MCAS ELA 2009
MCAS ELA 2009
MCAS ELA 2009
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<strong>MCAS</strong> <strong>ELA</strong> 2012<br />
Tuesday, March 20 th<br />
HR – A-B-C-D<br />
Wednesday, March 21 st<br />
HR – C-D-A-B<br />
Thursday, March 22 nd<br />
HR – A-B-C-D
<strong>MCAS</strong> <strong>ELA</strong> 2012<br />
• Testing Room Assignments Will Be Posted by<br />
the Library Beginning on Monday<br />
• On Each Day of Testing You Will Go Straight to<br />
your Testing Room at 7:20 AM<br />
• Testing Will Be the First Two Blocks of Each<br />
Day<br />
• Break Will Be 8:40 – 8:50 AM at Four Corners<br />
(No Test Talk!)
Tuesday, March 20 th<br />
<strong>ELA</strong> Composition<br />
• You’ll Be Asked to Write a Rough Draft<br />
and Final Composition. Only Your Final<br />
Composition Will Be Scored<br />
• You Can Use a Dictionary That We<br />
Provide<br />
• You Can’t Read Books Until You Turn in<br />
Your Final Composition
<strong>ELA</strong> Composition Prompt<br />
“In many works of literature, a character must<br />
adjust to life in a new environment.”<br />
• “From a work of literature you have read in or<br />
out of school, select a character who must adjust<br />
to life in a new environment. In a well-developed<br />
composition, identify the character, describe how<br />
the character adjusts to life in a new<br />
environment, and explain how the character’s<br />
adjustment relates to the work as a whole.”
<strong>ELA</strong> Composition Scoring Guide<br />
ScoreDescription<br />
6<br />
• Rich topic/idea development<br />
• Careful and/or subtle organization<br />
• Effective/rich use of language<br />
5<br />
• Full topic/idea development<br />
• Logical organization<br />
• Strong details<br />
• Appropriate use of language
<strong>ELA</strong> Composition Scoring Guide<br />
4<br />
• Control of sentence structure, grammar and<br />
usage, and mechanics (length and complexity of<br />
essay provide opportunity for student to show<br />
control of standard English conventions)<br />
3<br />
• Errors do not interfere with communication<br />
and/or<br />
• Few errors relative to length of essay or<br />
complexity of sentence structure, grammar and<br />
usage, and mechanics
Wednesday, March 21 st<br />
<strong>ELA</strong> Reading Comprehension (1 & 2)<br />
- You’ll Be Asked to Read Passages and<br />
Answer Questions About Them<br />
- No Dictionaries Allowed
Thursday, March 22 nd<br />
<strong>ELA</strong> Reading Comprehension (3)<br />
- You’ll Be Asked to Read Passages and<br />
Answer Questions About Them<br />
- No Dictionaries Allowed<br />
- We’ll Probably Finish Before the End of<br />
the Second Block
Mrs. DeCicco<br />
<strong>MCAS</strong> Math Prep<br />
After School Program<br />
Monday thru Thursday<br />
From 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm<br />
Until May 14 th<br />
In Mrs. DeCicco’s room #509
Mr. Smith’s Tips for Success<br />
• Get a Good Night’s Sleep Before the Test<br />
• Eat Breakfast on the Morning of the Test<br />
• Read All Questions Twice<br />
• Don’t Rush – You Have All Day to<br />
Complete the Test<br />
• Don’t Stress – No One Has Ever Failed to<br />
Graduate from Oakmont Because of<br />
<strong>MCAS</strong> and You Won’t Be the First!
Questions???<br />
GOOD LUCK<br />
SOPHOMORES!