Research Task Simulation
When asked to write a Research Simulation Task, what are you responding to...
A. Fictional stories
B. Informational Writing
C. Narrative Writing
B. Informational Writing
A Literary Task Analysis asks you to write...
A. A fictional story
B. An essay
C. A speech
B. An Essay
Explain the type of prompt you might see if asked to write a narrative.
What is...
- Write a new ending to the story
- Write from a different character's point of view
-Write a fictional story
What is theme?
The lesson or moral of the story.
The NJSLA tool that allows you to mark a question that you find challenging, reminding you to go back at the end is called...
A bookmark
This tells your reader what to expect while reading your essay, states the purpose of your essay, and the point you are trying to make.
A thesis statement
Name two examples of literary genres you may be given for this writing task.
poems, story excerpts, plays, speeches, passages, or nonfiction articles
Name two types of figurative language and give an example for each (these should be used in your narratives).
Answers will vary
What is it called to put ideas in order, arrange thoughts?
Organization
If I time left over, I should check my essay for...
-errors (spelling, grammar, sentence structure, details)
Name at least 3 examples of Nonfiction text features...
Chronological/sequence
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
Description
Compare and contrast
What is an explanation in an essay?
The part of a body paragraph that shows the scorer you really understand the evidence you chose
List three steps on a plot map
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What does it mean to divide something into parts and look at each part in detail; then look at how the parts are connected?
Analyze
Tool used to identify important information when reading passages, to help when writing an essay.
Highlighter tool
Name something you can do to take a compositional risk for this type of essay.
Add transition words, advanced vocabulary words
What do we call direct quotations / Specific detail which can illustrate and support the ideas you are developing in your essay?
Text evidence
Name two things you can use to take compositional risks for this type of task.
Advanced vocabulary, transition words, figurative language, vivid details (5 senses)
What does it mean to give only the main facts in a shortened form; leave out details and examples?
Summarize
Only change your first answer choice if you are ____% sure it is incorrect.
100
If I read 3 articles, how many paragraphs should my essay have and what is each one called?
5 paragraphs
(intro, 3 body, conclusion)
How should a Literary Task Analysis be formatted? How many paragraphs and what is each one?
4 paragraphs
Introduction
Body paragraphs- 2
Conclusion
Name 3 story elements needed for your narrative.
Characters, Setting, Plot
What does it mean when you judge something by its' value?
Evaluate
When you open the NJSLA what should you do first?
Read the questions you will be asked.