Multiple Choice
Two strategies for understanding a question.
What are: Find key words and put the question in your own words
Literary Response and Research Analysis use this type of essay writing
What is a CER?
One thing you should never do on the multiple choice section
What is leave a question blank.
Smell, Taste, Touch, Hear, Sight
What are sensory details?
Three ways to take care of yourself during test week.
What are: Get lots of sleep, eat healthy, eat breakfast every day, postpone drama, relax, be confident!
One way to know if a question is directing you to a specific location in the text
What is "lines 9-10," paragraph 4, the beginning of the text, etc.
Before I begin the Written Response portion of the test I need to do this
Unlock or Unpack the prompt
Strategy for when you encounter an unknown word while reading.
Read the words before and after the word, read the sentence before and after the word, use prefixes/suffixes/root words to help you
How does the author develop this sentence?
The sky was a blue as a robin's egg in her nest of twigs. The sun seemed to warm the ground with her gentle rays.
What is Figurative Language?
The first thing you should do at the beginning of the ELA test.
Click the arrow button until you see the writing prompt-READ IT!
Two keywords to know that a multiple choice question is asking you to consider the "WHOLE" text
What are: Main idea of whole passage, author's purpose, author's tone, theme, structure
How to get full points on a Research Simulation or Literary Analysis
Use CER strategy (claim, evidence (QUOTES), reasoning)
Name two strategies for re-focusing yourself when you are tired or losing focus.
What are: take a thirty-second break, take deep breaths, sit up straight in your seat, stretch, rub your index finger to your thumb.
What narrative techniques did the author use to develop these sentences?
Strolling quickly across the rickety, swaying bridge, Tom's voice exploded with excitement when he saw what was on the other side.
What are descriptive adjective and vivid verbs?
Two ways to check your work when you are finished with multiple choice.
1. Did you answer all the questions?
2. Could you find text evidence to support the answer?
Why should we use the process of elimination when answering multiple choice questions?
What is: to eliminate all wrong answers and trick answers, get to 50-50, make the best answer choice
Taking notes while reading
What is: A strategy to help me when I answer the written portion
Strategy if the very FIRST passage of a test section is extremely difficult and seems like it might get you down
What is: skip it for now, go to other passages to get your confidence up, then come back to it later
Name at least 4 Ways Nonfiction Authors use structure to develop their ideas.
What are: Cause and Effect, Sequence/Chronological Order, Problem/Solution, Compare and Contrast
Three ways to check your work once you are done with a Writing Section.
What is: 1. Make sure you've answered all parts of the question. 2. Make sure you used text evidence and reasoning. 3. Proofread for capitals and punctuation.
One way to ensure you have the correct in a multiple choice question
What is: find the text evidence in the passage to support your answer
Using the arrow key to find the writing prompt before I read the articles and thinking creating a graphic organizer to take notes on while I'm reading
I should do this before every ELA test!!!
Four types of TEXT FEATURES that can help us when attacking a passage.
1. Title or Directions
2. Italics or bold words
3. Images and Captions
4. Footnotes or Definitions of Words
When I am writing a CER and include text evidence, it should have the following:
Quotation marks around the word for word quote, a sentence starter, refer to the title of the text
Translate the following test vocabulary: 1. What traits do the character's actions REVEAL? 2. How does the setting CONTRIBUTE to the conflict? 3. How does the author DEVELOP the theme? 4. EVALUATE the SOUNDNESS of the author's argument. 5. DISTINGUISH between the PROTAGONIST and ANTAGONIST.
1. SHOW
2. ADD TO
3. BUILD/CREATE
4. JUDGE, STRENGTH
5. TELL THE DIFFERENCE, MAIN CHARACTER, MAIN ENEMY