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March Writing SOL Testing Informtation

VA Standards of Learning (SOLs) Curriculum Framework Compared to the National Common Core Standards

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/sol_ccss_comparison_english.pdf pg. 200 =Secondary Info.

SOL English State Standards--Revisions for 2017/2018

SOL Tips: Key Terms for Mastering the Writing and Reading SOL

SOL Terms PP

Student Sheet

SOL Writing Resources

2015 Online SOL Writing Multiple Choice Practice Questions

2015 Online SOL Writing Answer Key

State SOL Online Writing Resources

State SOL Writing Practice Items

SOL Essay (Short Paper) Online Practice Tool

SOL Writing Resources

Pronoun-Antecedent PowerPoint

Pronoun Antec PP

SOL Persuasive Writing Resources

SOL State Writing Prompts

SOL End of Course (EOC) Writing Tests

2006 EOC Writing Test

2007 EOC Writing Test

2009 EOC Writing Test

2010 EOC Writing Test

SOL RLR resources presented from the state of Virginia testing center.

The resources, Grade 8 Reading Demonstration Items and EOC Reading Demonstration Items,

consist of previously released SOL reading passages and test items based on the 2002 standards

and are presented using the new TestNav 7 software. (Certain computers must meet TestNav 7

requirements to access these tools.)

Grade 8 Reading Demonstration Items
http://www.vaassessments.com/reading/gr8/demoitems

EOC Reading Demonstration Items
http://www.vaassessments.com/reading/EOC/demoitems

SOL End of Course (EOC) Reading, Literature, and Research (RLR) Tests

2001 EOC Reading Test

2002 EOC Reading Test

2003 EOC Reading Test

2004 EOC Reading Test

2007 EOC Reading Test

2008 EOC Reading Test

2009 EOC Reading Test

SOL Reading Activities
SOL RLR Practice Activities

SOL PowerPoint Presentations (Reading Strategies)

Reading Skills

Main Ideas

Supporting Details

Implied Main Idea

Relationships I (Transitions)

Relationships II (Transitions)

Inferences

Purpose and Tone

Argument

Critical Reading

Literary Terms

English 11 Literary Terms

Literary Terms Review

WorkKeys Information: Alternative for the EOC Reading and Writing SOL

https://www.lcps.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=172842

SOL Practice Sites

Wonderful Reading Comprehension Passages and Answers

http://www.englishforeveryone.org/

Another Wonderful Reading Comprehension Site
http://www.readtheory.org/2009/

Reading Comprehension Connection

http://www.readingcomprehensionconnection.com/reading_lesson.php

Practice Reading Skills

http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM

Online Reading Activities

(Revising site)

Reading Comprehension Practice Tests

(Revising site)

Identifying Tone

(Revising site)

Reading for Thinking: Context Clues, Understanding Bias, Drawing Conclusions, Purpose and Tone, and Paraphrasing

http://www.laflemm.com/RfT/RfTPracticeContents.html

Vocabulary in Context

(Revising site)

Short Story Literary Elements

http://www.quia.com/quiz/212071.html

Grammar and Reading Comprehension

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/index.htm

Interactive SOL Games

http://www.quia.com/ba/92120.html

Battleship Game with RLR Questions

http://www.quia.com/jg/997832.html

Flashcards, concentration, and Matching for the RLR

http://www.quia.com/pp/14217.html

Number the Steps You Should Follow When Doing Research

http://www.studystack.com/StudyStackMenu.jsp?studyStackId=19134

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March Writing SOL Testing Informtation