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LEAP Parent Night: ELA

LEAP Parent Night: ELA. Mrs. Haulbrook. LEAP Schedule: Phase 1. MARCH 18- 5 SCHOOL DAYS! ELA- Essay Math- Constructed Response. LEAP Schedule: Phase 2. Monday : ELA Tuesday: Math Wednesday: Science Thursday: Social Studies. English Language Arts (69 pts. Total).

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LEAP Parent Night: ELA

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  1. LEAP Parent Night: ELA Mrs. Haulbrook

  2. LEAP Schedule: Phase 1 • MARCH 18- 5 SCHOOL DAYS! • ELA- Essay • Math- Constructed Response

  3. LEAP Schedule: Phase 2 • Monday: ELA • Tuesday: Math • Wednesday: Science • Thursday: Social Studies

  4. English Language Arts (69 pts. Total) • The grade 8 LEAP English language arts assessment includes a written composition, short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions, and an extended-response (essay) question. • Phase I: • Writingconsists of a prompt that requires students to write a composition. (12 pts.) • Phase II: • Reading and Responding consists of 20 multiple-choice questions, 8 short-answer questions, and one 4-point essay question based on reading passages. (40 pts.) • Using Information Resources consists of 5 multiple-choice questions and 2 short-answer questions. (9 pts.) • Proofreading/Languageconsists of 8 multiple-choice questions. (8 pts.)

  5. English Language Arts: 69 points total • Read, Comprehend, and Respond 10 • Read, analyze, and respond to literature 12 • Apply Reasoning Skills and Problem-Solving Skills 18 • Writing 8 • Use conventions of language 12 • Using information resources 9 • Multiple Choice, Constructed Response, and Extended Response

  6. The Reading & Responding Section of the ELA Test: (40 pts. total) • Read, comprehend, & respond to literature (10 pts.) • Read, analyze, & respond to literature (12 pts.) • Apply Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills (18 pts.)

  7. The Writing Section of the ELA Test: (12 pts. total) Students’ compositions are scored for elements of composing [4 pts.] (such as elaboration and coherence); for style and audience awareness [4 pts.](such as vocabulary and sentence variety); and for sentence formation, usage, mechanics, and spelling [4 pts.].

  8. Proofreading (8 pts. total) • All items in the Proofreading session measure the use of the conventions of standard English(punctuation, capitalization, complex sentence structures, etc.) • There are 8 multiple choice questions. (1 pt. each)

  9. Using Information Resources (9 pts. total) • Items require students to locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge. • There are 5 multiple choice questions (1 pt. each) and 2 constructed response questions (2 pts. each).

  10. LEAP/iLEAP Test Talk Form Student:________________ Teacher: _____________________ Date Tested: _____________ Student Signature: _____________Grade:_________________“Test Talk” Date: _______________

  11. Absences and Participation • It is of the utmost importance that your child be in class on time everyday through LEAP • It is also important that your child participate…now is NOT the time to mentally check out…it’s crunch time!

  12. Resources • Study Island • http://www.studyisland.com/ • Louisiana Dept. of Education • http://www.louisianabelieves.com/ • Louisiana Dept. of Education Practice Test • http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/assessment/practice-test-ela-grade-8.pdf?sfvrsn=5

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