1. Common Core Regents Review

2. When is the test?
Tuesday, June 2

3. What time should you be here for the exam?
7:45

4. What happens if your phone goes off during the test?
Your test won’t count and you will have to take it over
From the Regents:
“The possession or use of any communications device is strictly prohibited when taking this examination. If you have or use any communications device, no matter how briefly, your examination will be invalidated and no score will be calculated for you.”

5. What type of writing instrument should you use to answer the test?
A blue or black pen, even for the multiple choice

6. What is the statement at the bottom of the page that you have to sign?
It’s a statement saying you didn’t cheat
From the Regents:
“When you have completed the examination, you must sign the statement printed at the bottom of the front of the answer sheet, indicating that you had no unlawful knowledge of the questions or answers prior to the examination and that you have neither given nor received assistance in answering any of the questions during the examination. Your answer sheet cannot be accepted if you fail to sign this declaration.”

7. What happens if I forget to sign the test?
Your test won’t count and you will have to take it over

8. How many parts are there to the test?
Three

9. How many parts are there to the test?
Three

10. What is Part 1?
Multiple Choice

11. What is Part 2?
A 5 paragraph essay

12. What is Part 3?
A 3 paragraph response

13. How much is each part worth?
42%
Part 2
Part 3
16 %

14. How many questions are there on Regents Exam Part 1?24

15. What does Regents Exam Part 1 ask you to do?
Read passages and answer multiple choice questions

16. How many reading passages are there on Part 1?3

17. Reading passage A is
Literature or narrative (story)

18. Reading passage B is
A poem

19. Reading passage C is
Non-fiction

20. Is there a penalty for guessing?
No – you should eliminate the answers you don’t know and take your best guess

21.   How does Ms. McAvoy recommend you read the passages and answer the questions?
Skim the passages
Find the lines that the questions direct you to
Read, re-read, and read the lines before and after

22. If the passage directs you to read lines 5-6, what lines should you read?
4-7

23. The purpose of Regents Exam Part 2 is to write
An argument essay

24. To complete Regents Exam Part 2 you need to write
A 5 paragraph essay

25. Will the directions for Part 2 indicate that you need to write an essay?
No – you need to know

26. What is the outline of the 5 paragraph essay?
Intro
Body 3 H I T
Body 1 C
Conclusion E
Thesis restated
Summarize evidence
Closing sentence
Counter-Argument
Evidence against your argument
Explain why that evidence is wrong

27. On the Regents Exam Part 2, are you given a reading passage or can you use any text?
You will be given texts to use.

28. How many readings are there on the Regents Exam Part 2?4

29. How many readings should you use in your essay on the Regents Exam Part 2?3

30. What should you do while you read the texts for Part 2?
Annotate + or – for should or should not

31. Your essay is graded on a scale of
1-6

32. A response that is a personal response and makes little or no reference to the task or text can be scored no higher than a 1

33. What score do I need to get a passing grade?4

34. How should you structure your thesis?
Although ___________, ________ because _____
A B C
counter argument claim reason for your claim
answer the question

35. In Part 2, how many pieces of evidence per body paragraph should you use?

36. For Part 2, I need to cite
Text and line numbers

37. Where does the citation go in the sentence?
At the end in parenthesis
An example of this “quote” (text 4 lines3-4).

38. A counter-argument is when you
Admit that there are alternative view points and provide a piece of evidence for that viewpoint

39. A good way to start the counter-argument is
Some people argue
Some might say
A counter-argument is
Although

40. If time management is an issue for you, what alterations can you make?
One piece of evidence per paragraph (except the counter-argument)
Skip the last body paragraph
Short conclusion

41. To complete Regents Exam Part 3 I must write
A 3 paragraph response

42. Regents Exam Part 3 is graded on a
4 point scale

43. For the Regents Exam Part 3, are you given a reading passage or can you use any text?
You will be given a text.

44. For Regents Exam Part 3 I have to identify the _______________________ and _______________________ .
Central idea and writing strategy

45. I need to get at least a ___ to pass Regents Exam Part 3

46. What is the outline for a Regents Exam Part 3?
Introduction
Introduce the texts and author
Thesis: The author uses ___ to show the central idea ____.
Body Paragraph 1 I C E
Body Paragraph 2

47. In part 3, how many pieces of evidence per body paragraph should you use?1

48. What do you need to cite for Part 3?
Just line numbers because there is only one text
An example that proves the central idea is “quote” (lines 6-7).