Strategies
True or False: You should read all parts of the text, especially diagrams, maps, table, captions, etc.
True
How many total points is a short response question worth?
2 points
True or false: I don't have to explain my evidence in an extended response.
False. You always need to use evidence.
When is the NYS ELA Test?
Wednesday and Thursday
Comparing two unlike things using like or as. Mrs. Mathews decides accuracy.
How do you copy and paste?
Control c Control v (to keep the same format - control shift v)
You have to include 2 of these in every written short response.
Text Details/Evidence and Explanations
2 Detail Sentences and 2 Explain the Detail Sentences
True or False: If an extended response question uses two texts, you have to use details from both texts.
True.
You must use both texts.
True or False: You are allowed to used certain electronic devices such as airpods or apple watches during the NYS test.
False
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is how to reader feels from the story/excerpt, while tone is the author's feelings about the story/excerpt.
Mood is things like calm, angry, joyful, eerie.
Tone is positive or negative.
Use this when you are stuck on a question for too long.
Give me THREE explain the detail sentence transition phrases:
This means
This shows
To clarify
In other words
Mrs. Mathews can deem others right or wrong
Your introduction paragraph should include two important statements. What are the two sentences called, and what do they do? (What are their purpose?)
Thesis/claim - Answers the questions/prompt
What is it called when something is in the order in which it happened?
Chronological order
What is the central idea of an article?
The main idea, what the article is all about.
Use this to eliminate answers you know are wrong. .
Process of elimination
What should the first sentence of your short response do?
Restate the question (reworded into a statement) and answer the question. TTQA and claim
How many total points is an extended response question worth?
4 points
What is a good way to prepare for the state test? (Besides studying)
Get a good nights sleep and eat breakfast in the morning
What is conflict in a story? Give me three types of conflict.
The main problem, or problems in the story.
Man vs man
Man vs society
Man vs nature
Man vs technology
Man vs self
Use this to highlight key terms in a question or details in a text. (Aka highlighting important things and taking notes in the text)
Annotating
What is complete short response format? FULL WORDS!
Topic Sentence
Detail Sentence
Explain the Detail Sentence
Detail Sentence 2
Explain the Detail Sentence 2
Conclusion Sentence
How many paragraphs are in an extended response? How many of those paragraphs are short responses?
4 paragraphs - 2 of them are short responses
Give me THREE detail sentence transition phrases
The text states
The author states
In the excerpt
According to the text
The author states
Also,
Additionally,
Mrs. Mathews can deem others right or wrong
What does "inference" mean? How do you make one?
An inference is a logical conclusion or educated guess reached by combining evidence, observations, or facts with background knowledge.
Mrs. Mathews decides accuracy.