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English (ELA) Regents site: Mr. Alper

When is it? Tue, Jan 24, 2023 @ 9:15am

ENGLISH REGENTS--what you need to know:

Mr. Alper, A. Philip Randolph Campus High School

Here is a Breakdown of the ELA Regents & ADVICE on how to do well.

For even more info about the ELA Regents, click here. (Check out these helpful slides too.)

+ A special overview of Part 1-- the 24 multiple-choice questions: CCregents_review-overview.


*FOR HELP WITH HOW TO WRITE THE ARGUMENT ESSAY for Part 2:

Here is the Part 2 Argument Essay RUBRIC of the Regents;

Click on this SAMPLE LEVEL-6 ESSAY (and here's a review book about it)

& be sure to look at the Part 2 Argument Essay OUTLINE.

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Want to practice? Here's a sample Part 2 Argument Essay Task from June 2014.


**FOR HELP WITH HOW TO WRITE THE TEXT ANALYSIS RESPONSE(=3 paragraphs)

for Part 3 of the Regents, click on this SAMPLE LEVEL-4 RESPONSE here.

THIS: a Part 3 example with the RUBRIC.

1) Here's a special review book all about the Part 3 response: P3TextAnalysis_review_book.pdf

2) ...a Part 3 Text Analysis Response (color-coded) Outline: P3TextAnalysis_outline_fill_in.pdf

3) ...and a Practice Page: P3TextAnalysis_practice_page.pdf

...via the Part 3 Text Analysis OUTLINE.

Literary Terms I Can Use to help me write Part 3: Journaling with Literary Terms; Irony examples; Poetic_Techniques_Sheet.pdf.

REGENTS PREP- Literary Reference Reading Log Here is the Part 3 Text Analysis RUBRIC, and:

What should I underline? What should I put in "quotation" marks? ...underline_vs._quotation_marks.pdf

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Want to practice? Here are some sample Part 3 Text Analysis Response Tasks from January & June 2015.

What verb tense should I use when writing about fiction literature? Answer: the PRESENT tense!

http://hhswritingguide.pbworks.com/w/page/18072477/Verb%20Tense%20for%20Literature%20Analysis%20Essays


+ ~How To Analyze a Poem~

Click the link to practice a full, sample ELA Regents: http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/115/hsela12015-exam.pdf

CC_ELA_Regents_Essay_Booklet.pdf

What did the (older) Comprehensive English Regents look like?

THE_OLD_ELA_REGENTS.pdf

Any more info? Mastering_the_ELA_Regents.pdf

...and here's a SURVIVAL GUIDE(!): ELA-Regents-Survival-Guide-Full-Version.pdf

Which Parts of the (older) Comprehensive Regents should I do first?

Recommendations:

1st: Listening Passage MC Questions (15-20 min)

2nd: Part 4: Critical Lens Essay (1 hour)

3rd: Part 3: Paired Passages

*MC Questions: 10-20 minutes

*#26: 20 minutes

*#27: 20 minutes

4th: Part 2: MC Questions : (20-30 minutes)

Part 1: Listening Section --

Take notes on page 3; answer the multiple choice questions on page 4: http://www.nysedregents.org/ComprehensiveEnglish/812/engl82012-exam.pdf (Regents Listening August 2012)

Be sure to click here: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Regents+Listening+August+2012&ia=videos&iai=Pr1yfFD7S_8 and choose "Watch Here"

Part 4: Question 28 -- The Critical Lens Essay

What should my Critical Lens Essay look like? Q28_org_Critical_Lens.pdf

How should I write it? ... Any Sentence Starters to Help Me? Critical_Lens_Guided_Writing_Sentence_St.pdf

HOW TO "UNPACK" A CRITICAL LENS QUOTE: 3.1_Quote_practice_GN.pdf

CRITICAL LENS QUOTES FROM PAST REGENTS EXAMS: Regents_quotations.pdf

What about the Critical Lens Rubric? Critical_Lens_Essay_Rubric.pdf

Hey, can I see a Sample Critical Lens Essay? CRITICAL_LENS_model_-another.pdf

Can I see another one (with more paraphrasing)? Be sure to rotate this clockwise-- 28_sample.pdf

Got another copy of the short story "Spear" by Julius Lester? Spear_-_Julius_Lester0001.pdf

How about the poem "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes? I_Too_Sing_America_-L.Hughes.pdf

-->Literary Terms I Can Use: Journaling with Literary Terms; Irony examples; Poetic_Techniques_Sheet.pdf.

*NEED TO REMEMBER A BOOK YOU READ BEFORE IN ANOTHER CLASS?

Click here: http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/

...and:

What should I underline? What should I put in "quotation" marks? ...underline_vs._quotation_marks.pdf

What verb tense should I use when writing about fiction literature? Answer: the PRESENT tense!

http://hhswritingguide.pbworks.com/w/page/18072477/Verb%20Tense%20for%20Literature%20Analysis%20Essays

Part 3: Paired Passages -- Questions 26 & 27

HOW TO DO 26 (=BOTH Passages, 1 Controlling Idea): Q26_org_Controlling_Idea.pdf

Controlling Ideas I Could Use: Gandhi's_10_Fundamentals.pdf

What a strong 26 looks like: A_strong_26.pdf

HOW TO DO 27 (=CHOOSE 1 Passage, 1 Literary Element): Q27_org_LitTerm.pdf

Literary Terms I Can Use: Journaling with Literary Terms; Irony examples; Poetic_Techniques_Sheet.pdf.

What a strong 27 looks like: A_strong_27.pdf

THE RUBRIC for both: ._.ELA_Short_Response_Rubric.pdf

Part 2: Reading Comprehension --

Regents_Multiple_Choice_Strategies_Part2.pdf

What if I want to practice on my own? OLD_Regents_Review_Packet.pdf

✓Here's a how-to-ANNOTATE Rubric!

Use to help you refresh your annotating skills:

native_son_1.pdf

native_son2.pdf

native_son_3.pdf

native_son_book_2_all.pdf

native_son_book_3_all.pdf

How do I use the I.C.E. method again? Sample_ICE_method_paragraphs.pdf ... + here's some 'fake looseleaf'

...and remember, don't get caught in the "THINGS" trap!

Be sure to check out my AP English Language and Composition site too!

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