Regents Components
Part 1: This many points.
What is 24 points?
The number of reading passages in Part 1 of the Regents.
What is 3?
A statement that needs to be proven true or false (valid or invalid).
What is a claim?
The number of paragraphs the Text-Analysis Response prompt asks you to write?
What is 2-3 paragraphs?
This "learning target" vocabulary means "to build upon" or "to expand"
What is "to develop"?
Part 3: This many points.
What is 8 points?
Passage B is usually THIS type of text.
What is poetry?
An attempt to prove a claim using evidence and explanation.
What is an argument?
The first body paragraph of the Text-Analysis Response develops this main point.
What is the central idea?
This "learning target" vocabulary means "to show" or "to demonstrate."
What is "to illustrate"?
Part 2: This many points.
What is 24 points.
Passage A is usually this type of text.
What is Prose (Fiction)?
The least number of sources you must use in your essay to earn at least a Level 4 (16 points).
What is 3 sources?
The second body paragraph of the Text-Analysis Response essay develops this writer-centered point.
What is the writer's writing strategy?
"All teachers drive expensive cars. Mrs. Beaumont is a teacher. Therefore, Mrs. Beaumont drives an expensive car." Sound like this rhetorical device!
What is logos?
Part 2: highest level?
What is level 6. (6x4 = 24 points)
Passage C is usually THIS type of text.
What is prose (non-fiction)?
"Although some people argue that..." This sounds like?
What is a counterclaim?
There are 2 types of conflict. These are them.
What are internal and external conflicts?
The components of a power paragraph are: Claim, context, evidence, explanation, and closing sentence. This gives your reader relevant background information (because they most likely haven't read the passage you're quoting).
What is context?
Part 3: Highest level?
What is Level 4 (4 x 2 = 8 points)?
The number of questions dealing with poetry.
What is 4 (sometimes 5) questions?
What is ethos?
If a character is caught in a snow storm, she is likely to experience this type of conflict.
What is external conflict (human vs nature)?
If you got 100 on the Regents exam, it means you scored this many points.
What is 56 points?