Writing Strategies
The formula (three letters) used to write a text-base response
What is C-E-R?
A strategy for answering multiple choice questions.
What students do when actively reading.
What is highlighting, taking notes?
The resource students can use the day of the MCAS for unknown words.
What is the built-in dictionary?
Two things that you can bring with you on MCAS day.
What are a snack and a free-reading book?
The strategy used to plan a writing response before drafting.
What is outline or quick plan?
The punctuation mark needed to go around the title of a short story or text evidence.
What is quotes?
In addition to indenting, these show organization in your writing and should use these at the start of each paragraph.
What are transition words?
Besides your name, the notes you should write down on your SCRAP paper as soon as you receive it during MCAS.
What are CER sentence starters and Narrative planning reminders...?
Two strategies you can remember for the test tomorrow.
What are take a breath and take your time?
The final step you should take before submitting your open response or narrative writing.
What is reread and edit?
The kind of sentence that should begin each paragraph.
What is a topic sentence or mini claim?
The punctuation mark that follows a transition word or phrase.
What is a comma?
Two tools that can help you take notes while reading MCAS passages.
What are the notepad and highlighter tools?
You should make sure you do this the night before MCAS.
What is a good night's rest?
The number of text evidence needed in a 5-paragraph essay.
What is at least three ( one per paragraph)?
The question you should review before reading a passage on the MCAS
What is the Open Response/Written Response question?
Read the directions.
What should you do before you start a section or session?
The two sections of the scoring rubric
Topic/Idea Development and Standard English Conventions
What are Topic/Idea Development and Standard English Conventions?
Two things you should do before you come to school on MCAS day.
What are eat a healthy breakfast and get enough sleep?
Three transitions that you can use to make your reasoning sound sophisticated/ mature.
What is this evidence highlights, it is important to notice, this example demonstrates...
The way you can use a prompt to help you write your main claim for an Open Response question.
What is TTQA (Turn the Question Around)?
The number of times students should read anything for MCAS.
What is two to three times?
At least two resources on your ELA Google Classroom site that you should review before MCAS.
What are literary terms and Color-Coding Guide or using any MCAS prep?