New and Updated for the Revised PARCC Assessments for 2015-2016! This practice book is the perfect preparation tool for the new PARCC English Language Arts assessments. It includes practice for all the tasks students will encounter on the real PARCC tests. Complete Preparation for the PARCC Tests - Separate sets cover all the types of tasks found on the real tests - Includes practice for literary analysis tasks, research simulation tasks, narrative writing tasks, literary passage sets, informational passage sets, and paired passages - Each set mimics the content of the real assessments - Flexible format allows question sets to be completed to suit any schedule Matches the PARCC English Language Arts Assessments - Covers the Common Core skills assessed on the PARCC assessments - Includes the same question types found on the PARCC assessments - Provides practice completing selected-response, technology-enhanced, and constructed-response questions - Includes essay questions and narrative writing tasks Focuses on the Key Features of the Common Core Standards and PARCC Tests - Stronger emphasis on writing skills - Encourages close reading - Focuses on using evidence from texts - Greater emphasis on analyzing and evaluating texts - Increased rigor compared to previous tests