third of Novel
  • 2 Final Assessments to Accommodate for Learners (A & B)
  • Essay Choice Board – 4 Prompts
  • Digital Links for Google Drive™
  • Google Forms™
  • Answer Keys
The Starfish assessment resources will help you measure how well students are understanding Starfish by Lisa Fipps and how well they can apply literary skills taught throughout a unit.
Chapter Set Reading Checks: The 15 chapter reading checks assess students’ basic understanding of each reading. Each quiz asks three questions related to the events of every 10 poems. The quiz can be used at the end of class or if assigning reading for homework, can assess whether or not students did, in fact, complete their work. An answer key is included.
 
Comprehension and Literary Quizzes: The 3 comprehension and literary quizzes assess students on the events, characters, and details of the novel. For every 50 poems of the novel, the quizzes include a variety of question types including: sequence of events, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and short answer questions. Answer keys for each quiz are included.
 
Final Tests: The two final tests ask students to apply the literacy skills they’ve developed over the course of the novel study. Each version assesses the same skills, but in different ways and at different levels of rigor. One assessment contains questions that emphasize comprehension abilities (Assessment A) while the other assessment contains questions that emphasize analytic abilities (Assessment B). Each question is aligned to a specific skill and, in turn, a specific Common Core State Standard. The first part of each test is a character quote matching section. The second part of each test contains 15 multiple choice questions, and the final part of each test asks 6-7 short answer questions requiring a written response. Answer keys are included.
 
Essay Choice Board: This resource contains 4 different essay questions. The questions are aligned to literary skills and are also Common Core aligned, and a rubric is provided for grading.
 
Final Reflection: On the last day of the unit, students can spend class time reflecting on their experience through the unit reflection questions. The reflection asks specific questions about individual experiences that can then serve as a way to guide future implementation of resources.
 
Google Forms™ Links: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms or formats where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the assessments in Google Forms™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drives™ or via Google Classrooms™. With these links, you can have students complete their assessments online. All they will have to do is fill out the Google Forms™! There are links for every assessment, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
 
Exit Ticket Forms: The forms can serve as a small skills assessment at the end of each lesson. The ticket has room for a question-of-the-day as well as an effort rating.
 
This resource is NOT EDITABLE. It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
 
PLEASE NOTE: The page numbers listed in this resource are based on the edition ISBN: 9781984814500.
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 2.91 MB
  • 39 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Forms™
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Contents

Starfish Assessments – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 15 Mini-Quizzes to Check for Understanding – 3 Questions per Quiz
  • 3 Novel Quizzes – Each Third of Novel
  • 2 Final Assessments to Accommodate for Learners (A & B)
  • Essay Choice Board – 4 Prompts
  • Digital Links for Google Drive™
  • Google Forms™
  • Answer Keys
Description
The Starfish assessment resources will help you measure how well students are understanding Starfish by Lisa Fipps and how well they can apply literary skills taught throughout a unit.
Chapter Set Reading Checks: The 15 chapter reading checks assess students’ basic understanding of each reading. Each quiz asks three questions related to the events of every 10 poems. The quiz can be used at the end of class or if assigning reading for homework, can assess whether or not students did, in fact, complete their work. An answer key is included.
 
Comprehension and Literary Quizzes: The 3 comprehension and literary quizzes assess students on the events, characters, and details of the novel. For every 50 poems of the novel, the quizzes include a variety of question types including: sequence of events, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and short answer questions. Answer keys for each quiz are included.
 
Final Tests: The two final tests ask students to apply the literacy skills they’ve developed over the course of the novel study. Each version assesses the same skills, but in different ways and at different levels of rigor. One assessment contains questions that emphasize comprehension abilities (Assessment A) while the other assessment contains questions that emphasize analytic abilities (Assessment B). Each question is aligned to a specific skill and, in turn, a specific Common Core State Standard. The first part of each test is a character quote matching section. The second part of each test contains 15 multiple choice questions, and the final part of each test asks 6-7 short answer questions requiring a written response. Answer keys are included.
 
Essay Choice Board: This resource contains 4 different essay questions. The questions are aligned to literary skills and are also Common Core aligned, and a rubric is provided for grading.
 
Final Reflection: On the last day of the unit, students can spend class time reflecting on their experience through the unit reflection questions. The reflection asks specific questions about individual experiences that can then serve as a way to guide future implementation of resources.
 
Google Forms™ Links: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms or formats where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the assessments in Google Forms™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drives™ or via Google Classrooms™. With these links, you can have students complete their assessments online. All they will have to do is fill out the Google Forms™! There are links for every assessment, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
 
Exit Ticket Forms: The forms can serve as a small skills assessment at the end of each lesson. The ticket has room for a question-of-the-day as well as an effort rating.
 
This resource is NOT EDITABLE. It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
 
PLEASE NOTE: The page numbers listed in this resource are based on the edition ISBN: 9781984814500.
Format
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 2.91 MB
  • 39 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Forms™
Rights
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
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