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TASK I
TASK II
TASK III
VOCABULARY
TEST TAKING STRATEGIES
100
The time limit for ELA TASK I
What is 75 minutes?
100
How many texts will you need to read for TASK II?
Three
100
How long do you have to complete the narrative task (TASK III)?
60 minutes (one hour)
100
The feelings or emotions associated with a particular word
What is connotation?
100
Name one reading strategy you WILL use on the PARCC.
Answers may vary.
200
What will the essay prompt for TASK I ask (most likely...because we don't really know)?
Find a common or similar theme represented in both texts.
200
How long do you have to complete TASK II?
90 minutes (One hour and 30 minutes)
200
Most likely, you will need to complete one of two types of narratives. Explain the two types of prompts you might see in TASK III.
1- Complete the narrative/continue the story 2- Rewrite the narrative from another perspective
200
The lesson or moral of a story, or poem.
What is theme?
200
It's okay for my essay to only be a paragraph. True or false?
FALSE - Absolutely not. Remember to number the tasks in the prompt and write a paragraph to address each task.
300
What is the first step you should take once you receive TASK I?
Read the essay prompt and make your T-Chart.
300
Is is likely that you will need to talk about _____, _____, and _____ in your analytical essay in TASK II.
Ethos (ethical appeals), pathos (emotional appeals), logos (logical appeals).
300
No matter the prompt, your narrative should include AT LEAT ONE LINE OF ________.
Dialogue
300
SEXI stands for...
S - Statement E - Evidence X - Explanation I- Importance (how does the evidence support the statement?)
300
I will be able to use a highlighter on the English PARCC exam. True or False?
TRUE! Use it!
400
How are multiple choice questions graded on the PARCC?
PART A&B = 2point PART A = 1 point PART B, not part A = 0
400
As soon as you receive TASK II, you should...
Read the essay prompt, make your T-chart, and begin annotating the text for your essay.
400
If the exemplar narrative is written from the third person point of view, you should continue the narrative in...
Third person point of view.
400
Details related to the five senses
What are sensory details?
400
If I have 15 minutes left to take the exam, I should check my essay for...
What are capital letters, misspelled words, punctuation, sentence clarity, handwriting, etc. You can lose points for a poorly written essay, even if the content is there.
500
Which task is worth more points, the multiple choice or the essay, in TASK I?
The essay (19 points) is worth more than the multiple choice (12 points). The entire test is worth 31 points.
500
Which task is worth more points, the essay or the multiple choice, in TASK II?
Neither -- the essay is worth 19 points and the multiple choice is worth 18 points. However, remember that the essay is a better bet...multiple choice questions are tricky!
500
"I'm going to write a narrative about how Bahauddin Shah escapes from the cave and runs into his son while fighting the war..." Why is the example above an incorrect example of narrative writing?
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.
500
To persuade, inform, or entertain
What is the author's purpose?
500
We read the essay prompts first because...
We need to know what to annotate for while reading. We don't have time to annotate for everything....if the prompt asks you to look at repetition, annotate for repetition.