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ELA 2012

Ms. OrtegaMrs. Mohammad

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Reading

BOOK ONE

Part One of the New York State ELA

assessment is made up of: Thirty six multiple choice questions

Seven reading passages.

The students have 70 minutes tocomplete this section.

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What is a multiple choice question?

Basically, a multiple choice question lists

possible answers and asks you to find thebest choice possible.

Multiple choice questions are many students·

favorite type of question because theyappear to be the easiest type to answer.After all, the answer is one of the fourchoices, so««..how hard can it be?

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Choices, Choices, Choices««.

 You may be surprised to find out just how

hard multiple choice questions really canbe.

 You KNOW the correct answer is there,

but all of the choices may sound correct.This is one way that makes a multiplechoice question difficult to answer.

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How can you be sure of

selecting the correct answer?

There is a very logical way to go about

answering this very type of question.

There are steps to help your child greatly

increase their chance of getting questionsthat they are not quite sure of ----correct!

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After reading the passage: Read all the choices. students should eliminate any answers

they feel are incorrect by placing a line

through the letter. Go back and reread, underlined theevidence.

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REVIEW

Step 1:

Read ALL of the choicesStep 2:

Eliminate all of the choices you know are

WRONGStep 3:

Look at your remaining answers and make a

choice. (Look for evidence)

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Listening Section

BOOK 2

Students will listen to a passage read aloud by the

teacher. They will have 60 minutes to complete: 1 Listening selection (literary)

5 Multiple choice listening questions.

3 Short responses (usually includes one graphic

organizer)

2 Reading passages (literary and informational)

12 Multiple choice reading questions

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Listening to the Passage

Students will begin by listening to the

teacher read a passage aloud. The firsttime they will do nothing, but LISTEN!

Tips:

-watch the reader carefully as the story isread

-note when the reader emphasizes withexpression or stresses key words

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Listen Again!

The second time students listen to the passagethey will take notes. They can organize theirnotes in the way that works best for them:² 5 W·s² Characters, problem, solution, lesson learned,

other details.

Some students may choose to create agraphic organizer.Others may choose abulleted list.

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Students will first listen to the passage read aloud(twice).

Students will take notes, while listening to thepassage a second time.

Students will complete:5 multiple choice listening questions

3 short response listening questions1 extended response question using their notes.

Let·s Review!

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How is the test broken down?

Part Three of the NYS ELA assessment is madeup of: 2 passages (literary not paired) 4 short response questions. One extended-response question.

The students have forty five minutesto complete it.

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What is a short response question?

The extended response question can be in

the form of a graphic organizer or shortessay.

The answers to the short responsequestions will scaffold into the final longresponse question.

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Read carefully all the directions in the testbook.

Check off each bullet as you write about it. Think about the answer before writing your

response

Include an introduction and conclusion and a

paragraph for each bulleted idea

Remember to include:

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Strategies««.

Students should underlined key information

in the stories.

Support your answer with informationfrom the text.

When proofreading, students must check

off bulleted information.

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Planning Page

Students must use the planning page

provided. A graphic organizer is thebest way to showcase the information.

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What NOT to Include

Students must NOT include opinions unlessspecifically asked for in the question.