1. ELA Common Core Exam
Fink/Bielec

2. June 14TH, 2017 @ 8:00-11:00 - Large Gym (unless alternate setting)
- Be in your seat by 7:45
- Bring a few pens (blue or black ink)
- Highlighter (we recommend this)
- Must stay at least two hours, but must leave after three.
Unless you have extended time

3. Exam at a glance

4. Part 1

5. Reading Comprehension
- Fiction
About 8-10 M.C. questions
- Poetry
About 4-5 M.C. questions
- Non-fiction

6. Part 2

7. Think: The Crucible Should fear impact decision making?

8. Argument Writing (Essay)
- Read and respond to a question prompt
Ex. Should college athletes be paid?
- Read four texts
- Essay:
Establish claim (your thesis)
Use three or more texts and cite with parenthetical citation (Text and Line #)
Acknowledge an alternate or opposing claim
Concede: admitting a point claimed by the opposition is true and/or accurate
Refute: to prove the oppositions point wrong by argument or evidence

9. Part 3

10. Think: The Great Gatsby Final passage w/ theme and lit. element

11. Text-analysis response (2-3 paragraphs)
- Read excerpt
- Identify a central idea (THEME)
- Identify one writing strategy (LITERARY ELEMENT)
* Write about how the writing strategy develops the central idea *