Overview, Structure, & Pacing
Four sections! (& one optional) What are they? Overview 3 hours! (& then breaks!) 65 minutes of testing, 5 minute break, 70 minutes of testing, 5 minute break, 55 minutes of testing Scoring: +1 point for every correct question → no penalty!!!!! 400 - 2400 Essay: 2 readers will score on 2 - 8 scales. Four sections! (& one optional) What are they? Breaks after Sections 2, 4, & 6 Points ex. You get 1 correct, 2 incorrect, and 1 blank. Your total points so far is ½.
structure What does it look like? “Evidence-base Reading & Writing” Section 1 | Critical Reading Section 2 | Writing & Language Mathematics Section 3 | Math w/o Calculator Section 4 | Math w/ Calculator Essay (Optional) structure What does it look like?
Critical Reading: 52 questions in 65 minutes Pacing Critical Reading: 52 questions in 65 minutes Writing & Language: 44 questions in 35 minutes Math without Calculator: 20 question in 25 minutes Math with Calculator: 38 questions in 55 minutes Essay: 1 essay in 50 minutes What do you like? Dislike?
critical reading 52 Passage-based Questions 65 minutes, 52 questions 1:15 per question All information ON THE PAGE! No previous knowledge necessary! Some science-based questions. 52 Passage-based Questions Content: Information ON THE PAGE! No previous knowledge necessary! critical reading What do we need to know?
“Main purpose” of passage Narrator’s point of view Use of words Types of Questions Summary of passage “Main purpose” of passage Narrator’s point of view Use of words Best evidence?
Read questions prior to reading the passage. Strategies Read questions prior to reading the passage. Look for specific lines. Look for keywords. Skim, THEN study. Read carefully. ONE PASSAGE AT A TIME!
writing and language 44 MC Questions Content: Word Choice Grammar 35 minutes, 4 passages, 44 questions 0:47 per question Content: Word Choice Grammar Sentence Order No longer includes essay! 44 MC Questions Content: Word Choice Grammar Sentence Order writing and language What do we need to know?
Process of Elimination. Strategies Read for content. Process of Elimination.
math What do we need to know? 2 Sections! Without calculator: 25 minutes, 20 questions 1:15 per question With calculator: 55 minutes, 38 questions 1:25 per question Types of Questions: 45 Multiple Choice Questions 13 Student Produced Responses math What do we need to know?
Multiple Choice In booklet On answer sheet
Student Produced In booklet On answer sheet
Process of Elimination Know the Language Strategies Take notes Sketch it out Plug & Chug! Process of Elimination Know the Language
essay It’s optional! What do we need to know? 50 minutes, 1 passage, 1 essay essay What do we need to know?
new instructions As you read the passage below, consider how [the author] uses… evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims. reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.
Combine for a final score | 2 - 8 Scoring Two graders Each scores 1 - 4 based on… Reading Analysis Writing Combine for a final score | 2 - 8
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