How much time will you have in total for the Literary Analysis task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
75 min.
100
How much time will you have in total for the Research Simulation task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
90 min. (1.5 hours)
100
How much time will you have in total for the Narrative writing task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)?
60 min. (one hour)
100
Showing how things are similar
What is 'comparing'?
100
What is one thing you can do the night before to be ready for the test?
Go to bed early.
200
How many texts do you have to read and analyze?
Two
200
How many sources (text or video) do you have to read and analyze?
Three
200
Most likely, you will need to complete one of two types of narratives. Explain the two types of prompts you might see in the Narrative Writing task.
1) Complete the narrative/continue the story;
2) Rewrite the narrative from another perspective
200
The events of a story
What is 'plot'?
200
If you are struggling with a question, what should you do?
Skip it and come back to it later.
300
What will the essay prompt for the Lit. Analysis Task (most likely) ask?
Find a common or similar theme represented in both texts
300
What are you expected to do in the Research Simulation task?
1) Read and analyze an informational topic presented in multiple sources, and
2) Synthesize the information.
300
No matter the prompt, your narrative should include AT LEAST one line of ________.
Dialogue
300
The lesson or moral of a story or poem
What is 'theme'?
300
Name 2 technology skills you will need for the PARCC ELA test.
Clicking and dragging, keyboarding, highlighting
400
True or False: There will be another Literary Analysis task on the PARCC test in May.
True.
400
True or False: There will be another Research Simulation task on the PARCC test in May.
True.
400
If the exemplar narrative is written from the first person point of view, you should continue the narrative in...
First person point of view
400
Details related to the five senses
What is 'sensory details'?
400
What can you do with your scratch paper on the ELA test?
Create a graphic organizer or an outline
500
How are multiple choice questions graded on the PARCC?
Part A&B = 2 pts;
Part A but no Part B = 1 pt;
Part B, but no Part A = 0 pts
500
It is important that students support their writing with ______________ from the text, not their opinion.
What is 'evidence'?
500
"I'm going to write a narrative about what happens when Sally arrives at Aunt Sarah's house..." Why is the example above a bad example of narrative writing?
It's not actually writing a narrative. The response is telling the reader what they will write, rather than actually writing the narrative. Remember, SHOW...don't TELL.
500
APE stands for
(A)nswer the question, (P)rove your answer with evidence, (E)xplain your evidence.
500
If I have 10 minutes left to take the exam, I should check my essay for...
Capital letters, misspelled words, punctuation, sentence clarity, handwriting, etc. (You can lose points for a poorly written essay, even if the content is there.)