Book Description

Preparation for the New ILEARN English Language Arts Tests! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will help prepare students for the reading and writing tasks on the ILEARN ELA tests. Students will write in response to passages, as well as complete persuasive, informative, and narrative writing tasks. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Full Coverage of the Indiana Academic Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the state standards, including persuasive, informative, and narrative writing - Includes exercises for additional writing skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Provides extensive practice writing in response to literary and nonfiction texts Preparation for the ILEARN English/Language Arts Tests - Helps students gain the skills and experience needed for the ILEARN ELA tests - Provides extensive experience providing written answers - Students learn to understand, analyze, and respond to texts - Prepares students for persuasive, informative, and narrative writing tasks - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Develops the writing skills that are needed to perform well on the state tests - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement