Did you know that the editing questions are part of the writing claim of the Smarter Balanced Assessment? I have had students fail the performance task, but pass the writing portion because they did so well on the editing questions.
I teach grammar and conventions like most of you. I teach it through anchor charts, skills practice, and application. I use best practices and awesome resources that I have found on the internet, however, I could not find what I needed that was fully aligned to the SBA. So, I created questions that are aligned to the item specs that my students will see on their state test. After teaching each skill, I use these packets in many ways. I can use task cards to play games or team challenges. I have used them as a quick group or partner formative checks. I have written 4th Grade questions and 5th grade questions. I am working on 3rd Grade. One thing to remember is that even if you teach the 5th grade language and conventions standards, your students can and will be assessed on the previous grade’s standards as well. I have used the 4th grade packets to review the previous years’ standards as well.
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