How it works
How many hours do you have to work on each day? (This one requires some math :) )
3 hours on each day, 6 hours total
Before finding evidence to support your claims, it is important that you have first... (What is the first thing you do before planning out your paper?)
Read the 3 source texts
What goes in a body paragraph? In other words, what does CEA stand for?
Claim (topic sentence), Evidence, Analysis
How will you know what your 3 claims/ topic sentences are going to be for your body paragraphs?
What should ALL of your sentences start with? end with?
a capital letter, period
How will your teacher be able to help you on the performance task?
They can encourage you to do your best, but cannot legally assist you in the planning or writing process.
How many pieces of evidence should you use in each body paragraph?
At least 2.
What are the 5 paragraphs in a 5 paragraph essay?
1)... , 2)..., 3)...4)...5)...
1) Introduction, 2) Body CEA, 3) Body CEA, 4) Body CEA, 5) Conclusion
What is a good sentence stem for an analysis sentence? (after you quoted evidence)
This supports my claim because....
In other words...
This evidence shows that...
To start a new paragraph on your paper, you press:
Enter (to go to the next line)
Which day will you be planning (reading sources, gathering evidence, writing draft on paper) your essay? Which day will you type your essay?
Wednesday to plan, Thursday to type
How will you know what your 3 claims/ topic sentences are going to be for your body paragraphs?
They will be given to you in Part A in a chart.
What makes a strong conclusion paragraph?
Summarizes the claims of your paper in a new way
How do you introduce a quote?
For example...
In Source 2 it says...
One piece of evidence is...
Name one thing you should do before coming to school on test day
Eat breakfast, get a good night sleep, remind yourself of strategies, etc.
What happens in Part 1 of the Performance Task?
Read texts, shorter questions about texts, find evidence
How will you use your scratch paper to plan out your body paragraphs?
divide your paper in half, putting your claims (topic sentences) on one side, and evidence for your claims on the other
What makes a good introduction paragraph?
Summarizes the texts and includes your thesis/ central point at the end
If you are directly quoting from a text, what two things do you NEED to include?
quotation marks and source number
Ex: "Steph Curry broke the NBA record for 3 pointers" (Source 1).
Name one rule about the SBAC that the state of California requires us to comply with.
Many answers acceptable (no phones, backpacks away from desk, no technology after the test, teacher cannot help, etc.)
What happens in Part 2 of the Performance Task?
Plan and type 5 paragraph essay
On the planning day, after you have your evidence for each claim (topic sentence), you should...
begin to write out your essay on paper
Each body paragraph should have 6 sentences. What are these sentences?
Topic Sentence (Claim), Evidence #1, Analysis #1, Evidence #2, Analysis #2, Concluding Sentence
How do you create your thesis/ central idea statement?
Rephrase the words in the question into a statement about the topic.
What is one thing you can say to yourself if you feel like you are stuck or struggling during the performance task?
Many acceptable answers here