Basic Information
Books and Authors
Characters
Open Response
Essay
100
How many days is the MCAS?
3
100
What's the title of the book about teenagers fighting until their death in the Capitol
The Hunger Games
100
Who are the main characters in the Hunger Games?
Katniss and Peeta
100
What day do you write open response?
Wednesday and Thursday
100
Do you use quotation marks (" ") in your essay?
NO
200
Where will you eat lunch?
in your testing room
200
What is the title of the book about the monster
Frankenstein
200
Who is an evil character?
The monster, President Snow...
200
Do you need quotations " " in your open response?
YES
200
How many questions do you get to choose from?
1
300
What time does the MCAS begin?
8:00
300
Who wrote the book about the fighting in the Capitol?
Suzanne Collins
300
What's the boy's name in "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Roger
300
How many paragraphs does the open response need to be?
1 (long) paragraph
300
Describe how to write the thesis
Restate the question and then have 3 categories/parts
400
Explain what parts are on each day
Day 1: Essay Day 2: Reading and open response Day 3: Reading and open response
400
Who wrote the book about the monster?
Mary Shelley
400
Who is a character who is courageous?
Katniss
400
Describe the parts of the open response
Topic sentence Evidence (" ") Analysis Evidence Analysis Conclusion
400
How do you write the title of a book correctly?
Underline it!
500
What score do you need to pass? What score do you need to get proficient? What score do you need to get advanced?
Pass--220 Proficient--240 Advanced--260
500
Who wrote "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Langston Hughes
500
What's the woman's name in "Thank You, Ma'am"
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Or just Mrs. Jones
500
How do you write the topic sentence for the open response?
Restate the question
500
Describe what is in each paragraph of the essay
Intro--general statement, summary, thesis Body 1, 2, 3--topic sentence, evidence, analysis, evidence, analysis, conclusion Conclusion--restate thesis