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ELA 8 Exams

ELA 8 Exams. April 17, 18, & 19, 2012. www.wired.com Image: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Little Changes. A little longer than last year… A little more difficult than last year… Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count on the essays!. Extended Response Scoring. Meaning

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ELA 8 Exams

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  1. ELA 8 Exams April 17, 18, & 19, 2012

  2. www.wired.com Image: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

  3. Little Changes • A little longer than last year… • A little more difficult than last year… • Grammar, spelling, and mechanics count on the essays!

  4. Extended Response Scoring • Meaning • Development • Organization • Language Use • Writing Mechanics

  5. Overall Scores • 1 – below basic standards • 2 – meets basic standards • 3 – meets proficiency standards • 4 – exceeds proficiency standards

  6. Three Books,Three Parts • Book 1: Tuesday, April 17 • Book 2: Wednesday, April 18 • Book 3: Thursday, April 19

  7. Book 1Tuesday, April 17 • 70 minutes • 7 passages (fiction and nonfiction) • 39 multiple choice questions

  8. Book 2Wednesday, April 18 • 60 minutes • 1 listening selection (literary) • 5 multiple choice listening questions • 3 short response listening questions • 1 extended response listening question (short essay) • 2 reading passages (fiction and nonfiction) • 13 multiple choice reading questions

  9. Book 3Thursday, April 19 • 50 minutes • 2 paired passages (informational) • 4 short response questions • 1 extended response question (essay)

  10. What have we done so far? • Reading comprehension practice • Listening passages • Short response questions • Multiple choice questions

  11. What about “paired passages”? • We’ve done that with comparing and contrasting • The Contender essays included paired passages • We will do some direct practice with paired passages today

  12. To summarize… • April 17, 18, and 19 • A bit more to do and a bit more challenging • We’ve really been preparing all year • Don’t Panic! You’ll be fine.

  13. Questions or Comments?

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