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12 - How do you attack Task 1?	Part A Overview:For this part of the test, you will listen to an account about the power of books, answer some multiple-choice questions, and write a response based on the situation described below. You will hear the account twice. You may take notes on the next page anytime you wish during the readings. The Situation: To open the local library’s book fair, you have been asked to give a speech about the power of books. In preparation for writing your speech, listen to an account by author Gary Paulsen. Then use relevant information from the account to write your speech. Your Task: Write a speech for the local library’s book fair in which you discuss the power of books. Guidelines: Be sure to Tell your audience what they need to know about the power of books Use specific, accurate, and relevant information from the account to support your discussion Use a tone and level of language appropriate for a speech at a local library’s book fair Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner Indicate any words taken directly from the account by using quotation marks or referring to the speaker Follow the conventions of standard written English The Dictation The TEST Use the Situation to write the Introduction to your essay. Be sure to include title and author of the article. Look at MC first. Take notes as you listen to the passage as it relates to the theme of the essay you will write. Use the MC as an outline to write the essay. Your notes will provide the quotes for your essay. Use the Situation to write your conclusion/summary.	Keep reading your book
11 - How do you attack Task 2?	Directions: Read the article and tables on the following pages, answer the multiple-choice questions, and write a response based on the situation described below. You may use the margins to take notes as you read and scrap paper to plan your response. The Situation: Your local board of education is concerned about the cost of heating the school in your community. The board has invited students to write letters recommending specific ways to keep school heating costs down and still keep staff and students comfortable. Your Task: Using relevant information from all three documents, write a letter to your local board of education recommending specific ways to keep school heating costs down and still keep staff and students comfortable. Write only the body of the letter. Guidelines: Tell your audience what they need to know about ways to keep heating costs down and still be comfortable. Recommend specific ways to apply those methods to the schools in your community. Use specific, accurate, and relevant information from the article and the tables to support your recommendations. Use tone and level of language appropriate for a letter to the board of education. Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner. Indicate any words taken directly from the article by using quotation marks or referencing the author. Follow the conventions of standard written English. The TEST	Keep reading your book
10 - How important are our choices?	To better understand how important choices are in our lives, read two poems, "The Road Not Taken" and "Richard Cory" and answer the questions ("Road Not Taken" and "Richard Cory) that accompany them. After you have read the two poems and answer questions about them, write a unified essay of 250+ words, that addresses how the choices we make in our lives can be very crucial. In your essay use ideas from both poems to establish a controlling idea about how important choice is in our lives. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the authors use specific literary elements or techniques to convey the importance of our choices.	Keep reading your book
9 - How do you attack Task 2?	Part B Directions: Read the text and study the chart on the following pages, answer the multiple-choice questions, and write a response based on the situation described below. You may use the margins to take notes as you read and scrap paper to plan your response. The Situation: Your state senator is preparing to vote on a bill that would ban the use of vending machines in all New York State schools. Write a letter to your state senator recommending whether he/she should vote for or against the bill and explaining the reasons for your position. Your Task: Using relevant information from both documents, write a letter to your state senator in which you recommend whether he/she should vote for or against the bill banning the use of vending machines in New York State schools and explain the reasons for your position. Write only the body of the letter. Guidelines: Be sure to Tell your audience what they need to know about the use of vending machines in schools Recommend whether your state senator should vote for or against the bill banning the use of vending machines in New York State schools Explain the reasons for your position Use specific, accurate, and relevant information from the text and the chart to support your position Use a tone and level of language appropriate for a letter to a state senator Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner Indicate any words taken directly from the text by using quotation marks or referring to the author Follow the conventions of standard written English The TEST Use the Situation to write the Introduction to your essay. Be sure to include title and author of the article and the source of the charts in the Introduction. Look at MC first, before reading article and charts. Mark article and charts as you read them to indicate where the answers to MC are. Use the MC as an outline to write the essay. The marked text will serve as your quotes. Use the Situation to write your conclusion/summary.	Keep reading your book
8 - Do we always make the right choice?	Here is another short story you can use with the Critical Lens Essay of the ELA, Task 4. Start with the Fact Sheet. Save file as deadendfs.doc Essay topic: In your essay, save file as deadend.doc, use the following questions to form your essay. Use the fact sheet to help keep notes. You will read and write an essay about "Dead End" by Rudolfo Anaya. Essay: We all have choices to make, Maria is no exception. What are her choices? What is her final choice? Why does she make it? What is your reaction to her final choice? Do you agree or disagree? Have you had to make a choice like this? Is there any other literature you have read you could include in this essay? Which ones and How? 250+ words, double spaced. Incorporate these questions in your essay. What is the setting of the story? Who are the main characters? What are the conflicts? How is the word "lonely" important? What are the promises? Are promises important to keep? How are "empathy" and "envy" important in the story? What is the symbol in the story?	Keep reading your book
7 - How well do I know the Literary Terms?	The Tasks of the Regents expect you to know and use literary terms in your essays. They use them in the multiple choice section of the exam often. When they use them in the multiple choice section, you want to use them in your essay. Knowing the literary terms will help you in both the multiple choice and essay. To help you better prepare to use the literary terms, you are going to look up, write down (Use index cards) and prepare for a quiz tomorrow about the literary terms. You will want to know the definition for each literary term listed below and to provide and example of each to demonstrate your knowledge of them. Know these literary terms: I selected these because they have appeared on the three sample tests we have had. personification, simile, irony, hyperbole, imagery, metaphor, tone, point of view, symbol, setting, plot, character, paradox, flashback, theme.	Study for Literary Terms Quiz
6 Midterm - How well are you prepared for Task 3?	Directions: Read the passages on the following pages (an excerpt from an autobiography and an excerpt from a novel). Write the number of the answer to each multiple-choice question on your answer sheet. Then write the essay in your essay booklet as described in Your Task. You may use the margins to take notes as you read and scrap paper to plan your response. Your Task: After you have read the passages and answered the multiple-choice questions, write a unified essay about the effect of a particular location as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about the effect of a particular location. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey that idea. Guidelines: Be sure to Use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about the the effect of a particular location Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your controlling idea Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony, figurative language) to convey the controlling idea Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner Use language that communicates ideas effectively Follow the conventions of standard written English The TEST Use the Situation to write the Introduction to your essay. Be sure to include title and author of the two passages in the Introduction. Look at MC first, before reading the passages. Mark the passages as you read them to indicate where the answers to MC are. Use the MC as an outline to write the essay. The marked text will serve as your quotes. Use the Situation to write your conclusion/summary.	Keep reading your book.
5 - How well are you prepared for Task 3?	Directions: Read the passages on the following pages (a poem and an excerpt from a short story). Write the number of the answer to each multiple-choice question on your answer sheet. Then write the essay in your essay booklet as described in Your Task. You may use the margins to take notes as you read and scrap paper to plan your response. Your Task: After you have read the passages and answered the multiple-choice questions, write a unified essay about the power of reading as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about the power of reading. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey that idea. Guidelines: Be sure to Use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about the power of reading Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your controlling idea Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony, figurative language) to convey the controlling idea Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner Use language that communicates ideas effectively Follow the conventions of standard written English The Passages	Keep reading your book
4 - How well are you prepared for Task 3?	Directions: Read the passages on the following pages (a poem and a myth). Write the number of the answer to each multiple-choice question on your answer sheet. Then write the essay in your essay booklet as described in Your Task. You may use the margins to take notes as you read and scrap paper to plan your response. Your Task: After you have read the passages and answered the multiple-choice questions, write a unified essay about the power of true friendship as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about the power of true friendship. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey that idea. Guidelines: Be sure to Use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about the power of true friendship Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your controlling idea Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony, figurative language) to convey the controlling idea Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner Use language that communicates ideas effectively Follow the conventions of standard written English The Passages	Keep reading your book.
3 - How does Manuel handle his situation as compared to Wright?	Read "The Confrontation" by Raymond Barrio. You will write a compare and contrast essay about the two stories, you have read: "The Fight" and "The Confrontation." What is similar? What is different? Literary Terms: Point of view, tone, symbol Start with the Fact Sheet. Save file as barriofs.doc Essay topic: In your essay, save file as barrio.doc, use the following questions to form your essay. Use the compare and contrast model to create this essay. Use examples from the stories to support your essay.
2 - How would you handle the situation Wright faced?	You will read and write an essay about "THE FIGHT" by RICHARD WRIGHT. Start with the Fact Sheet. Save file as wrightfs.doc Essay topic: In your essay, save file as wright.doc, use the following questions to form your essay. How does the narrator react to his situation? Do you agree? Explain. How would you react? Has this happened to you or someone you know? Discuss the appropriateness of the narrator's reaction. Explain how symbol, point of view, tone are important literary terms in this story. Use examples from the story to support your essay.
1 - How can you prepare for the ELA Exam?	Begin a class folder. Begin a catalog of literary terms. Begin creating a list of literature you have read using the Fact Sheet Include author and title. Include names of characters. Include a plot and theme. Include other key points.	Review your lists with what you may have at home and past notes. Choose a book you will be reading?