Strategies
When a question refers to a specific passage, I do this before starting to answer
I reread the passage
The Japanese folktale "New Year's Hats for the Statues" tells the story of an old man's surprising night. Read the folktale and answer the questions that follow.
What is fiction?
For this prompt I write an essay or narrative: Based on both "Waiting for Mr. Lincoln" and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, explain whether Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were effective leaders.
What is an essay?
To show what a person or situation is like
What is PORTRAY
The length of time I have to finish the test on each day
Until 2:35 or Until the end of the school day
If you have 5000 CHARACTERS to write your response, you should plan on writing this much
About 800 words, or a page and a half, or 5 paragraphs.
This article gives advice and instructions for bird watching. Read the article and study the diagram. Answer the questions that follow.
What is non-fiction?
Describe what is most likely to happen next to the boy
What is a narrative?
This part of your essay belongs in what part of your essay
The first one or two sentences
The help that a teacher can give during the test
Teachers can read a single word out loud if you point to it.
These are the three things I write in the upper left corner of my note-taking sheet
What are TITLE, AUTHOR, GENRE?
William Driver, a sea captain from Massachusetts, was the first person to use the nickname "Old Glory" to describe the American flag. His feelings for the Old Glory were strong, even during the Civil War that divided the north and the south in the US. Read the selection about William Driver and Old Glory and answer the questions that follow.
What is non-fiction?
Continue the narrative and include meaningful dialogue and description to explain what happens to Rachel's garden.
What is a narrative?
EXCERPT and PASSAGE both describe this
What is a smaller section of text
These are the two things I can do after I finish if I finish before lunchtime
Read a book or put my head down and take a nap
These are the 5 Ws I write on my note-taking sheet
What are WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO and WHY?
Fire can be destructive, but it also plays an important role in the life of our natural environment. Read the selection to find out more and answer the questions that follow.
What is non-fiction?
Based on the selection, explain a lesson that can be learned from the actions of Wangari Maathai. Support your answer with important details from the selection.
What is an essay?
This means to break something down into its parts to figure it out.
What is to analyze?
This is the thing I can use to write notes or a graphic organizer on during the test
blank paper
This is what you must do before submitting your MCAS ELA test.
What is check all of your answers and REREAD YOUR WRITING.
This passage is narrated by a horse named Black Beauty.
What is fiction?
Write a journal entry about the day the table arrived from the point of view of either Sarah, Daddy or Mama. Use details from the story to describe how the table was used, the emotional effect that the table had on the family member chosen, and thoughts about how the table will affect business in the future.
What is a narrative?
This is a story with a beginning, middle, and end
What is a narrative?
The number of scheduled breaks I get if I test all day
2 - 1 for snack or stretch and 1 for lunch