12 Summative Assessments Beyond the Essay

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Reimagine assessment with creative, high-impact projects that can be applied to ANY TEXT and ANY ELA CURRICULUM because you are burned out of the repetitive read-answer these questions-write this essay-repeat. 

These 12 summative assessments empower students to analyze, create, and connect literature to the real world that you can rotate with a traditional 5 paragraph essay. Each assessment comes with editable directions, templates, examples, and watch in action tutorials ready to adapt to meet the needs of your students and texts. 

Featured Assessments:

• Canva Children's Books

• Canva Presentations and Recordings

• Dear Humanity: An Open Letter Project

• Essay Discussions

• Fortune Tellers

• Infographics for R.A.C.E.S Argumentative Writing

• Lit Circles and the 2 Page Spread

• Literary Mosaics

• Mini Podcasts

• *NEW* Student Recs for Choice Reading

• Socratic Seminars

• Wanted Poster: The 7 Deadly Vices

Perfect for ELA teachers who want to help students engage critically so they don't view reading, writing, and speaking as monotonous.