Literary Analysis Task
How much time will you have in total for the Literary Analysis task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
90 min.
How much time will you have in total for the Research Simulation task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
90 min.
How much time will you have in total for the Narrative writing task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
90 min.
Identify if the following writing prompt is literary analysis, research simulation or narrative.
You have read three passages describing the world of cryptozoology. Write an essay explaining why some people support cryptozoology and others do not. Support your essay with information from all three sources.
Research simulation Task
What is one thing you can do the night before to be ready for the test?
Go to bed early.
Eat a good dinner.
Relax.
How many texts do you have to read and analyze?
Two
How many texts 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 point of view
Identify if the following writing prompt is literary analysis, research simulation or narrative.
You have read Chapter Two and Chapter Four of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. These chapters are written from different points of view. Write an essay explaining how Mr. Tumnus’s point of view and Edmund’s point of view influence how the White Witch is portrayed. Use specific examples from both chapters to support your answer.
Literary analysis Task
If you are struggling with a question, what should you do?
Go back into the text.
Process of elimination.
Skip it and come back to it (flag it).
What will the essay prompt for the Lit. Analysis Task (most likely) ask?
Analyze a part of both texts. Examples: theme, character traits, point-of-view, etc.
What format should each body paragraph of a Research Simulation Task include?
BWM:
Topic Sentece
Concrete Detail
Commentary
Concrete Detail
Commentary
Conclusion Sentence
No matter the prompt, what are 2 text elements you must include in your narrative?
Dialogue, characterization, specific text details
Identify if the following writing prompt is literary analysis, research simulation or narrative.
The stories titled "No Place Like Home" and "Now I'm From Here" tell about two characters - one human, one alien - facing similar problems. Each character has strong feelings about leaving the only home he or she has ever known. Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the two characters and their situations. Be sure to use details from both stories.
Literary analysis task
What technology tools are available on the LEAP for ELA? (Name at least 2)
highlighting, spell check, crossing out, sticky notes, line guide, flags
What genre of texts will you have for your literary analysis?
fiction
What genre will the texts be for a research simulation task?
Nonfiction
If the exemplar narrative is written from the first person point of view, you should continue the narrative in...
First person point of view
Identify if the following writing prompt is literary analysis, research simulation or narrative.
Today you have read a passage about a man who finds an injured pigeon. Write a continuation of the story describing what happens after the pigeon flies away. Use what you have learned from the passage as you write your own continuation of the story.
Narrative Task
What can you do with your scratch paper on the ELA test?
Brainstorm, plan your writing, create graphic organizers
What would your thesis statement be in response to the following prompt?
Where the Red Fern Grows and "The Lighthouse Lamp" are written from different points of view. Write an essay analyzing the impact of point of view on events in the passage and poem. Use specific examples from both texts to support your answer.
The point of view of Where the Red Fern Grows impacts the events in the story by ________ while the point of view of "The Lighthouse Lamp" impacts the events in the story by _________.
What would your thesis statement be in response to the following prompt?
You have read three articles explaining what has happened to the giant pandas' natural habitat. Write an essay explaining three reasons the panda population is declining due to habitat loss. Make sure to include evidence from all three articles.
Three reasons panda population is declining due to habitat loss are _____, _______, and _______
"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.
Identify if the following writing prompt is literary analysis, research simulation or narrative.
Write a journal entry about the day the table arrived from the point of view of either Sarah, Daddy or Mama. Use details from the story to describe how the table was used, the emotional effect the table had on the family member chosen, and thoughts about how the table will affect business in the future.
Narrative task
If I have 10 minutes left to take the exam, I should check my essay for...
strong body paragraphs (topic sentences, concrete details, and commentary)