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Bell Ringer:
• Definitely place your notebook on your desk.
– Prepare for today’s notes.
New York State Comprehensive English Regents Exam
Strategies for Success Mr. Short / English 11 / May 28 th , 2013
Additional Resources & Information Gathered:
• • www.regentsreviewlive.net
Time Management
• Part 1: Listening Passage 8 MC Questions (15-20 minutes) • Part 2: Reading 12 MC Questions (20-30 minutes) – 6 questions for each passage • Part 3: Paired Passages – 5 MC Questions: (10-20 minutes) – #26: Develop a controlling idea about ________ using both passages (20 minutes) – #27: Choose a specific literary element or technique in passage one OR passage two (20 minutes) • Part 4: Critical Lens Essay (60 minutes)
The Regents:
• Task 1: Listening
Task 1: Listening for Understanding
• • • The Directions: You will hear a listening passage once.
You are permitted to take notes in your exam booklet.
You will have 5 minutes to review your notes and the multiple-choice questions.
Task 1: Listening for Understanding
• • The Directions: You will hear the listening passage a second time.
You may take notes during the second reading or answer the questions .
The Listening Passage
• • • Is non-fiction Is approximately a page and a half long May take between five and ten minutes to read The January 2011 and NYS Sample Listening Passages were: – Approximately 800 words long – Told from a 1 st person point of view
Listening Comprehension
Listening comprehension questions are questions that require you to recall or recollect a fact or detail from the passage that was directly stated.
Task 2: Reading for Understanding
• 12 multiple-choice questions – Passage A: Informational / Non-Fiction • 6 questions – Literary fiction passage • 6 questions
Task 2: Reading for Understanding
• • The January 2011 and NYS Sample Reading Passages were: Informational • • Between 500-600 words Told from a 3 rd person perspective Literary • • Approximately 600 words Told from a 3 rd person perspective
Part 2: The Informational Passage
• • • • • Reading Comprehension Inference Main Idea Vocabulary in Context Structure
Vocabulary in Context
The Passage: “It’s an accessible sport. It’s not just for racing; it’s also for recreational riding. It’s a barrier breaker that allows a disabled rider to participate in cycling with friends and families who may be riding conventional bicycles.”
Vocabulary in Context
The Question: The passage includes the quotation about the handcycle being a “barrier breaker” (line 8) in order to stress its (1) durability (2) affordability (3) portability (4) accessibility
Structure Questions
• • • Anecdote – the author’s use of personal stories to convey the main idea Cause & Effect – the author presents a problem or idea, outlines causes of the problem or idea, and then presents the effects that the causes have on the problem or idea Chronological Order – information is presented in the order it happens
Structure Questions
• • • Comparison/Contrast – the author introduces two or more events, people, places, or ideas and then identifies their similarities and differences Problem & Solution – the author presents a dilemma and a possible solution or solutions Process/Listing – an author might use this style if the information presented involves a series of steps
Part 2: The Literary Passage
• • • • Inference Vocabulary in Context Structure Literary Terms
Part 2: The Literary Passage
Special Cases: Author’s Purpose Punctuation – dashes (emphasis), question marks (reflection), exclamation points (strong emotions)
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Literary Term Questions
Identify For example, “Line 27 contains an example of…” Apply For example, “The repetition used in line 16 emphasizes the…” or “The water jug (line 42) becomes a symbol of…”
Important Literary Terms
• • Characterization • Protagonist • Antagonist Setting • Flashback • Foreshadowing • Allusion • Historical • • Literary Biblical • Mythological • • Dialogue Irony • Situational • • Verbal Dramatic
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Important Literary Terms
• Sound Devices • Alliteration • • Assonance Consonance • • • • • Onomatopoeia • Rhyme • • • • • • • • • •
Part 3:
Reading for Critical Response • Two literary passages – Poem – – Short story Excerpt from a novel
Part 3:
Reading for Critical Response • Five Multiple-choice Questions – Inference – – Vocabulary in Context Structure/Form – – Mood/Tone Literary Terms
Writing for Critical Response
• Two Short-Response Questions – #26 – Controlling Idea/Both passages – #27 – Literary Element or Technique/One Passage Short response does NOT mean short!
You should write 8-12 sentences for each question.
Read the Directions!
• • Question #26 requires you to refer directly to both provided passages with a “controlling idea.” Question #27 requires you to choose one of the two passages to construct your response and make reference to how a literary element or technique helps develop the passage.
Read the Directions!
• Remember – your response doesn’t have to have sophisticated language or be error free to earn full credit
How do I construct a well-developed paragraph?
A well-developed paragraph for Question #26 will include the following: • Introduction of the topic sentence and controlling idea (1-2 sentences) • Development of the controlling idea (1-2 sentences) • Examples or details from the 1 st passage that support your controlling idea and a description of how they prove your point (2-3 sentences)
How do I construct a well-developed paragraph?
A well-developed paragraph for Question #26 will include the following: • Examples or details from the 2 nd passage that support your controlling idea and a description of how they prove your point (2-3 sentences) • A conclusive statement that reiterates your controlling idea (1 sentence)
How do I construct another well-developed paragraph?
• • • A well-developed paragraph for Question #27 will include the following: An introductory thesis statement (1-2 sentences) Introduction and explanation of the literary element or technique (1 sentence) Examples from the passage you’ve selected of the literary element or technique you’ve chosen; try to find at least two or three! (2 sentences)
How do I construct another well-developed paragraph?
• • A well-developed paragraph for Question #27 will include the following: Analysis of HOW the author’s use of that literary element or technique help the author to develop the passage, and specifically, the controlling idea (2-3 sentences) A conclusive statement that reiterates your analysis of how the literary technique conveys meaning (1 sentence)
WARNING!!!
The directions for Question #27 do not say you must define the literary element or technique you select.
HOWEVER , the January 2011 scoring materials provided to teachers say that a score of 2 “provides an appropriate explanation of the literary element or technique chosen”.
Tomorrow’s Class •
Part IV: Critical Lens Question 28
Be sure to: 1.
Interpret the quotation 2.
Agree or disagree with the quotation as you’ve interpreted it 3.
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Choose two literary works to defend your interpretation of the critical lens Make reference to literary elements that support your analysis of the quotation and literary works that you’ve selected
NYS Regents Exams:
• • 2013 to 2011 – http://www.nysedregents.org/comprehensiveengl ish/ 2010 to 2004 – http://www.nysedregents.org/ComprehensiveEngl ish/Archive/
Part IV Critical Lens:
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Basic Literary Information Outline
English 11:
– The Crucible – Thunder on Sycamore Street – Kite Runner – The Scarlet Letter
English 10:
– To Kill a Mockingbird – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
English 9:
– Of Mice and Men