PARCC

PARCC is the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. New York State is an active participant in PARCC's process to develop assessments to evaluate students' understanding of the Common Core Learning Standards. These are the resources most relevant to ELA teachers. In some cases I've included links to additional resources that will support PARCC's goals.

PARCC Framework

Grade 3 questions based on //Scott Foresman Science: How Animals Live// by Lisa Oram Grade 6 questions based on //Julie of the Wolves// by Jean C. George Grade 7 questions based on several Amelia Earhart resources Grade 10 questions based on the myth of Daedalus and Icarus
 * PARCC's Item and Task Prototypes** resource (sample assessment questions)
 * "Biography of Amelia Earhart" from //Amelia Earhart: The Official Website//
 * "Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found" from Discovery News website
 * "Amelia Earhart's Life and Disappearance" from Watchmojo website
 * "Daedalus and Icarus" by Ovid (Brooks More, ed.) alternate site] printable copy]
 * "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Triumph" by Anne Sexton