Multiple Choice
What should you do first when two answer choices both seem correct?
What is Go back to the passage
The term used for information from a passage that supports a claim.
What is "textual evidence"?
The two required elements in text analysis (Part 3 essay) response are...
What are the central idea and writing strategy/literary element?
The way a character is described according to a text/story.
What is characterization?
“School uniforms should not be required because students should express themselves.”
Fix the issue by adding a counterclaim.
What is
“Although some people believe uniforms should be required because they improve discipline, students should not be required to wear them because they should have the freedom to express their individuality through clothing choices.”
This strategy helps students avoid trick answers
What is eliminating wrong answers (process of elimination)
This is how you cite textual evidence
What is (Source 1, line 35) or (Text 1, line 35)
(Text 4, lines 15-18)
(Source 3, lines 10-11)
A universal statement or message that can be applied to the text
What is the central idea?
A problem between 2 or more opposing forces.
What is a conflict?
"teenagers require more sleep to improve focus and health"
Fix the citation issue.
the author explains that "teenagers require more sleep to improve focus and health" (Text 3, lines 13-14)
This is how many questions are given to each text in the MC portion
1. 10 (Fiction)
2. 4 (Poetry)
3. 10 (Nonfiction)
Opposite of your argument...
Create a counterclaim for this claim:
"Students should be required to wear school uniforms to school every day because everyone can be equal."
What is a counterclaim?
"Students should NOT be required to wear school uniforms to school every day because it takes away a student's creativity."
Some examples include characterization, conflict, and imagery
What is the writing strategy?
The beginning and ending to your argumentative essay.
What is the introduction and conclusion?
Central idea: "When we are forced to face many difficult challenges, we should face them head on because it will surely lead to success."
Writing strategy: "Conflict"
What is:
In title by author, the author uses the writing strategy of conflict to convey the central idea that When we are forced to face many difficult challenges, we should face them head on because it will surely lead to success. Through the use of conflict, the author shows that when we have to deal with problems in our lives, we should tackle them because we will achieve our goals.
The minimum passing score of the ELA regents exam.
What is 65 for a Regents Diploma or 55 for a Local Diploma?
According to the ELA regents argumentative rubric, this is the highest score you can get. Also, how do you get at least a 4?
What is 6/6?
Include a claim with at least two to three reasons, a counterclaim and rebuttal, text evidence with text and line #'s from AT LEAST THREE TEXTS, and at least five paragraphs total.
According to the ELA regents exam rubric, the highest possible grade you can get on a text analysis response is...
What is 4/4?
This is how many texts are you suppose to refer back when stating your evidence.
Also, this is what happens if you cite less than 3 of the texts
3 out of 4 texts
What is the highest you can get on the argument essay is a 3 out of 6
This is missing from this argument essay paragraph:
One reason schools should start later is because students get tired in class. Many students cannot focus because they are sleepy. This makes school harder and students do worse in class sometimes. Also, students probably feel stressed when they wake up early every day. This is not healthy for students and can affect them badly.
What is text OR source number as well as line #
The first thing you should do on the Multiple choice part of the exam is...
What is bracket the questions by reading each question and going back to bracket the line #s (label Q1, Q2, Q3, etc)
Fix this weak evidence citation:
“Text says phones are distracting.”
“In Text 2, lines 5-7, the author explains that phones reduce students’ concentration during class.”
What should students include when using evidence in Part 3?
What is the proper format for the Text Analysis essay?
What is
come up with one central idea
one writing strategy
explain each quote and how it an example of the writing strategy
then connect it back to your central idea.
Tell me what is wrong with this part 3 text analysis response:
The story “The Ravine” by Graham Salisbury is interesting and has many events that happen throughout the story. The narrator goes into the ravine and feels nervous about what might happen there. The story has suspense and the character experiences fear during different moments.
What is there is no central idea or writing strategy. They don't tie any of it back to the central idea.