SBAC Strategies
ELA Literary Device (Used to enhance writing)
SBAC Academic Vocabulary (Verbs)
ELA Performance Task
ELA Skills
100
True or False:
You should use the cross-off tool to eliminate answers that you know are not correct.
True
100
Name the three primary Points of View.
Bonus: If a single narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of every single character in the story, they are considered:
What is First, Second, and Third Person Point of View?
Bonus: What is Third Person Omniscient?
100
To to study or examine something carefully
What is Analyze?
100
Name at least 3 transition words.
What is For example, however, additionally, so, in addition, first, lastly, etc.?
100
In all chaotic beauty lies a wounded work of art.
Beautiful but torn, wreaking havoc on my heart.
Camouflaged by insecurities, blinded by it all.
I love the way you sit there and barely notice me at all.
Which words BEST sum up the central idea of this poem?
A. Integrity and Honesty
B. Pain and Loneliness
C. Encouragement and Inspiration
D. Desperation and Revenge
B. Pain and Loneliness
“I love the way you sit there and barely notice me at all.”
200
True or False:
A good test taking strategy is to speed through the test so that you can be the person who finishes first.
False.
Take your time when you are testing. There is no prize for finishing first.
200
This is the intense feeling of waiting for an outcome or the growing excitement/anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next.
What is suspense?
200
To point directly to a specific part of the text to prove an answer.
What is cite?
200
****DAILY DOUBLE *****
What is the part of the argumentative essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it?
What is a Counterclaim and Rebuttal?
200
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
What universal theme is found in this poem?
The importance of helping others.
300
The words and phrases around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning. Gives us hints and helps us to better understand.
What is context clues?
300
Name all parts of a PLOT DIAGRAM.
What is exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
300
To provide the "why" or the evidence that proves a choice is correct.
What is justify?
300
What is the role of the conclusion paragraph?
Restates what the entire essay covered; leaves the reader with a final thought.
300
This is the specific "feeling" or emotional baggage associated with a word, separate from its definition.
What is Connotation?
400
This strategy involves crossing out answer choices you know are definitely wrong to increase your chances of picking the right one.
What is Process of Elimination?
400
This occurs when the audience or reader knows a key piece of information that the characters do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
400
To judge how well (or poorly) an author did something.
What is evaluate?
400
Although the test is not timed, you are given roughly 60 minutes on the writing prompt. What should you do in the LAST few minutes before you turn in your essay?
READ OVER YOUR ENTIRE ESSAY! Look for errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
400
Tim wanted to come in first place at the track meet. He practiced every day after school. It paid off, because he came in first place at the state conference. Because he was in such good shape, he decided to try out for the basketball team. What TWO themes can be found in this excerpt?
What is
Practice makes perfect.
Staying in shape leads to additional opportunities.
500
When using the "Cover and Predict" method, you should do this before ever looking at the multiple-choice options.
Cover and Predict: To rely on your own brain and the evidence in the text before the test tries to "trick" you with confusing options.
Find your own answer (using the text)
500
To understand a character's personality without being told, readers must look at their speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks
What is indirect characterization?
500
To combine elements from multiple sources to create something new.
What is synthesize?
500
When writing a multi-source essay, students often replace the full title with this label, followed by a number, to keep their evidence organized.
What is "Source"?
Example: Throughout source 2, the author provides examples for why poor posture leads to back pain and spinal misalignment, noting that slouching puts undue pressure on the vertebrae.
500
February 3rd 1944: “I’ve reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can’t do anything to change events anyway. I’ll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end.”
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Which of these BEST describes how Anne is feeling?
What is depressed?