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The Skin I’m In Assessments – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 16 Mini-Quizzes to Check for Understanding – 3 Questions per Quiz
  • 1 Final Comprehension Assessment
  • 1 Final Literary Assessment
  • Essay Prompts
  • Digital Links for Google Drive™
  • Includes Google Forms™!
  • Answer Keys!
The Skin I’m In (by Sharon Flake) assessment package provides a complete suite of materials to assess your students’ ELA skills and their comprehension of the novel. 
 
Chapter Set Comprehension Mini-Quizzes: The chapter set comprehension quizzes assess students’ understanding of each chapter. Each quiz asks three questions related to the events of two chapters. 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.
 
Final Test: The final test asks students to apply the various literary skills they’ve developed through the close reading exercises. Each question is aligned to a specific skill and, in turn, a specific Common Core State Standard. The first part of the test is a character quote matching section. The second part contains 20 multiple choice questions, and the final part asks 6 short answer questions requiring a written response. An answer key is included.
 
Comprehension Test: The comprehension test assesses students on on the events, characters, and details of the novel. The test includes 10 sequence of events, 10 true/false, 10 fill-in-the-blank, 10 multiple choice, and 5 short answer questions. An answer key is included.
 
Essays: The essays resource contains three different essay questions. The questions are aligned to literary skills and are also Common Core aligned. Suggestions for answers/topics are included.
 
More specifically, the assessment items evaluate the following skills:
  • Identify conflict, types of conflict, and analyze the effects on character and plot
  • Identify themes of the novel and analyze the lesson learned
  • Analyze character through quote matching section
  • Identify elements of plot and analyze connection to conflict
  • Make inferences and support with textual evidence
  • Identify the main idea of a passage with evidence
  • Identify author’s tone and attitude
  • Identify and analyze the point of view of the text
  • Identify and analyze the setting of the text
  • Identify and analyze flashbacks and foreshadowing
 
Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms 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 Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their assessments online. All they will have to do is fill out the Google Form™! There are links for every assessment, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
PLEASE NOTE: 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)
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-editable
  • 2.26 MB
  • 49 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™ & 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

The Skin I’m In Assessments – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 16 Mini-Quizzes to Check for Understanding – 3 Questions per Quiz
  • 1 Final Comprehension Assessment
  • 1 Final Literary Assessment
  • Essay Prompts
  • Digital Links for Google Drive™
  • Includes Google Forms™!
  • Answer Keys!
Description
The Skin I’m In (by Sharon Flake) assessment package provides a complete suite of materials to assess your students’ ELA skills and their comprehension of the novel. 
 
Chapter Set Comprehension Mini-Quizzes: The chapter set comprehension quizzes assess students’ understanding of each chapter. Each quiz asks three questions related to the events of two chapters. 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.
 
Final Test: The final test asks students to apply the various literary skills they’ve developed through the close reading exercises. Each question is aligned to a specific skill and, in turn, a specific Common Core State Standard. The first part of the test is a character quote matching section. The second part contains 20 multiple choice questions, and the final part asks 6 short answer questions requiring a written response. An answer key is included.
 
Comprehension Test: The comprehension test assesses students on on the events, characters, and details of the novel. The test includes 10 sequence of events, 10 true/false, 10 fill-in-the-blank, 10 multiple choice, and 5 short answer questions. An answer key is included.
 
Essays: The essays resource contains three different essay questions. The questions are aligned to literary skills and are also Common Core aligned. Suggestions for answers/topics are included.
 
More specifically, the assessment items evaluate the following skills:
  • Identify conflict, types of conflict, and analyze the effects on character and plot
  • Identify themes of the novel and analyze the lesson learned
  • Analyze character through quote matching section
  • Identify elements of plot and analyze connection to conflict
  • Make inferences and support with textual evidence
  • Identify the main idea of a passage with evidence
  • Identify author’s tone and attitude
  • Identify and analyze the point of view of the text
  • Identify and analyze the setting of the text
  • Identify and analyze flashbacks and foreshadowing
 
Digital Compatibility: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms 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 Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their assessments online. All they will have to do is fill out the Google Form™! There are links for every assessment, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
PLEASE NOTE: 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)
Format
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-editable
  • 2.26 MB
  • 49 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™ & 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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