Weblink: What Is Being Assessed on the ASK Tests

1. Click the link below.
2. Select a grade level and subject area.
3. Look at the Areas of Focus.
4. Areas of Focus in boldface print are most likely to be assessed.
5. Sample test questions can sometimes be found under Comments and Examples, to the right of the Areas of Focus.

http://www.nj.gov/education/aps/njscp/

Writing With Spice Order Form

http://www.eirc.org/

Web Link: South Jersey Academy for Teaching and Learning

The home page:
http://southjerseyacademy.com/

Create & share lesson plans:
http://southjerseyacademy.com/tr/tre.htm

Use or customize ready-made rubrics:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Language arts literacy resources:
http://southjerseyacademy.com/tr/tre.htm

Persuasive writing tools:
http://southjerseyacademy.com/academy/persuasive.htm

Visit Academy Workshops online:
http://southjerseyacademy.com/cumber/miniwork.htm

Technology Resources:
http://southjerseyacademy.com/tr/tre.htm

Blog Link: Narrative Essay Writing

http://essaywritingblog.com/tag/narrative-essays

Blog Link: Essay Writing

http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/1163

Web Link: Sample Open-ended Scoring Rubric

http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/j/JanScoreRubric.pdf

Web Link: Multiple Choice Prep

http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/frame-ls-57.htm

Mapping your curriculum

Think of your 5 favorite language arts lessons
Add these 5 lessons first, if they align to the core curriculum content standards
Know the standards (and CPIs) that you need to teach at your grade level
Fill in lessons for 80% of the days between September and April
80% allows you to expect the unexpected...assemblies, fire drills, snow days, etc.
Put the lessons in a sensible sequence, preferably by units
Put those that don’t make the top list in May or June
Put the rest on an “if-there’s-time” list

Web Link: NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards

http://www.nj.gov/education/cccs/