Download or read book Arizona Test Prep Writing Skills Workbook Daily Azmerit Practice Grade 7: Preparation for the Azmerit Ela Tests written by A. Hawas and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepares students for the AzMERIT English Language Arts Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the AzMERIT ELA assessments. This workbook covers the new 2016 English Language Arts standards first tested in 2019. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, arguments, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. 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, argument, 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 AzMERIT English Language Arts Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, arguments, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the AzMERIT writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous AzMERIT assessments - Develops all the writing skills described in 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