3rd Grade STAAR Reading Test Prep Passages – Literary Genres Unit 1

Description

STAAR reading practice for literary genres. This first unit of 3rd grade test prep includes reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions, including the new question types, for fiction, poetry, and drama.

Third grade Texas reading test prep: reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions for fourth grade tested reading TEKS, including new question types! It’s great test prep for the RLA STAAR, and it covers all of the literary genres tested in 3rd grade! Includes 9 reading passages, questions, and more!

Each week in this daily spiral review includes one short passage that covers the new TEKS, and a test aligned question to answer each day. New question types included (Hot Text, Multi-select question, and Short Constructed Responses)

****This resource is a .zip file that contains pdfs and two versions of an editable data tracker that you can edit with Adobe Reader. Be sure that you have the software that will enable to you to open these files.*******

Included in this resource:

Nine weeks of passages inlcud: (26 pages)

• One half-page passage per week in various literary genres for a total of nine passages
• 5 questions (one for each day) aligned with tested TEKS
• Aligned to tested TEKS/Readiness/Supporting Genres:
• 3 Fiction
• 2 Drama
• 2 Literary Nonfiction
• 2 Poetry (one narrative, one free verse)

Teacher Tools: (9 pages)

• TEKS Coverage Alignment Guide: the first nine weeks covers TEKS related to the genres of Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Literary Nonfiction.
• TEKS Mastery Tracker (data collection page: printable and editable format in Adobe Reader)

Academic Vocabulary Word Wall: (16 pages)

• Academic Vocabulary by Week Guide
• Academic Vocabulary Headers for each genre: Fiction, Drama, Poetry, and Literary Nonfiction.
• Academic Vocabulary for each week

Answer Documents (3 pages)

• Student Answer Document
• Teacher Key

Accommodations (10 pages)

• Large Print Version: Each text in a full-page version for students who need the accommodation

Reading & Writing Connections (12 pages)

• Recommended titles for building background knowledge about the topics of each passage
• Writing response for each passage – perfect for practicing for the Extended Constructed Response portion of the ELAR STAAR!

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To grab the bundle which includes all four nine weeks of test review, and save a bundle, too :), click here!

• Third Grade TEK-a-Day 2nd Nine Weeks
• Fourth Grade TEK-a-Day
• Fifth Grade TEK-a-Day

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