California Finish Line ELA

The California Finish Line English-Language Arts workbook gives students an opportunity to review and practice the reading and writing skills that are outlined in the English-Language Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools for grades 9 and 10 and the skills that are tested by the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

Lessons include:

• Detailed descriptions of the skills

• Guided practice
  Students will get more than just practice here—they’ll get help. They’ll learn how to examine answer choices as they decide on their answers.

• Techniques for improving reading and writing skills

• Strategies for improving test-taking skills
   
• Independent practice
  A section called “It’s Your Turn” features reading questions and writing tasks to help students practice what they’ve learned.
   

CONTENTS
Overview	5
Chapter 1
Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development	6
Chapter 2
Reading Comprehension, Focus on Informational Materials	15
Chapter 3
Literary Response and Analysis	39
Chapter 4
Writing Strategies	75
Chapter 5
Writing Applications	91
Chapter 6
Written and Oral Language Conventions	109
Usage Handbook
Capitalization	122
Punctuation	124
Usage	131
Spelling	142
Troublesome Words	148

Teacher’s guides include:

• Reading and writing strategies
• Answer keys
• A scoring rubric
• Correlations to the California Content Standards for grades 9 and 10