New York State English Language Arts Exam 6th Grade

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New York State English Language Arts Exam6th
Grade
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What is the ELA Assessment?

• The New York State English Language Arts
  Assessment is designed to measure your
  proficiency in
• reading
• writing
• listening

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Preparations

• Get a good night sleep before each test session.
• Eat breakfast on test mornings.
• Be confident!
• Dont panic! You are well prepared. Nows the
  time to show what you know!

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Materials What do I bring?

• 2 sharpened No. 2 pencils
• red pen
• your thinking cap!

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General Overview
Day 1 Timing
Reading comprehension 26 multiple choice questions 55 minutes
Day 2 Timing
Listening comprehension 3 short responses 1 extended response 45 minutes
Day 3 Timing
Paired reading selections 3 short responses 1 extended response 60 minutes
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Day 1

• Students must
• read several passages
• answer 26 multiple choice questions

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Reading Comprehension Strategies

• Read all directions carefully.
• Underline key words or phrases.
• Use your reading strategies (i.e. predict,
  clarify).

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Strategies for Answering Multiple Choice Questions

• Be aware of the question type (main idea, detail,
  authors purpose).
• Look back in the selection for details to help
  you answer the questions.
• Use process of elimination.

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Multiple Choice Strategies Continued

• Eliminate the obviously wrong answers.
• When deciding between two seemingly correct
  answers, choose the best possible answer.
• Use all of your available time.
• Check over all of your answers.

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Day 2

• Students must
• listen to a story
• take notes
• answer 3 short responses
• answer 1 extended response (multi-paragraph
  essay)

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Strategies for Listening/Note-taking

• listen carefully to the story
• listen for big ideas (i.e. setting, characters,
  conflict, resolution, theme)
• listen for specific details

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Strategies for Listening/Note-taking

• Take plenty of notes!

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Strategies for Writing

• Short Responses/Extended Response
• Read the questions carefully.
• Decide what the questions are asking.

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Strategies for Writing Continued

• Short Responses/Extended Response
• Use your PLANNING PAGE to organize your extended
  response (multi-paragraph essay).
• Use specific, concrete details (more than one).
• REVISE and EDIT -- It Counts!!!

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Pace Yourself for the Listening Task

• Keep an eye on the clock and be sure to leave
  enough time for each written response.
• Suggested Pacing
• 15 minutes to write short responses
• 25 minutes to plan/write extended response
• 5 minutes to revise/edit extended response
  (essay)
• TOTAL 45 Minutes

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Day 3

• Students must
• read 2 RELATED readings
• answer 3 short responses
• answer 1 extended response (multi-paragraph
  essay)

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Strategies for Paired Reading

• There is a relationship that exists between the
  two passages that you will read.
• Before reading the passages do a quick walk
  through the booklet.
• Read the extended response (essay) prompt.

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Strategies for Paired Reading Continued

• This prompt will clue you in to the relationship
  between the paired readings.
• Read the pieces using all of your reading
  strategies.
• Answer the short/extended response using all of
  your writing strategies.

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Pace Yourself for the Paired Reading Task

• Keep an eye on the clock and be sure to leave
  enough time for each written response.
• Suggested Pacing
• 30 minutes to read the two passages
• and answer the short responses
• 25 minutes to plan/write extended response
• 5 minutes to revise/edit extended response
  (essay)
• TOTAL 60 Minutes

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Suggestions for Revising/Editing

• You should revise/edit for
• paragraphs
• complete sentences
• punctuation
• capitalization
• grammar
• spelling

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GOOD LUCK!