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Worksheet
Curated OER

Growth of Florida's Railroads

For Students 5th - 7th
Based on an examination of Florida's railroad system, this multi-step lesson addresses FCAT requirements specific to Florida. After reading a passage, scholars use a map of the state to label railroad systems. They describe the goods...
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Teaching Strategies (Reading) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Printable, fifty-five page PDF file of a staff development manual containing strategies for teaching reading. Includes chapters on vocabulary, main ideas and supporting details, author's purpose, chronological order, plot and conflict...
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Unit Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Plot & Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students understand the elements of a story provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as DLTA/DRTA, Plot Diagrams, Story Clock, Story Mapping, Summary...
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Website
Other

Graduate Educational Information Service: Test Prep Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains great information to help students prepare for many national standardized tests, including the SAT, PSAT, ACT, GED, and many others. Along with tips and strategies, there are a number of free practice tests.
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Chronological Order

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize the order of events in a selection provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as plot diagrams, probable passages, story mapping, summary...
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Contextual Clues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize the meaning of words through contextual clues provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as C(2)QU (See Two Cue You), PReP (Prereading Plan),...
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Main Idea With Supporting Details

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize main ideas and supporting details provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as Main Idea Pyramids, Number Notes, QAR (Question/Answer...
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Activity
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Fact & Opinion

For Teachers 4th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize the difference between fact and opinion provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes teaching ideas such as analyzing facts and opinions in newspapers, and...
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Organizing Information

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students organize information found in a text provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as graphic organizers, hierarchical summaries, KWL, and previewing.
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

University of South Florida: Fcat Express: Author's Purpose Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice identifying author's purpose by recognizing the purpose in titles, understanding the difference between fact and opinion, and identifying the purpose of various forms of writing.
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Activity
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Compare & Contrast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Strategies to help students recognize similarities and differences provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as Character Frames, Character Mapping, Semantic Feature Analysis,...
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Study Guide
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Story Mapping Worksheet (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 8th
Printable PDF file of a Story Mapping Worksheet. Students identify the main events in the beginning, middle, and end of a story. It is provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade.
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Graphic
University of South Florida

Fcat Express: Probable Passage Matrix (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Printable PDF file of a Probable Passage Matrix graphic organizer. It asks students to identify the characters, setting, problem, solution, and ending of a story, and it is provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Reading Comprehension: Context Clues and Inferences

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reading comprehension flipchart uses Activote and a puzzle to review context clues and inferences. It is intended to review for the FCAT or other state assessment exams.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fcat Power Verb Matching

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a simple, one-page flipchart. The verbs are those considered to be power verbs, representative of the type of reading skills required to score proficiently on the Florida Comprehensive...