IA 1 Simulator 9/30/2024

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IA 1 Review

9/30/2024

​Btw, I gave an extension on the Unit 2 Exam due to the hurricane last week. It is now due tomorrow before midnight.

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Focus:
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Revising
Language/formal
and informal

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Central idea

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Text Structure

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Word meaning

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Authors Purpose

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Dictionary Entries

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Participial Phrases

Standards:

ELAGSE8L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading
and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

ELAGSE8RI2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its
development over the course of the text, including its
relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective
summary of the text.

ELAGSE8RI5: Analyze in detail the structure of a specific
paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences
in developing and refining a key concept
ELAGSE8RI6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in
a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and
responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.

ELAGSE8L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage when writing or
speaking. a. Explain the function of verbals (gerunds,
participles, infinitives) in general and their function in
particular sentences.

Multiple Choice

ACTIVATOR

Based on a recent report, physical activity has been shown to play a significant role in students’ overall well-being. Students who engage in regular exercise tend to have better concentration in class and report feeling more energetic and positive. Additionally, physical fitness is essential for children’s physical and mental development. So, it’s kind of obvious that schools should make exercise a top priority!

Which of the following is the best way to revise the underlined sentence for appropriate language while maintaining the same meaning?

• Therefore, it is evident that making exercise a priority in schools is essential.

• Clearly, it's super important for schools to focus on exercise.

• Schools should obviously make exercise a top priority, don't you think?

• Exercise should definitely be a focus for schools, as everyone knows it matters.

Multiple Choice

A student wants to make the ideas in the following paragraph clearer. Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Emma is an excellent team player. She listens to others' ideas and always offers help when needed. As a result, her classmates admire and respect her. David believes Emma should join the debate team because she is good at communicating.

Which specific word or phrase best replaces the underlined words?

• because she is confident

• since she is helpful

• because she is articulate

• since she is organized

Draw

Highlight or circle the main, or central idea of the passage.

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Draw

Use your drawing tools to underline or highlight clues to help you identify the text structure. Then, choose the correct answer.

Draw

First, use your drawing tools to underline or highlight clues to help you identify the text structure. Then, choose the correct answer.

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Commonly Confused Words

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence: 

The new school policy was introduced to promote healthier eating habits, which many students initially resisted, but later came to appreciate.

What effect does the underlined word have in this sentence?

•  It introduces a reason for the policy.

• It provides additional information about the students' reactions.

• It contrasts the students' initial and later attitudes.

• It emphasizes the importance of the policy change.

Draw

First, use your drawing tools to underline clues to help you determine the author's purpose, then mark the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

Which part of the sentence below is a participial phrase?

Climbing the tall tree, the boy tried to reach the highest branch to pick the fruit.

• Climbing the tall tree

• the boy tried

• to reach the highest branch

• to pick the fruit

Multiple Choice

Which part of the sentence below is a participial phrase?

Grinning from ear to ear, the children ran to greet their grandparents.

• Grinning from ear to ear

• the children ran

• to greet their grandparents

• from ear to ear

Draw

Use your drawing tools to underline the correct definition.

Draw

Use your drawing tools to underline the correct definition.

Draw

A student is writing a report to go with a history project about the causes of the American Revolution. The student wants to revise the draft of the report to provide a stronger conclusion that relates to and supports the information presented.

Underline the concluding paragraph that should not be included because it does not relate to nor support the information presented in the report.

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Independent Practice

Independent Work Time

Go to Clever then, log into IXL.
Choose a skill and type the code in the search bar:

-Themes: STM
-Identify Details in Informational Texts: 8HV
-Academic Vocabulary in Informational Text: LY6
-Trace an argument: UNX
Multiple Meaning Words/Definitions: WWZ
-Central Idea: TH7
-Transition Words: 6VK
-Participial Phrases: 8GV

Word Cloud

Word Cloud Exit Ticket!

After this review, how are you feeling about the ELA IA1? Please answer with one or two words only.