CAASPP Strategies
Why is CAASPP Important?
Bootcamp Week 1
Bootcamp Week 2
Figurative Language
100

Hours of sleep to be well-rested before the CAASPP test(Hint: 4x2)

8 hours

100

Your score is attached to whose name?

Ms. Aguilera
100

Name the three type of writing formats you may be assigned to write on the CAASPP Performance Task (essay)

Argumentative, Explanatory/Expository, Narrative

100

What is plagiarism?

Copying from the text word for word without using quotation marks or paraphrasing

100

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

Simile

200

You have this in the morning before a CAASPP test.

Breakfast

200

This is determined by 8th grade CAASPP test

English class placement

200

Transition words you can use to introduce the counterargument in your claim.

Despite / While / Although

200

Define editorial

Opinion article

200

A comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

300

What should you not have during the CAASPP test?

Phone, Applewatch - ANY PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY IS A NO NO

300

Your score is a reflection of what?

My effort and Ms. Aguilera's teaching

300

What does ABC stand for in ELA?

Attention Getter (hook) , Background Information , Claim (thesis)

300

Define synthesize

To combine, add, put altogether

300

Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or animals

Personification

400

A strategy that involves coloring words

Highlighting

400

Your score is a culmination of which skills?

Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking

400

The reason an author writes a text (name three common purposes)

Persuade, Inform, Entertain = PIE

400
On the CAASPP, will you be able to listen to audio recordings more than once?

YES - You can replay the audio as many times as you'd like. Listen to it carefully before you answer any questions.

400

The repetition of the same beginning sound in words that are close together.

Alliteration

500

Scenario: You open the first question on the CAASPP. You're given an article. What test-taking strategy should you use?

Read the question - KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO LOOK FOR OR DO.

500

When does the ELA CAASPP start?

Monday, 4/27

500

What is the formula for writing a claim?

Despite/While/Although + Counterargument + Claim

500

Name two writing tips for argumentative writing.

Always pick a side / Provide evidence from multiple sources / Have a clear claim in your intro / Never use personal pronouns / Don't insert your personal opinion

500

Explain how understanding figurative language helps you recognize an author's purpose and theme.

Figurative language creates mood and tone, which reveal what the author wants to emphasize; it also helps convey the deeper meaning (theme) of the text.

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