CAPE
When you eliminate an answer.
What is slash the trash? (also correct: process of elimination)
Read the following excerpt:
"I ran out along the corridor, my arms unencumbered by books, my mind unencumbered by facts and figures, quotations and dates."
What does the word unencumbered mean as it is used in the sentence? a)not burdened, b)not excited, c)not hurried, d)not aged
a) not burdened
The meaning of RST.
What is Research Simulation Task?
What is theme?
The overall lesson the character or reader learns from the story.
The meaning of NWT.
How many days is the ELA CAPE assessment?
3
Read the passage and answer the question:
"Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks support a wide diversity of animal species, reflecting the range in elevation, climate, and habitat variety there. Over 260 native vertebrate species are in the parks. Local species include the gray fox, bobcat, striped and spotted skunks, black bear, wood rat, pocket gopher, and the white-footed mouse."
What was the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
a)To entertain the reader, b)To bore the reader, c)To persuade the reader, d)To inform the reader.
d) to inform the reader
What are the parts of a non-fiction 4 square?
TITLE, GENRE, PREDICTION, KEY DETAILS, MAIN IDEA, PLAN FOR MC
The meaning of LAT.
What is Literary Analysis Task?
What is the proper order for a NWT?
BME
What strategy do we use the annotate with ALL texts?
What is the 4 Square Annotation Strategy?
What tone does the phrase "it was a total zoo" convey?
a) urgent, b) chaotic, c) annoyed, d) pleading
b) chaotic
Non-Fiction, or Informational
What is the type of source you'll review for the RST?
What are the parts of a LAT 4 SQUARE?
TITLE, GENRE, PREDICTION, KEY DETAILS, THEME, PLAN FOR MC
What are the kind of texts we'll read on the NWT?
Fiction, or stories.
How many minutes is each section on CAPE?
90 MINUTES
"Dark matter’s gravity holds galaxies together and bends rays of light as they stream past—in much the same way light bends as it travels through water or glass. To make the new maps, astronomers trained powerful telescopes on large patches of sky to watch for distorted light arriving from distant galaxies"
According to the article, what is distorted light?
a) light that is barely visible, b) light that curves, c) light that is distant, d) light that shines brightly
b) light that curves
What is main idea?
Main idea is the central point or message of the passage; the one thing that the author wants you to understand.
The genre of text you'll find on an LAT unit.
What is fiction?
What are the three possible writing tasks you will have to do on the NWT?
Finish the story, write an original story, change POV
What is the number of ELA units we will be taking?
Three (RST, NWT, LAT)
Alice was carrying a large clothes basket from the bedroom down the stairs to the laundry room. She struggled under the weight of the basket. She wished her younger brothers would help her. Instead, they were playing. She had heard them throwing a baseball in the house earlier. She had told them to go outside. They had gone to the backyard, but they had left the baseball on the stairs.
What is most likely going to happen next?
a) the boys will come help, b) Alice will notice the ball and put down the laundry, c) Alice will put laundry away, d) Alice will slip on the ball and fall
d) Alice will slip on the ball and fall
In an argumentative essay, this is the main point or assertion that the writer aims to prove or support with evidence
What is a claim?
Read the prompt and answer the question:
You have read the passage from Boy’s Life and “Emancipation: A Life Fable.” Write an essay that identifies a similar theme in each text and compares and contrasts the approaches each text uses to develop this theme. Be sure to support your response with evidence from both texts.
What would your first and second paragraphs be about?
The first paragraph would be about (one text)'s approach to the theme and the second paragraph would be about (the other text)'s approach to the theme.
(Alternately, the first paragraph could compare both texts while the second paragraph contrasts both texts)
What is the difference between LAT and NWT?
LAT is when a reader completes a constructed response analyzes two texts. NWT is when a reader is asked to create a narrative essay with a BME