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2nd Edition
Oona Abrams, M.A. - All books by this author
Available in August 2009
Updated to reflect the most recent exams, this manual helps to prepare eight graders in New Jersey for the required Language Arts Literacy exam. It presents instruction and advice for writing speculative compositions and persuasive essays. It also presents practice and review for answering the exam’s multiple-choice and open-ended questions, and concludes with two full-length practice exams with answer keys.
Table of Contents:
- CHAPTER 1 - GETTING THE ASK8
Introduction
What Is the ASK8?
How the Test Is Set Up
How Student Writing Gets Graded
Benefits Beyond the Test Itself
- CHAPTER 2 - APPROACHING THE SPECULATIVE PROMPT
Your Chance to Be Creative
Tips for Evaluating a Prompt
Speculating About Text
Method #1: Using a Chart
Method #2: Using a Graphic Organizer
Method #3: Using an Outline
Method #4: Organizing from Brainstorming Notes
Chapter Review
- CHAPTER 3 - INFORMATIONAL AND NARRATIVE TEXT
PRACTICE EXERCISES
Understanding the Setup
Tips for Approaching Multiple-Choice Questions
Practice Reading Passages
Multiple-Choice Answers and Explanations
- CHAPTER 4 - SAMPLE ANSWERS TO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
Getting a Good Grade on an OEQ
Sample Answers and Scores
Chapter Summary
- CHAPTER 5 - WRITING THE PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Key Points to Remember
How to Prepare
The Thesis
The Hook
The Central Idea
Essay Practice Exercise
The All-Important Conclusion
- CHAPTER 6 - TWO PRACTICE TESTS
Practice Test 1
Answer Key for Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
Answer Key for Practice Test 2
- APPENDIX
Open-Ended Scoring Rubric
New Jersey Registered Holistic Scoring Rubric
- INDEX
(0764143093)
Paperback / 216 Pages / 7 13/16 x 10 / 2009
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