ELA State Exam
Day 2 of the ELA State Exam is on this date
What is Wednesday April 3 2019
The possible answer option that is meant to trick scholars who aren't thinking carefully is called the what?
The distractor
There will be this many SAR questions on day 2 of the exam
What is 7
How many Extended Response questions will be on the exam?
One
This planet is closest to the Sun
Mercury
Scholars must read this many texts on Day 1 of the exam
What is 5
You should also plan to hunt for the answer in these two places
The text and your main idea
These factors are needed to write a strong claim
Restate the question
Answer with an inference
Be accurate and specific
Your extended response question should consist of these three types of paragraphs.
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
In Greek Mythology, he had unbeatable strength and courage
Who is Hercules
ELA is an abbreviation for these three words
English Language Arts
You should mark each answer choice with either of these two labels before selecting an answer
Slash and trash
Magic Maybe
These are the two ways that you can provide evidence in your response.
Direct quote
Paraphrase
When investing in the ER prompt, you should do these two things.
Annotate the question
Determine how many paragraphs your ER will be
This country is home to the kangaroo
What is Australia
There are this many multiple choice questions on day 1 of the exam
What is 35
These are the three things you must do to invest in the question
Annotate, make a plan, and mark your evidence
A sample response has a strong claim that is accurate and specific, two pieces of evidence, and a good analysis. It still earns a score of a 1 because of this
Sloppy/hard to read/many spelling and grammar errors
or
the evidence did not support the claim
On your planning page, describe what goes into each box:
Introduction
Body Paragraph
Conclusion
Thesis
Topic sentence
Evidence and Analysis
Restate Thesis, Leave Reader Thinking
Pharaoh is the title given to the rulers of which ancient county?
What is Egypt
This is the total amount of questions you will answer (MC, SAR, and ER) on both days of the exam
43
Describe each step a scholar should take before selecting a multiple choice answer
Read and annotate the question
Make a plan
Mark your evidence
Jot answer
Slash and trash/magic maybes
Select answer
Describe, in detail, everything you need to get a 2 out of 2 on an SAR
A strong claim - restates question, inference, accurate and specific, 2 pieces of evidence that connect to the claim, analysis of evidence.
Explain in detail what you must include in a body paragraph to earn a 4/4 on the ER
A topic sentence that restates the claim
Two pieces of relevant evidence that supports the claim
Analysis of the evidence.
What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?
What is Hedwig