Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading & BEST Writing
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Welcome to Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading & B.E.S.T. Writing
Welcome to Albert's Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading & BEST Writing course!
This page provides specific content-related information for Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading & BEST Writing prep course, including how it is organized, what standards it is aligned to, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.
For testing information or details about the exam itself, visit the Florida Department of Education.
Subject Organization
Albert's Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading & BEST Writing course is organized into themes and further broken into short, formative assessments on specific topics.
Themes
Our full Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading & BEST Writing subject guide includes 2 themes:
- FAST ELA Reading Quizzes
- B.E.S.T. Writing Free Response Questions
FAST ELA Reading Quizzes
Our topic quiz theme contains a set of short, formative topic quizzes. Each topic quiz is designed to be given in a single class period. The quiz questions mimic the rigor and format of the actual exam. For example, here are some topic quizzes within the theme:
- Reading Quiz - Prose | Peter Pan
- Reading Quiz - Poetry | Remember and Mother
- Reading Quiz - Informational | Wildfires
BEST Writing Free Response Questions
Our free-response question theme contains an expository and an argumentative free-response question. Each free-response question is designed to be given in a single class period. The questions mimic the rigor and format of the actual exam. For example, here are the topics within the theme:
- Free Response - Argument | Later School Start Times
- Free Response - Expository | Benefits of Learning a New Language
Using Standards to Find Questions
Every question is aligned to the standards outlined in Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards for English Language Arts (ELA). Each standard begins with the state abbreviation FL.
You can find questions aligned to learning standards using our standards search tool. In the Standards drop-down at the top of the Assessments tab, you can search for standards by name (for example, FL ELA.9.V.1.3) or description. When you type in characters that match one of the standards, the drop-down will populate with matching standards.
For more help on finding questions using standards, visit our Help Center.
Question Types
Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading & BEST Writing uses a variety of question types to test students’ understanding of content and provide meaningful practice of important skills.
- Multiple Choice
- Multiple Select
- Two-Way Table
- Snippet Select
- Free Response
Related Content
For additional material, you can combine Grade 9 FAST ELA Reading and BEST Writing with our other core courses, Reading Skills, Poetry, and Novels and Drama. Our core courses are aligned to Florida standards, so you can leverage thousands of aligned practice questions across Albert to assess, reteach, and extend student learning.
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