Mr. Alper, A. Philip Randolph Campus High School
Here is a Breakdown of the ELA Regents & ADVICE on how to do well.
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.
Want to practice? Here's a sample Part 2 Argument Essay Task from June 2014.
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
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!
What did the (older) Comprehensive English Regents look like?
Any more info? Mastering_the_ELA_Regents.pdf
...and here's a SURVIVAL GUIDE(!): ELA-Regents-Survival-Guide-Full-Version.pdf
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)
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!
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
Use to help you refresh your annotating skills:
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!