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Pa Pssa Reading & Writing Grade 8

ISBN: 9780738604824 | 0738604828
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Research & Education Assn
Pub. Date: 9/22/2009

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SummaryTable of Contents
Practice with REA and Pass the PSSA! REA's second edition of ourReady, Set, Go!Reading & Writing test prep for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exam gets Pennsylvania students ready for this crucial high-stakes test. Specifically designed to boost essential reading and writing skills, this test prep provides all the instruction and practice eighth grade students need to excel on this important exam. Written in an easy-to-follow, student-friendly style, it's perfect for classroom, family, or individual study. Fully aligned with the Assessment Anchors adopted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the review chapters cover every topic tested on the exam, including: word recognition, inferences and conclusions, main ideas, literary analysis, and writing and revising essays. Numerous drills and review lessons throughout the book enhance student vocabulary and literary analysis skills. Key tutorials reinforce writing skills and increase the reading comprehension abilities needed to succeed on the test. Color icons highlight the key concepts, questions, and activities in each chapter. A diagnostic Pretest pinpoints student strengths and weaknesses, and a full-length Posttest allows students to measure their progress and focus on areas in need of further study. Our confidence-building test tips help reduce test anxiety and boost test-day readiness for this important high-stakes exam. Whether used in a classroom, for home or self study, or with a tutor, this test prep gets Pennsylvania studentsreadyfor their important high-stakes exam,setto take on new challenges, and helps themgoforward in their studies!
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About Research & Education Association
Acknowledgments
Succeeding on the PSSA: 8th Grade Reading and Writing
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Why Students Are Required to Take the PSSA
What's on the PSSA
Assessment Anchors
Tips for the Student
Tips for Parents
Pretest
Pretest Answers
Reading
Word Recognition
America's First Zoo
Catching the Butterflies
The Common Cold: Unbeatable Bug?
The Invisible Tree
Inferences and Conclusions
The Truth About Organ Donation
Excerpt from Hard Times
Space Colonization: Too Big a Risk
Excerpt from The Secret Garden
Main Idea
The Trail of Tears
The Birth of Golf
The Lamplighter
Mosquitoes: Annoying but Amazing
Author's Purpose
How to Set up an Aquarium
The Frame
Beating Writer's Block
Cutting Class Size
Literature, Part 1
Excerpt from Bleak House
Up-Hill
Mr. Salazar
The Story of an Hour
Literature, Part 2
Memories of Montgomery
The Bunkhouse
Bitter Competition
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Writing and Revising
Revising/Editing
Essay Writing
Posttest
Posttest Answers
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