Scoring and Time Management
Persuasive
Explanatory
Narrative
NJ ASK Strategies...and a little GRAMMAR
100
4 points. The maximum amount is 4 points.
OEQ responses are scored out of how many points?
100
To persuade your reader to see your side and to use examples and reasons to prove a specific position.
What is the point or goal of a persuasive essay?
100
The quote implies... The quote suggests...
What are two words you could use (and should use) to replace the word "means" when describing the meaning of a quote?
100
A plot or a clear beginning, middle and end.
What must your narrative have in order to be considered a full story?
100
Read the prompt and underline or circle important key facts.
What is your FIRST STEP before you begin writing any of the writing prompts?
200
45 minutes
How much time are you given to write a persuasive or argument essay?
200
A statement that describes your position on the topic given.
What is a position statement?
200
text to self text to text (or media) text to world
Name the three main text to connections that you can use in an explanatory essay. Which one must you use every time?
200
Time management for reading comprehension passages with multiple-choice and an open-ended response allow 10 minutes to read and underline 10 minutes to complete multiple-choice questions and 10 minutes to.
What is compose your open-ended response?
200
The use of this tool will be permitted on certain sections of the test.
What is a calculator?
300
2-3 minutes. No more than five minutes. Persuasive- T-Chart Narrative- Short Plot Diagram or List or fill in B,M,E Explanatory- Web or List
How much time should you spend pre-writing on the major writing assignments on the NJ ASK? Give one pre-writing strategy you learned.
300
Topic Sentence Reason Example Explain or Elaborate In the last step, you have to add writing that elaborates or explains why your examples are significant and what they prove. Use this as an opportunity to prove your position to your reader. You must convince them!
What does TREE stand for? Why is the last E in TREE so important and what should you do in this step when you are writing?
300
I E E C Write an introduction, develop two "text-to" examples, and write a conclusion with a moral or lesson that describes what you learned from your "text to" example.
Give the acronym you learned for writing explanatory essays on a quote and explain what each step means...
300
Four of these are found in the Language Arts Literacy section of the test. You are given 30 minutes to complete each one.
What are reading passages?
300
The science section of the test consists of multiple-choice and open-ended questions in these three areas.
What are Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth Science?
400
The rubric used to score your work is a six point rubric. Any score above a four is considered a passing score.
What is the NJ ASK Holistic Scoring rubric and out of how many points are your writing assignments scored?
400
Therefore, Thus, Furthermore, -They create flow in your writing -The rubric requires you to include them
What transitions should you use if you want to elaborate on a main point? Why are transitions so important? You must tell me two reasons why and these much match the answer!
400
The advantage of this type of question is that it allows students to express what they know about each question in their own words.
What are open-ended or extended constructed-response (ECR) questions?
400
This tool, given to each student, provides important points to remember as you write.
What is the writer's checklist?
400
On the 6-point scoring rubric a student will receive this score if he/she wrote too little to allow a reliable judgement of his/her writing.
What is FR - fragment?
500
Compositional Risks include: -onomatopoeia (sound words) -simile (comparison using like or as) -metaphor (comparing one thing to something else) -personification (giving human characteristics to objects) -dialogue -descriptive details -inner monologue -persuasive strategies/rhetorical questioning These increase your score. They add creative and thoughtful elements to your writing.
What are compositional risks? Give an EXAMPLE and explain why these are good to add in your writing.
500
H P C T T R E E R E T C
Tell me the entire format for persuasive writing from introduction to conclusion!
500
These questions add to the reliability, or consistency of the test because many good questions that focus on a broad range of skills can be answered by children in a short span of time.
What are multiple-choice questions?
500
"I would like to come too" said Jim
Punctuate this line of dialogue correctly. It is missing two important pieces of punctuation.
500
Write a basic four paragraph essay where you develop two examples. Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion. Remember, you may get a curve ball.
What should you do if the explanatory task is NOT a response to a quote?
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