Roadmap to 8th Grade Reading, Virginia Edition

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The Princeton Review, 2002 - 240 sider
If Students Need to Know It, It's in This Book
This book develops the English and reading comprehension skills of eighth-graders. It builds skills that will help them succeed in school and on the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments.
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Our experts at The Princeton Review have analyzed the Virginia SOL English: Reading/Literature and Research Assessment, and this book provides the most up-to-date, thoroughly researched practice possible. We break down the test into individual skills to familiarize students with the test's structure, while increasing their overall skill level.
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We know what it takes to succeed in the classroom and on tests. This book includes strategies that are proven to improve student performance. We provide
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CONTENTS ParentTeacher Introduction
1
Student Introduction
3
Miles and Map Checks
7
Identifying Genre and Purpose
8
Identifying the Main Idea
12
Finding Supporting Details
16
Answering Questions About Specific Information
20
Using the Process of Elimination
24
Getting Inside a Characters Head
76
Map Check 4
80
Elements of Poetry
88
Literary Techniques
92
Map Check 5
96
Using Graphic Organizers
104
Following Directions
108
Map Check 6
112

Map Check 1
28
Using Word References
38
Learning Vocabulary in Context
42
Map Check 2
46
Making Inferences
56
Elements of Narrative
60
Map Check 3
64
Making Predictions
72
Fact or Opinion?
120
Looking Closely at an Argument
124
Map Check 7
128
Practice Tests
154
Answer Key for Miles and Map Checks
200
Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1
227
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