OSSLT Resources Grades 7-10

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Grade 7 - 10 OSSLT Roadmap

Click the image above to access the DSB1 Roadmap to OSSLT Success document (2023 & Beyond)

Mandatory Focus Area

OSSLT Diagnostic Resource

Grade 7

Cross-Curricular Texts

Ready-made lessons!

ePub - open on iPad)

Mandatory Focus Area

OSSLT Diagnostic Resource

Grade 8

Cross-Curricular Texts

Ready-made lessons!

ePub - open on iPad)

Mandatory Focus Area

Grade 9

OSSLT Practice Tests

Click HERE for instructions.

Click HERE for Online Practice Test.

Click HERE for Online Test Answer Key

Cross-Curricular Texts

Ready-made lessons!

OSSLT Features, Accessibility, Rubrics and Overview

An overview of the OSSLT on the iPad

OSSLT Accessibility Tools

OSSLT Open-Response Rubric

OSSLT Annotation Tools

OSSLT Opinion Essay Rubric (Topic Development)

Click HERE to access the Nearpod

OSSLT Opinion Essay Rubric (Conventions)

Grade 10

6 Week Prep

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This section has 6 topics that should be covered prior to writing the OSSLT. Begin by sharing the OSSLT Overview and Accessibility Features Resources from above, then go through each topic below in any order. Finish by completing the Practice Test during the Onboarding process. The resources provided here are intended to be a quick refresher and to determine if students need additional support in these areas. For supplemental resources on specific concepts, please see the interactive workbooks below.

  1. Information Paragraph & Multiple Choice

  2. Dialogue & Multiple Choice

  3. News Reports & R.A.C.E. Strategy

  4. Real-Life Narrative and Multiple Choice

  5. Planning an Opinion Essay

  6. Grammar and Conventions

Reading Strategy: Skim and Scan

1.Information Paragraph and Multiple Choice Strategies

Read the Questions First

Answer the Questions in your Mind

Process of Elimination

Practice Texts (Open with iPad)

Punctuating a Dialogue

2. Dialogue and Multiple Choice Strategies

Read the Questions First

Answer the Questions in your Mind

Sequence of Events

Process of Elimination

Practice Texts (Open with iPad)

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Finding the Main Idea

3. News Report and R.A.C.E. Strategy

R.A.C.E. Strategy

R.A.C.E. Anchor Chart

Open-Response Rubric

Practice Texts (Open with iPad)

Real-Life Narrative

4. Real-Life Narrative and Multiple Choice

Read the Questions First

Answer the Questions in your Mind

Sequence of Events

Process of Elimination

Practice Texts (Open with iPad)

Writing a 5 Paragraph Essay

5. Planning an Opinion Essay

Introduction

Anchor Chart

Body

T-Chart and Main Arguments

Conclusion

OSSLT Opinion Essay Rubrics

Graphic Organizer

Workbook with Sample Essay (open with iPad)

Success Criteria

OSSLT Punctuation

Nearpod to Assign to Students

6. Grammar and Conventions

Google Forms to Assign to Students

Anchor Charts and Graphic Organizers

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Apple Pages Instructions

  1. On the iPad, select the “Pages Version” button.

  2. Once in Google Drive, click on the 3 dots in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

  3. Select “Open in”

  4. Choose “Open in Pages”

  5. Select “Edit” to work in the book.

Interactive Workbooks

Pages Version (Open with iPad): https://bit.ly/3I5nca9

PDF Version: https://bit.ly/3HQy9fs

Pages Version (Open with iPad): https://bit.ly/33lxLqa

PDF Version: https://bit.ly/34BEb5n

Pages version (Open with iPad): https://bit.ly/3uYNjfd

PDF version: https://bit.ly/3GJ3TBT

Copy and paste the link to share workbook with students (Open in Pages): https://bit.ly/3o10d7V

Copy and paste the link below to share the workbook with students (Open in Pages): https://bit.ly/3fFJOkL

Pages Version (Open with iPad): https://bit.ly/3Jk5foi

PDF Version: https://bit.ly/3HMYjQi

Pages Version (Open with iPad): https://bit.ly/36hkNLm

PDF Version: https://bit.ly/34Y4ZMG

Copy and paste the link below to share workbook with students (Open in Pages): https://bit.ly/3qGAC5R

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