Strategies
This type of graphic organizer can be useful during and after I read 2 texts.
What is venn diagram, three column notes OR RECAP graphic organizer.
This part could possibly be the most important thing to do on the MCAS.
What is. Read. Instructions?
These are the 3 types of writing that we will encounter on MCAS.
What are narrative, argumentative, and expository?
This is the maximum amount of characters used in ALL MCAS essays.
What is 5,000?
The New England Patriots have lost 2 of these to the New York Giants.
What is the super bowl?
This is the tool you can use to create and maintain annotations and RT strategies on Test Nav.
What is scratch paper?
This is the topic/skill being addressed in this multiple choice stem: Read the sentences in the box from each passage. (One from each passage.) What conclusion can be drawn from these sentences?
What is synthesis, central idea?
Words like "character", "plot", "details" are words you will see in this type of writing piece.
What is narrative.
When writing an editorial, it is important to share this point of view.
What is my own opinion.
What is a "central idea"?
What is the theme or message of a text
The last UNTIMED standardized test you will take in high school.
What is MCAS?
This is the topic/skill being addressed in this multiple choice stem: What is the main purpose of the teaching in passage 1 and the mindfulness room in passage 2?
What is synthesis, central idea?
Based on “Drive-Ins: The Last Great Picture Show,” write an essay explaining why drive-in movie theaters appealed to families. Be sure to use information from the article to develop your essay.
What kind of writing piece is this?
What is explanatory?
Tasks like letter, response, reflection could be indicators of which type of writing piece?
What is narrative?
This sentence is comprised of 2 independent clauses that are joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
The acronym RECAP stands for these series of strong verbs.
What are Reinforce, Extend, Challenge, Any other verb, Perspective shift?
This is the topic/skill being addressed in this multiple choice stem: Read the sentences from passage 1 in the box. What is the purpose of the dashes within the sentences?
What is sentence structure, author's purpose?
Based on both passages, write an essay explaining whether Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were effective leaders. Be sure to use information from both excerpts to develop your essay.
This kind of writing piece would be considered
What is an argumentative essay?
An informational essay's structure should reflect this type of writing.
What is a formal essay?
What's brown and sticky?
A stick
If you feel yourself drifting, these are good strategies to utilize.
Use the rest room, get up and get a tissue, get a drink of water, request your snack time.
This is the topic/skill being addressed in this essay prompt: Based on To Kill a Mockingbird and A Part of the Sky, write an essay explaining the similarities between Walter Cunningham and Robert Peck. Be sure to use information from both excerpts to develop your essay.
What is character development, synthesis?
These modes/types of writing should include a thesis statement.
What is explanatory and argumentative.
This is the process that you could utilize once you open up that first passage to read on the MCAS.
Teacher discretion.
This range is the approximate range to use for your MCAS essays
What is 3500-5000?