CAHSEE ELA What it it

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CAHSEE(ELA)What it it?

• Detailed Information
• about this important test!

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The Six Strands

• Word Analysis (WA)
• Reading Comprehension (RC)
• Literary Response Analysis (LR)
• Writing Strategies (WS)
• Writing Conventions (WC)
• Writing Application (AP)

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Word Analysis (WA)

• 7 multiple choice questions
• Students apply knowledge of word origins to
  determine the meaning of new words encountered in
  reading materials and to use those words
  accurately
• Some questions are independent vocabulary
  questions and others are from taken from reading
  a short article.

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Reading Comprehension (RC)

• 18 multiple choice questions
• Students read and understand a wide variety of
  non-fiction literature, magazine, business forms,
  newspaper, and online information.
• Students analyze the organizational patterns,
  arguments, and positions advanced.

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Literary Response and Analysis (LR)

• 20 multiple choice questions
• Students read and respond to historically or
  cultural significant works of literature
  (fiction) that reflect and enhance their studies
  of literature in school.
• Students conduct in-depth analyses of the
  literature using literature terms.

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Writing Strategies (WS)

• 12 multiple choice questions
• Students read rough drafts of essays written by
  students.
• Students answer questions about structure (formal
  introduction, supporting evidence and
  conclusion).
• Questions deal with appropriate sentences to
  make the essay better per the type of essay.

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Writing Conventions (WC)

• 15 multiple choice questions
• Students answer questions about grammar, sentence
  construction, and paragraph structure to display
  a command of the English language.
• Some questions deal with sentence correction or
  combining sentences.

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Writing Applications (WA)

• One Formal Essay
• Students write one essay. The essay will be a
  response to one of the following a literary or
  expository passage, a narrative/biographical, a
  persuasive, or a business letter.

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How is the CAHSEE Scored?
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Scoring for CAHSEE (ELA)

• 72 multiple choice questions
• 18 points (Essay)
• Total of 90 Raw Points
• Each point is worth approximately 6.49 points
• Total points possible 584 points
• Minimum passing points 350

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Scoring (Cont.)

• Based on the general points allotted for the
  test, the following is an an approximation of how
  the points might be distributed
• 72 multiple choice questions 467 points
• 1 Essay 117 points
• 4 Essay (18 raw points) 117 points
• 3 Essay (13.5 raw points) 88 Points
• 2 Essay (9.0 raw points) 59 points
• 1 Essay (4.5 raw points) 29 points

NOTE The easiest increase in total points on
the CAHSEE is to move from a 1 to a 2 or a 3 on
the essay scoring.
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How is the CAHSEE Given?
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Duration of the CAHSEE

• The English portion of the test is given on one
  day and the next day is the Math portion of the
  test.
• The test is given in a 3 hour block, BUT there is
  no maximum time for any portion of the test.
• Each student can take as long as he/she needs to
  take to complete the test to the best of his/her
  ability (within the span on one day.)

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CAHSEE Test Dates in Relationship to CAHSEE
Workshop

• 2008 10th grade test is
• FEB. 5 AND Feb. 6.

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What Happens if You Fail the CAHSEE after all
the Tests Are Given?

• Next year, juniors who have not passed the test
  will be enrolled in a CAHSEE Workshop class.
  This class is in addition to the regular English
  class.
• If students have not passed the exam by the end
  of their senior year, they will not receive a
  high school diploma. They can only receive a
  certificate of completion regardless of what
  their grades are for courses.

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How Do the CAHSEE Warm-ups Help YOU?
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CAHSEE Warm-Ups

• allow you to practice with questions that are
  mirrored after the CAHSEE test questions.
• allow you to practice test taking strategies that
  can help you complete the selections of the test
  and achieve the highest possible points.
• give you the opportunity to brainstorm why
  answers are correct or incorrect with your peers
  and teacher.

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How Do You Succeed in the CAHSEE Workshop

• Dont be absent as each day is important!
• Do the work assigned to the best of your
  abilities.
• ASK QUESTIONS when you dont understand
  something.
• Read, listen to, watch, and speak as much English
  as possible if you are a ELL student The
  CAHSEE tests a students ability in English not
  in Spanish, German, French, or any other
  language.
• Be positive in your attitude toward passing the
  CAHSEE!

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Why is it important to do well on the CAHSEE?
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• Students cannot graduate from high school unless
  they pass the exam.
• Schools and districts are judged according to the
  number of students who score PROFICIENT on the
  exam, not merely pass the test.