MCAS ELA 2009

MCAS ELA 2012
Tuesday, March 20 th
HR – A-B-C-D
Wednesday, March 21 st
HR – C-D-A-B
Thursday, March 22 nd
HR – A-B-C-D

MCAS ELA 2012
• Testing Room Assignments Will Be Posted by
the Library Beginning on Monday
• On Each Day of Testing You Will Go Straight to
your Testing Room at 7:20 AM
• Testing Will Be the First Two Blocks of Each
Day
• Break Will Be 8:40 – 8:50 AM at Four Corners
(No Test Talk!)

Tuesday, March 20 th
ELA Composition
• You’ll Be Asked to Write a Rough Draft
and Final Composition. Only Your Final
Composition Will Be Scored
• You Can Use a Dictionary That We
Provide
• You Can’t Read Books Until You Turn in
Your Final Composition

ELA Composition Prompt
“In many works of literature, a character must
adjust to life in a new environment.”
• “From a work of literature you have read in or
out of school, select a character who must adjust
to life in a new environment. In a well-developed
composition, identify the character, describe how
the character adjusts to life in a new
environment, and explain how the character’s
adjustment relates to the work as a whole.”

ELA Composition Scoring Guide
ScoreDescription
6
• Rich topic/idea development
• Careful and/or subtle organization
• Effective/rich use of language
5
• Full topic/idea development
• Logical organization
• Strong details
• Appropriate use of language

ELA Composition Scoring Guide
4
• Control of sentence structure, grammar and
usage, and mechanics (length and complexity of
essay provide opportunity for student to show
control of standard English conventions)
3
• Errors do not interfere with communication
and/or
• Few errors relative to length of essay or
complexity of sentence structure, grammar and
usage, and mechanics

Wednesday, March 21 st
ELA Reading Comprehension (1 & 2)
- You’ll Be Asked to Read Passages and
Answer Questions About Them
- No Dictionaries Allowed

Thursday, March 22 nd
ELA Reading Comprehension (3)
- You’ll Be Asked to Read Passages and
Answer Questions About Them
- No Dictionaries Allowed
- We’ll Probably Finish Before the End of
the Second Block

Mrs. DeCicco
MCAS Math Prep
After School Program
Monday thru Thursday
From 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Until May 14 th
In Mrs. DeCicco’s room #509

Mr. Smith’s Tips for Success
• Get a Good Night’s Sleep Before the Test
• Eat Breakfast on the Morning of the Test
• Read All Questions Twice
• Don’t Rush – You Have All Day to
Complete the Test
• Don’t Stress – No One Has Ever Failed to
Graduate from Oakmont Because of
MCAS and You Won’t Be the First!

Questions???
GOOD LUCK
SOPHOMORES!