Preparation for the M-STEP English Language Arts Assessments for 2017-2018!

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 M-STEP ELA tests. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write opinion pieces, essays, and narratives. 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

Preparation for the M-STEP English Language Arts Assessments

• Helps students gain the skills and experience needed for the M-STEP ELA tests
• Provides extensive experience with constructed-response questions
• Students learn to understand, analyze, and respond to texts
• Prepares students for persuasive, informative, and narrative writing tasks
• Encourages students to write strong text-based essays
• Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing

Full Coverage of the Michigan 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

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