The LEAP Test
How many sections of the English 1 LEAP is there and how many essays will you write?
3 sections, 2 essays
A warning or indication of a future event in the story.
Foreshadowing
"Where's this food come from?" the child asked, realizing it was a different recipe.
What is this an example of?
Dialogue
"The teen brain isn't broken," Says Jay Giedd, a child psychiatry researcher at the National Institute or Mental Health
This is an example of what argument strategy?
Expert opinions or research
Write your essay outline on your board or scratch paper!
You know what this looks like!! Class check it.
What is the date of the English 1 LEAP?
Thursday May 18
a struggle within the mind of a character
Internal Conflict
Comparisons between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”. For example, “She is as sly as a fox.”
Simile
in David Dobbs essay about the teenage brain he shares a personal moment where his teenage son was caught speeding at 113 MPH.
This is an example of what argument strategy?
Personal stories and connections
On page 2 it says rates of injury and death go up in teenage years.
Researchers report that "the rates of injury and death go up in teenage years." (page 2).
What percentage of your overall grade is the English 1 LEAP?
15%
The place or surroundings that a story takes place
setting
The use of descriptive language to create powerful images in the reader’s mind. Often the author describes one of the five senses to help create the
image.
Imagery
"Scans reveal teens have a cortex that is increasing in thickness. The cortex is where the processes of thought and memory are based"
This is an example of what argument strategy?
Defining key terms
You are done early on the LEAP and wrote a great paragraph for your essay. What do you do now?
YOU ARE NOT DONE YET! ADD MORE! WRITE UNTIL TIME IS UP
Name a strategy or technique you can use on the test that will help you do even better
Answer every question, write as much as you can, use scratch paper, RAP, PENS, essay outline, use all of your time (and more)
The development and revealing more of a character within a story—when the author is clearly developing a character by describing at length the character’s thoughts, dialogue, or interactions with other characters.
Dialogue
The feeling that the writer creates for the reader (funny, serious, dramatic, suspenseful).
Tone
"In the years that followed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, drinking among 18-t0-20-year-olds declined by 19%" This is an example of what argument strategy?
Statistics and Numbers
Which essay are you guaranteed to see on the LEAP and how many texts do you need to read for it?
Research analysis (3 texts)
Name our classes 3 LEAP goals
Basic, Mastery, Advanced Mastery
An example of this might be: 'Education is power' in A Lesson Before Dying
Theme
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. For example—a rainy day often means a bad day or hard times.
Symbolism
Write a counterclaim for the following statement:
Students should not be allowed their phones in school because it is too distracting.
Some may say students should not be allowed their phones in school because it is too distracting but in actuality phones can be used as a tool to help learning!
What are the pieces of an advanced mastery paragraph
- claim
- embedded evidence
- analysis