Literary Analysis Task
The total amount of time (in minutes) I will have for the Literary Analysis task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)
What is 90 minutes?
The total amount of time (in minutes) I will have for the Research Simulation task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)
What is 90 minutes?
The total amount of time (in minutes) I will have for the Narrative writing task (multiple-choice questions AND essay)
What is 90 minutes?
The way ideas are presented in a text; the way a text is written refers to ________.
What is structure?
If I am finished with my test and there is a large amount of time remaining, I should ....
What is read the entire test (passages, questions, answers, and my writing) over and over again until the teacher tells me to submit?
The amount of texts (passages) you have to read and analyze for the Literary Analysis Task
What is 2-3 Fictional Passages?
(2 Passages for the Literary Analysis Writing Task + 1 Reading Passage Set)
The TYPE and AMOUNT of articles you will have to read and analyze for the Research Simulation Task
What are 3 Nonfiction Passages - Informational Text?
What the prompt may ask for the Narrative Writing Task
What is...
Complete a narrative/continue the story or write an alternate ending
OR
Rewrite the narrative from another perspective/point of view
OR
Rewrite the narrative with a different setting
The phrase "propels the plot" means...
What is move the plot forward or cause a character to make a decision?
If I am struggling with a question, I should...
What is...
Look back in the text OR
Flag it and come back to it later?
Tone is _______________.
To determine the tone, I should look for _________ and ___________.
What is the author's attitude?
What is word choice and the way it is told?
The number of sessions for ELA on the LEAP test AND of those, the number of WRITING sessions
What is three sessions (3 days)?
What is one writing session?
No matter the prompt, your narrative should include AT LEAST one line of ________.
What is dialogue?
To determine the theme of a story or poem, I should...
What is...
1. find the problem in the story
2. notice how the character changes throughout the story
3. see if there is a message or lesson that you could learn from what has happened to the character from the beginning to the end of the story.
When my teacher says "You may begin," I should...
What is...
find the writing prompt, read it, and break it down...
Find the sentence that tells you what to write about... write it down on your scratch paper.
Then, as you read, highlight evidence that you can use
The essay prompt for the Literary Analysis Task (most likely) will ask...
What is...
Determine a common or similar theme represented in both texts and explain how it is developed through characters, setting, and plot.
Compare and contrast story elements of both texts. (ie. how the characters respond to challenges, character traits, settings, plot)
Analyze how the dialogue propels the action or reveals aspects of a character.
The amount of time I should allow myself to write a well-developed essay
What is at least 45 minutes?
I can always go back to the multiple-select questions when my essay is complete.
If the exemplar narrative is written from the first person point of view, you should continue the narrative in ____________.
What is first person point of view?
The phrase "reveals aspects of a character" means
What is... learning about the character's personality based on their thoughts, words (dialogue), and actions?
Scratch paper on the ELA test is for...
What is...
write down what the prompt is asking you to do...
create an outline of how you will organize your essay?
How the Part A and Part B questions are graded on the LEAP 2025 ELA Test
What is...
Part A & B BOTH correct= 2 pts;
Part A correct, but Part B incorrect = 1 pt;
Part A incorrect, but Part B correct = 0 pts
It is important that students support their writing with ______________ from the text, not their opinion.
What is 'evidence'?
"I'm going to write a narrative about what happens when Sally arrives at Aunt Sarah's house..."
This is a bad example of narrative writing because
What is...
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.
The writing strategy CER-ER stands for...
Explain in detail what you will do for each part (letter).
What is ...
(C)laim (Restate the prompt)
(E)vidence (introduce evidence from the text to support your claim with a sentence starter)
(R)easoning - (Use a sentence starter to explain your evidence and ELABORATE so it is clear to the reader what you are thinking.)
I have 10 minutes left to take the exam, I should check my essay for...
What is capital letters, misspelled words, punctuation, sentence clarity, grammar, etc.?