Literary Analysis Task
How much time will you have in total for the Literary Analysis task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
90 min. (1 hr and 30 min.)
How much time will you have in total for the Research Simulation task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
90 min. (1 hour and 30 minutes)
How much time will you have in total for the Narrative writing task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
90 min. (1 hour and 30 minutes)
This term means "showing how things are similar."
What is 'comparing'?
If I am finished with my test and there is a large amount of time remaining, I should ....
read the entire test (passages, questions, answers, and my writing) over and over again until the teacher tells me to submit.
*** DAILY DOUBLE ***
How many texts do you have to read and analyze?
three
(2 Passages for the Literary Analysis Writing Task + 1 Reading Passage Set)
How many articles do you have to read and analyze?
Three
Most likely, you will need to complete one of two types of narratives. Explain the two types of prompts you might see in the Narrative Writing task.
1) Complete the narrative/continue the story; 2) Rewrite the narrative from another perspective/point of view
This term refers to all the events of a story.
What is 'plot'?
If you are struggling with a question, what should you do?
Look back in the text OR
Flag it and come back to it later.
What will the essay prompt for the Literary Analysis Task (most likely) ask?
Determine a common or similar theme represented in both texts.
Compare and contrast story elements of both texts. (ie. how the characters respond to challenges, character traits, settings, plot)
1) Read and analyze an informational topic presented in multiple sources
2) Synthesize the information.
A synthesis essay is a written work that takes a unique viewpoint about a central idea, theme, or topic, and backs it up with a combination of multiple sources.
No matter the prompt, your narrative should include AT LEAST one line of ________.
dialogue
This term refers to the lesson or moral of a story or poem.
What is 'theme'?
True or False: There will be more than one Literary Analysis task on the LEAP 2025 ELA test.
False.
***DAILY DOUBLE***
If the exemplar narrative is written from the first person point of view, you should continue the narrative in ____________.
first person point of view
This phrase refers to details related to the five senses.
What are 'sensory details'?
How are multiple choice questions graded on the LEAP 2025 ELA Test?
Part A & B BOTH correct= 2 pts;
Part A correct, but Part B incorrect = 1 pt;
Part A incorrect, but Part A correct = 0 pts
"I'm going to write a narrative about what happens when Sally arrives at Aunt Sarah's house..."
Why is the example above a bad example of narrative writing?
It's not actually writing a narrative. The response is telling the reader what they will write, rather than actually writing the narrative. Remember, SHOW...don't TELL.
RACE stands for __________ .
(R)estate the question, (A)nswer the question, (C)ite evidence from the text, (E)xplain your evidence and ELABORATE.