NJSLA Basics
What should you do the morning of the test? Provide two examples.
Eat a good breakfast and wear something comfortable.
These are the number of sources that appear on the Research Simulation task.
What are three sources?
What NJSLA tool should you use EVERY TIME you answer a multiple choice question?
THE ANSWER ELIMINATOR
How do you prewrite for a story?
Briefly plan out the characters, setting, and problem.
This is the first thing you should do when opening to ANY NJSLA task.
READ THE DIRECTIONS
This NJSLA Writing task is concerned with you synthesizing findings of nonfiction texts.
What is the Research Simulation task?
These are the number of sources you are required to use in your essay for the RST.
What are three?
Unlike the RST which does not use these sources, these types of sources will appear on a Literary Analysis Task.
What are fictional texts?
11
This is the multiple choice strategy for ruling out answers.
What is Process of Elimination?
This NJSLA task is concerned with you understanding and creating a story.
What is the Narrative task?
The Research Simulation Task will ask you to read and synthesize only these types of texts.
What are nonfiction texts?
what do you do if you do not understand the writing task?
UNPACK THE PROMPT
These are words used to connect ideas.
What are transition words?
True or False: You shouldn't waste time planning your written responses.
What is FALSE?
This NJSLA task is concerned with you interpreting the meaning of fictional texts?
What is the Literary Analysis Task?
These are the types of sources you may receive on the RST.
What are two texts and one form of media/video?
In literature, this refers to the major issue or problem that characters in a story must overcome.
What is the conflict?
This explains what you provide to support the answers/claims you make in your essays.
What is textual evidence?
If you come across an unfamiliar word, what SHOuld you do? Give two strategies.
LOOK IN THE WORD AND LOOK AROUND THE WORD.
These are the three parts of the introduction paragraph for writing an essay.
Hook, mention sources, and briefly answer prompt
How many paragraphs do you include if you are writing a story for the writing task?
As many as you think.
What is a part A and part B question?
A SIBLING QUESTION.
How do you prewrite for an essay?
A bulleted list with the paragraphs and brief information about what you will put in each paragraph.
To ensure your success on the NJSLA, if you are finished early, you can do this to make sure you have completed each question to the best of your ability.
What is recheck your answers before submitting?