Matches the 2017-2018 State Standards and the New Wisconsin Forward Exams!
This workbook is specifically designed to develop writing skills. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will gain experience completing research projects and edit and revise their work. This workbook will develop the writing skills that students need, while preparing students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Wisconsin Forward Exams.
Full Coverage of Wisconsin's Academic Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the state standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives
- Includes exercises for additional writing skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources
- Provides extensive practice writing in response to literary and informational texts
Preparation for the English Language Arts (ELA) Assessments - Helps students gain the skills and experience needed for the Wisconsin Forward Exams
- Provides practice completing all types of writing tasks
- Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives
- Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions
- Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments
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
Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule
- Helps students transition to the more rigorous Wisconsin Forward Exams
- Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the state standards
- More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking
- Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing
- Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement
