NJSLA Basics
These are the tasks that you must be familiar with for the NJSLA.
What are the RST, Literary Analysis, and Narrative tasks?
These are the number of sources that appear on the Research Simulation task.
What are three sources?
These are both the number of sources that appear on a Literary Analysis Task and the number of Sources you are asked to use in your Literary Analysis Essay.
What are two?
If you are asked to write from a different character's POV for the Narrative task, you should write in this POV.
What is the first-person POV?
True/False: When you don't know the answer, you should narrow it down to TWO and guess.
What is TRUE?
This NJSLA Writing task is concerned with you synthesizing findings of nonfiction texts.
What is the Research Simulation task?
These are the number of sources you are required to use in your essay for the RST.
What are three?
Unlike the RST which does not use these sources, these types of sources will appear on a Literary Analysis Task.
What are fictional texts?
This, which is usually found in the last sentence of the introductory paragraph, is a term used to describe the central idea of your argument for both the RST and the Literary Analysis task.
What is the thesis statement?
True or False: You should read PART A and PART B before choosing an answer to a multiple-choice question
What is TRUE?
This NJSLA task is concerned with you understanding and creating a story.
What is the Narrative task?
The Research Simulation Task will ask you to read and synthesize only these types of texts.
What are nonfiction texts?
In literature, this refers to the life lesson learned by characters that can be applied to other stories
What is the theme?
These are words used to connect ideas.
What are transition words?
True or False: You shouldn't waste time planning your written responses.
What is FALSE?
This NJSLA task is concerned with you interpreting the meaning of fictional texts?
What is the Literary Analysis Task?
These are the types of sources you may receive on the RST.
What are two texts and one form of media/video?
In literature, this refers to the major issue or problem that characters in a story must overcome.
What is the conflict?
This explains what you provide to support the answers/claims you make in your essays.
What is textual evidence?
Before you begin reading, what is the first step you should take and why?
What is read the prompt to guide your reading and annotations?
N - necessary information
T - thesis
These are three parts of a conclusion paragraph.
What are:
T - thesis
N - necessary information
A - attention keeper/call to action
These are the MINIMUM number of paragraphs for an LAT.
What are 4?
These are three possible things you may be asked to do for the Narrative Writing Task.
What is continuing the story, creating an alternate ending, or changing the POV?
To ensure your success on the NJSLA, if you are finished early, you can do this to make sure you have completed each question to the best of your ability.
What is recheck your answers before submitting?