TExES ELAR 7-12

Which of the following concepts for a political advertisement illustrates the bandwagon technique being used to persuade people to vote for a certain candidate? A list of the regulations that the candidate has supported is shown scrolling on the screen while a voice-over describes the negative impact of each regulation A group of individuals are shown leaving their homes to join a crowd parading behind the political candidate, carrying a sign that states "Join us!" A family is shown eating at a dinner table and laughing while a voice-over describes the political candidate's support of family values A celebrity is shown speaking in favor of a political candidate at a local charity event, describing how the candidate has been a positive influence

A group of individuals are shown leaving their homes to join a crowd parading behind the political candidate, carrying a sign that states "Join us!"

Which of the following assignments best integrates math and expository writing to assess specific skills in both areas? An argument paper that is either for or against including basic computation in the math curriculum A research paper about the important contributions of a particular early mathematician A procedural essay explaining the steps involved in solving a particular math equation A reflective essay that describes the students' memories of learning math concepts at an early age

A procedural essay explaining the steps involved in solving a particular math equation

Which of the following examples is the best representation of situational irony? A character in a play woke up late, missed the bus and spilled coffee on her shirt before stating, "This day is off to a great start!" In a scary movie, the character enters into an abandoned alleyway, which viewers know is where the thief is hiding. A wife in a play plots revenge on her husband for forgetting their anniversary, only to learn that he has spent all morning planning an elaborate surprise. In an adventure film, the audience knows that the character viewed as the hero by his peers is actually the villain.

A wife in a play plots revenge on her husband for forgetting their anniversary, only to learn that he has spent all morning planning an elaborate surprise.

Which of the following is a prominent characteristic of Renaissance literature? Making feelings and emotions a priority over facts and logic Believing that humankind was capable of earthly perfection Breaking away from traditional religious, political, and social views Believing that advances in science would lead to progress for humankind

Believing that humankind was capable of earthly perfection

Which of the following is the most effective teacher strategy for promoting student interest in reading? Having conversations with students about books they have recently read for pleasure Providing students with extra credit points for the number of pages read Building a classroom library of books designated as appropriate for the grade level Giving students daily class time to independently read an assigned novel

Having conversations with students about books they have recently read for pleasure

An English teacher starts each class by asking a question about the previous day's lesson or reading. The teacher gives students a few moments to think about the question and then asks one or two students to speak about the question for a few minutes. Throughout the course of the week, each student is asked to respond to a question. As students become more practiced at the strategy, which of the following is the best way to modify it to promote the most active engagement from students? Encouraging the weakest participants to observe the discussions, suggesting that they learn through listening Allowing the strongest participants to lead the discussions, ensuring that the content is clearly communicated Having students evaluate each other's responses during discussion, using a teacher-designed rubric Having students create the questions, choosing two each class period to use for the day's discussion

Having students create the questions, choosing two each class period to use for the day's discussion

Which of the following activities best helps students learn to use affixes to determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary? Choosing an affix to study and having students use a dictionary to define words that use the affix Creating a list of words containing affixes and having students sort them into categories based on like parts Having students use flash cards to memorize the meaning of common affixes and take a quiz on their meanings Having students examine a list of words that contain common affixes and write the meaning of each word part

Having students examine a list of words that contain common affixes and write the meaning of each word part

During an oral presentation unit, students are expected to create a slideshow that includes key details and supporting visual graphics to present during their speeches. Before students begin creating slides, the teacher should review which component of incorporating technology into oral presentations? How to maintain eye contact instead of looking at slides. How to use standard, visually appealing fonts and color choices. How to use the remote and laser pointer during a presentation. How to search for and cite relevant images or graphics.

How to use standard, visually appealing fonts and color choices.

While working through a unit on poetry, an eighth-grade teacher notices that a group of English learners in the intermediate and advanced stages of reading proficiency struggles to correctly identify the purpose of punctuation and line lengths when they read independently. Which of the following strategies would best help these students identify the theme of the poem? In a small group, the teacher reads the poem aloud while the students read along. In small groups, identify and define uses of figurative language. Provide students with a copy of the poem translated to their native language. Edit the poem so it is written in prose, then compare the two forms.

In a small group, the teacher reads the poem aloud while the students read along.

Which of the following activities best allows a teacher to informally assess the reading abilities of English learners (ELs)? Administering a reading comprehension quiz to the class Examining students' scores on standardized reading tests Holding a whole-class discussion about a reading passage Observing students reading aloud with partners

Observing students reading aloud with partners

A teacher has students read the following excerpt from the speech "I Have a Dream" (1963) by Martin Luther King, Jr. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. The teacher can best use the excerpt to show how an image can be built through the layering of which of the following types of phrases? Infinitive Absolute Participial Appositive

Participial

A seventh-grade class is writing a descriptive essay where the students choose a favorite season and describe an enjoyable activity during this season. They are expected to address all five senses while writing. An English learner who is in the intermediate level of English writing proficiency would be most successful on this assignment when provided with which of the following accommodations? Review the essay's rubric before the drafting stage and discuss essay requirements. Allow the student to include a drawing to supplement the written piece. Provide a list of sentence starters to encourage diverse sentence structures. Provide a list of appropriate synonyms based on the student's initial prewriting descriptions

Provide a list of appropriate synonyms based on the student's initial prewriting descriptions

A seventh-grade class will be giving oral presentations. The teacher has provided students with a rubric for how the presentation will be assessed and reviewed the qualities of a strong presentation. Which of the following steps should the teacher do next to help students deliver strong presentations? Review how to correctly cite sources in a presentation. Allow time in class to practice delivering the presentation and receive peer feedback. Provide instruction on how to create visually appealing presentations. Provide students with a graphic organizer to use to outline and plan the presentation.

Provide students with a graphic organizer to use to outline and plan the presentation.

Which of the following teacher strategies is the most appropriate first step in helping students to prepare oral presentations? Sharing the guidelines that will be used to assess the presentation Teaching students to integrate technology into a presentation Providing a graphic organizer for students to use to plan the presentation Encouraging students to practice delivering a presentation

Sharing the guidelines that will be used to assess the presentation

Which of the following examples is the best representation of dramatic irony? The setting of a play is a benefit promoting increased conservation, but everyone in the scene is using plastic cups. A character in a television show remarks about a hideous-looking creature, "What a beautiful monster!" The audience of a play sees the main character behind a screen, but the other characters on stage do not. A character in a play is a doctor smoking a cigarette in front of a "No Smoking" sign outside his hospital.

The audience of a play sees the main character behind a screen, but the other characters on stage do not.

The paragraph below was written by an eighth-grade student. Sentences are numbered sequentially within the paragraph. (1) I was indeed going to get a puppy! (2) Having wanted one for so long, my house was completely ready for the arrival of a cocker spaniel we had found out about from the newspaper. (3) I stood at the door peering out anxiously waiting for a sign of my new four legged friend. (4) My father would certainly be home with the puppy soon. (5) Sure enough, after about fifteen minutes, I saw my dad pull into the driveway. (6) I rushed outside. (7) To my surprise there were two puppies in the back seat wagging their tails in excitement. (8) My dad had kept his promise! Which of the following sentences reflects the appropriate comma placement in sentence 7? To my surprise there were two puppies, in the back seat, wagging their tails in excitement. To my surprise, there were two puppies in the back seat, wagging their tails, in excitement. To my surprise, there were two puppies in the back seat wagging their tails in excitement. To my surprise, there were two puppies in the back seat, wagging their tails in excitement.

To my surprise, there were two puppies in the back seat, wagging their tails in excitement.

1. When instructing students about résumé writing, it is most appropriate for the teacher to emphasize the importance of which of the following? Maintaining a first-person point of view Highlighting positive personality characteristics Embellishing the objective and skills sections Using formal and sophisticated language

Using formal and sophisticated language

An English learner (EL) speaking at the beginning level of English-language proficiency can be expected to speak with a variety of sentence structures. a variety of verb tenses. abstract ideas and terms. single words and short phrases.

single words and short phrases.

A seventh-grade class of advanced readers is reading the novel Moment Comes (2013) by Jennifer Bradbury, which is about the partition of India in 1947. During the novel unit, the teacher has the following learning objectives. Students will be able to evaluate how language contributes to meaning in a text. Students will be able to engage in a thematic analysis of a text. Students will understand how literature is relevant to society. During class, the teacher leads a discussion about the following passage from the novel. I've seen cars plenty. I've stepped out of the way of them when they come inching up a crowded margh. I've gazed at the faces inside, wondering what it would be like to be wrapped up in so much glass and metal, to have people scurry out of your way, to move without moving. But being inside it is even better than I ever dreamed. The seat is warm and soft, like the bellies of the goats we kept when I was small. The car jerks and starts as the driver cuts a path through the street. The engine roars like a living thing, announcing it has somewhere to be, someone to carry there. Which of the following student responses best demonstrates that a student has met objective 3? "This passage reminds me of a time when my expectations of an experience did not match the reality." "This passage makes me visualize my own experiences of riding in cars and makes them feel real." "This passage makes me realize that not everyone has access to the same experiences that I take for granted." "This passage reminds me of a passage that I read in another novel about a character experiencing the ocean for the first time."

"This passage makes me realize that not everyone has access to the same experiences that I take for granted."

A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams. JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her. Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date. Which of the following best states the meaning of "call" as used in the sentence, "Maybe I've got no call to be saying this"? A specific need or occasion A visit to someone's house Using the telephone to contact Contacting from another room

A specific need or occasion

A teacher is conducting writing conferences after students have written rough drafts of their persuasive essays. She reads the following introduction from a student's essay: (1) Today's high schoolers do not know a world before widespread cell phone use. (2) They are part of our culture. (3) So why are schools who are supposed to prepare us for adulthood, banning cell phones? (4) It is a ridiculous policy. (5) Society should use high school as an opportunity to create positive habits for cell phone usage, explore the ways they can improve our lives, and take advantage of the safety and security offered by remaining in frequent contact with our families. Which of the following changes in the sentence corrects a punctuation error? Remove all commas from sentence 5. Combine sentences 1 and 2 using a semicolon. Remove the apostrophe in "today's" in the first sentence. Add a comma after "schools" in sentence 3.

Add a comma after "schools" in sentence 3.

(1) Blue magpies are truly magnificent birds. (2) They look similar to pheasants and are more than two feet in length. (3) The tails of blue magpies account for three-fourths of their total length. (4) The head, neck, and breast are black, and the remainder of the plumage is a beautiful blue with handsome white markings. (5) It is quite unnecessary to describe the blue magpie's appearance in detail as a means of identifying the species because its loud, ringing call is impossible to miss. Based on the sentence in the context of the paragraph, which change should be made to sentence 5 to improve the paragraph's flow? Split sentence 5 into two simple sentences. Remove the word "quite" from the sentence. Add the transition word "however" to the beginning of the sentence. Combine sentence 5 with sentence 4.

Add the transition word "however" to the beginning of the sentence.

A seventh-grade science teacher is working with a language arts teacher to integrate more writing into the curriculum. Which of the following assignments could be used to integrate science with a specific writing skill? Select all answers that apply. After giving a lesson on the periodic table, the teacher writes the names of 15-20 elements on the board and asks students to classify the elements into two groups. After a unit on anatomy, the teacher asks students to write about a time that they experienced an injury to a specific body part. After a biology lesson on plant growth and development, the teacher asks the students to prepare an explanation of photosynthesis for a group of elementary students. During a lab demonstration, the teacher asks students to write detailed observations in their own words and after the experiment, lets them draw inferences from the observed data.

After a biology lesson on plant growth and development, the teacher asks the students to prepare an explanation of photosynthesis for a group of elementary students. During a lab demonstration, the teacher asks students to write detailed observations in their own words and after the experiment, lets them draw inferences from the observed data.

A seventh-grade teacher assigns the following in-class writing prompt: "Write a descriptive paragraph about a place that is special to you." Which TWO of the following modifications of the assignment will best support an English learner who is writing at the beginning level of English-language proficiency? Providing the student with a list of descriptive adjectives to use Allowing the student to dictate a description to another student Asking the student to list objects found in the place Having the student draw and label a picture of the place Having the student copy a teacher-created paragraph

Asking the student to list objects found in the place

During an oral presentation, students use a slideshow to include relevant information and appropriate visuals. One student receives the following critique from a classmate. "Atlas spent most of the time with his back to me, looking at the screen. He did a good job not mumbling, and I liked the topic he chose. He used easy to read text, but his slides were a little boring." Based on this feedback, which of the following activities would be most beneficial for Atlas to improve his oral presentation skills? Atlas reviews his slides and removes unnecessary information. Atlas practices delivering his presentation with only notecards and no slide show. Atlas adds interesting visual effects to his presentation to engage the viewer. Atlas uses a stopwatch to practice delivering his speech without fillers and unnecessary pauses.

Atlas practices delivering his presentation with only notecards and no slide show.

Charles Darwin, famous researcher and scientist, impacted our understanding of the natural world in one significant way. Darwin was born in 1809, but despite living in a time with less technical and scientific advances, he was able to observe his world and write on of the most influential scientific papers of his time. In 1831, Darwin set off on the adventure that would change everything. After boarding the HMS Beagle, Darwin sailed around the coast of South America. At each stop, Darwin collected and catalogued the various plants and species native to the land. While reviewing the specimens, he made the discovery that different animals' bodies change to adapt to the environment they lived in. After many years of research and theorizing, Darwin published the book On the Origin of Species in 1859. Because of his research, new light was shed on evolution and natural selection, and our understanding of nature was forever changed. How does the text structure of the paragraph help convey the main idea of the passage? By comparing Darwin's discovery to the knowledge of the time period, we are able to understand how impactful his discovery actually was. By listing and describing the events that lead to Darwin's discovery, we are able to understand how his expedition affected his learning and discovery. By providing the details of how Darwin found his discovery, the audience can clearly picture the process Darwin went through to discover evolution. By listing the events in chronological order, we are able to understand how Darwin came about his discovery.

By listing the events in chronological order, we are able to understand how Darwin came about his discovery.

As an introduction to a unit about how to identify and use particular text structures in reading and writing, a seventh-grade English teacher asks students to read the following excerpt from a government-circulated brochure about poison ivy. Poison ivy and other poison plant rashes can't be spread from person to person. But it is possible to pick up the rash as a result of plant oil that may have stuck to clothing, pets, garden tools and other items that have come in contact with these plants. The plant oil lingers (sometimes for years) on virtually any surface until it's washed off with water or rubbing alcohol. The rash will occur only where the plant oil has touched the skin; consequently, a person with poison ivy can't spread it on the body by scratching. It may seem like the rash is spreading if it appears over time instead of all at once. But this is either because the plant oil is absorbed at different rates in different parts of the body or because of repeated exposure to contaminated objects or plant oil trapped under the fingernails. Contact with blisters cannot further spread the rash. Which of the following text structures does this excerpt best demonstrate? Cause and effect Chronological or sequential Description or list Compare and contrast

Cause and effect

From which of the following two languages did eighteenth-century writers, such as Samuel Johnson, borrow words and coin new words using the languages' morphemes? Contemporary Spanish and Portuguese Ancient Sanskrit and Phoenician Classical Greek and Latin Medieval French and Italian

Classical Greek and Latin

A teacher is helping a student who struggles with writing coherent essays. The student has chosen a topic for a persuasive essay and has composed a list of reasons to support a position. To continue scaffolding instruction that promotes organization, the teacher should next help the student with which of the following? Choosing appropriate transitional phrases Drafting the first body paragraph Completing an outline of the ideas Locating appropriate supporting sources

Completing an outline of the ideas

A seventh-grade English teacher is assessing students' understanding of the persuasive essay by having them complete an in-class persuasive writing assignment. To most appropriately support an English learner (EL) in the class who writes at the advanced level of English-language proficiency, the teacher should provide the student with which of the following? Simple sentence stems that facilitate the EL's ability to write about familiar concepts Instructions in the EL's native language when discussing familiar concepts Complex sentence stems that facilitate the EL's ability to write about abstract concepts Permission to write about abstract concepts in the EL's native language

Complex sentence stems that facilitate the EL's ability to write about abstract concepts

An English teacher asks students to complete a close-reading exercise with the following excerpt from An Autobiography (1910) by Catherine Helen Spence. (1) Sitting down at the age of eighty-four to give an account of my life, I feel that it connects itself naturally with the growth and development of the province of South Australia, to which I came with my family in the year 1839, before it was quite three years old. (2) But there is much truth in Wordsworth's line, "the child is father of the man," and no less is the mother of the woman; and I must go back to Scotland for the roots of my character and Ideals. (3) I account myself well-born, for my father and my mother loved each other. (4) I consider myself well descended, going back for many generations on both sides of intelligent and respectable people. (5) I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family. (6) I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times. (7) In fact, like my own dear mother, Sarah Phin was a New Woman without knowing it. (8) The phrase was not known in the thirties. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the first sentence in the excerpt? Describing an anecdote of the speaker's life when moving to South Australia Using an antithetical statement to contrast the speaker's life with Australia's growth Including a parenthetical statement about Australia's development Creating an analogy between the speaker's chronological development and that of South Australia

Creating an analogy between the speaker's chronological development and that of South Australia

The following experts provide different perspectives on whether Germany should be blamed for World War I. NO American as I am in every fiber, and in accord as I feel with every interest of the country of my adoption, I cannot find myself in agreement with the American opinion as to the origin and responsibility for the deplorable conflict in which almost all of Europe has become involved. For many reasons, my personal sympathies are with Germany. I cannot feel convinced that she has been the real aggressor; I believe that war was forced upon her, almost as if by prearrangement among the nations with whom she now contends; I cannot but believe that they had become jealous and envious of her rapid and unprecedented peaceful development and had concluded that the moment had arrived when all was favorable for a union against her. Although I left Germany half a century ago, I would think as little of arraying myself against her, the country of my birth, in this the moment of her struggle for existence, as of arraying myself against my parents. YES A close and impartial study of both the English and German must suffice to convince the reader that Germany clearly was the aggressor and that England made every possible effort first to prevent a war between Austria and Serbia. Germany, on the contrary, by insisting from the start that there should be no intervention in the settlement of the dispute between Serbia and her ally, Austria, made a European war inevitable. The sophistry, inaccuracies, and "conclusions" of the German professors and editors have not helped their cause. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the following excerpt? "I would think as little of arraying myself against her, the country of my birth, in this the moment of her struggle for existence, as of arraying myself against my parents." Because Germany is the country of his birth, he feels justified in condemning it if needed. Because of his connection, he will speak up in support or to condemn as necessary. Despite the current struggle and widely held negative perception of the country, the author cannot reject or join the majority in blaming Germany. He compares turning on his country to the experience of turning his back on a person's own family. He would never speak badly of his country, regardless of that actions taken by the government. He compares it to the love his parents have for him. The author would not hesitate to speak against Germany if he thought "she" deserved his blame. He compares it to a child's willingness to argue with their parents.

Despite the current struggle and widely held negative perception of the country, the author cannot reject or join the majority in blaming Germany. He compares turning on his country to the experience of turning his back on a person's own family.

The following is an excerpt from a student's essay. Students are in school to understand, comprehend, and deepen their knowledge. These are important to learning, of course. However, that does not mean that while understanding, comprehending, and deepening their knowledge, they can't have fun. Learning should be fun, entertaining, and enjoyable for students. In many ways, the act of learning is fun, and so this is what should be emphasized for students. Which of the following revision strategies would most help the student improve the excerpt? Eliminating repeated ideas to make a piece of writing more concise Varying sentence structures within a piece of writing to make the writing more interesting Reorganizing a piece of writing to add clarity and maintain a single focus Incorporating personal voice into a piece of writing to make the writing more authentic

Eliminating repeated ideas to make a piece of writing more concise

The following experts provide different perspectives on whether Germany should be blamed for World War I. NO American as I am in every fiber, and in accord as I feel with every interest of the country of my adoption, I cannot find myself in agreement with the American opinion as to the origin and responsibility for the deplorable conflict in which almost all of Europe has become involved. For many reasons, my personal sympathies are with Germany. I cannot feel convinced that she has been the real aggressor; I believe that war was forced upon her, almost as if by prearrangement among the nations with whom she now contends; I cannot but believe that they had become jealous and envious of her rapid and unprecedented peaceful development and had concluded that the moment had arrived when all was favorable for a union against her. Although I left Germany half a century ago, I would think as little of arraying myself against her, the country of my birth, in this the moment of her struggle for existence, as of arraying myself against my parents. YES A close and impartial study of both the English and German must suffice to convince the reader that Germany clearly was the aggressor and that England made every possible effort first to prevent a war between Austria and Serbia. Germany, on the contrary, by insisting from the start that there should be no intervention in the settlement of the dispute between Serbia and her ally, Austria, made a European war inevitable. The sophistry, inaccuracies, and "conclusions" of the German professors and editors have not helped their cause. Which of the following best describes a stylistic choice made by the author in the first passage? He personifies Germany as a woman in an attempt to make the country seem weak. He uses figurative language to compare Germany to his mother, in order to demonstrate that his loyalty to Germany supersedes all other loyalties. He strategically uses examples of passive voice to support his characterization of Germany as a reluctant participant in the war. He characterizes America as impetuous and jumping to conclusions.

He strategically uses examples of passive voice to support his characterization of Germany as a reluctant participant in the war.

A seventh-grade class of advanced readers is reading the novel Moment Comes (2013) by Jennifer Bradbury, which is about the partition of India in 1947. During the novel unit, the teacher has the following learning objectives. Students will be able to evaluate how language contributes to meaning in a text. Students will be able to engage in a thematic analysis of a text. Students will understand how literature is relevant to society. During class, the teacher leads a discussion about the following passage from the novel. I've seen cars plenty. I've stepped out of the way of them when they come inching up a crowded margh. I've gazed at the faces inside, wondering what it would be like to be wrapped up in so much glass and metal, to have people scurry out of your way, to move without moving. But being inside it is even better than I ever dreamed. The seat is warm and soft, like the bellies of the goats we kept when I was small. The car jerks and starts as the driver cuts a path through the street. The engine roars like a living thing, announcing it has somewhere to be, someone to carry there. Which of the following discussion questions best supports objective 2? What specific details does the author provide to show how the narrator feels about being in a car for the first time? What new information does the reader learn about the narrator's past in the passage? How does the narrator's car ride contribute to a larger idea about how a person's circumstances affect his or her point of view? Does the author effectively communicate the perspective of the narrator during this scene?

How does the narrator's car ride contribute to a larger idea about how a person's circumstances affect his or her point of view?

As an introduction to a unit about how to identify and use particular text structures in reading and writing, a seventh-grade English teacher asks students to read the following excerpt from a government-circulated brochure about poison ivy. Poison ivy and other poison plant rashes can't be spread from person to person. But it is possible to pick up the rash as a result of plant oil that may have stuck to clothing, pets, garden tools and other items that have come in contact with these plants. The plant oil lingers (sometimes for years) on virtually any surface until it's washed off with water or rubbing alcohol. The rash will occur only where the plant oil has touched the skin; consequently, a person with poison ivy can't spread it on the body by scratching. It may seem like the rash is spreading if it appears over time instead of all at once. But this is either because the plant oil is absorbed at different rates in different parts of the body or because of repeated exposure to contaminated objects or plant oil trapped under the fingernails. Contact with blisters cannot further spread the rash. Which of the following will best help students recognize the text structure of the excerpt? Finding the main idea of the excerpt Summarizing each paragraph of the excerpt Identifying signal words in the excerpt Reading another excerpt on the same topic

Identifying signal words in the excerpt

Which of the following is the best reason for using a portfolio-based program for assessing student writing competencies? It offers an informal, criterion-referenced method of assessment. It provides a formal approach because it is characterized by a one-time look at the student's writing. It allows a teacher to compare competencies between students. It gives students a chance to reflect on their own progress by making comparisons to their previous work and abilities.

It gives students a chance to reflect on their own progress by making comparisons to their previous work and abilities.

During a lesson about media literacy, a teacher has students view an advertisement and consider the question, "Who profits from this message?" The question will best guide students to focus on which part of the advertisement? Its relevance to their lives The format of the content Its ultimate purpose The targeted audience

Its ultimate purpose

Emerson characterized language as "fossil poetry," but "fossil music" would have described it even better; for as Darwin says, man sang before he became human. The vital germ of music, as we know it, lay in the fact that it had always found a home in the hearts of the common people of all nations. While laws were being laid down by religions and governments of all nations as to what music must be and what music was forbidden to be, the vital spark of the divine art was being kept alive deep in the hearts of the oppressed common folk. They still sang as they felt; when the mood was sad the song mirrored the sorrow; if it were gay the song echoed it, despite the disputes of philosophers and the commands of governments and religion. Montaigne, in speaking of language, said with truth, "'Tis folly to attempt to fight custom with theories." Which point below has the greatest likelihood of being included in a summary of the passage? If someone feels sad, they are likely to sing sad songs. Emerson considered language to be "fossil poetry." Laws were created by religions and governments regarding what music could and could not be. Montaigne once said, "'Tis folly to attempt to fight custom with theories."

Laws were created by religions and governments regarding what music could and could not be.

A teacher assigns small groups of students a series of open-ended questions to assist discussion about the novel they are reading in class. As the groups discuss, the teacher circulates around the room and observes students' oral communication skills. Which of the following behaviors indicates that a student possesses strong oral communication skills? Asking other group members questions that diverge from the original question Making comments that build on comments made by other group members Speaking more frequently than other group members during the discussion Asking other group members to explain their answers to ensure that each question is answered fully

Making comments that build on comments made by other group members

A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams. JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her. Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date. During which of the following American literary periods was the play written? Transcendental Enlightenment Romantic Modern

Modern

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of texting and other social media communications on the evolution of the English language? The proliferation of automatic spell-check technology is eliminating the need to teach spelling and grammar. The brief, truncated nature of these communications is leading to changes in punctuation rules. Literature with complex language, such as that by Shakespeare and Milton, is becoming irrelevant to today's learners. New words such as "blogosphere" and "unfollow" are becoming accepted parts of the English lexicon.

New words such as "blogosphere" and "unfollow" are becoming accepted parts of the English lexicon.

A teacher gives her class a political cartoon to look at and analyze. To perform this task the student needs to understand the historical context of the image and assess how the individual parts of the illustration create meaning. To best support her students in their analysis, what should the teacher recommend? Select all answers that apply. Note the size or scale of parts of the images. Try to replicate a drawing of the image. Carefully read the text included with the image. Determine the general mood evoked by the image.

Note the size or scale of parts of the images. Carefully read the text included with the image. Determine the general mood evoked by the image.

A teacher compiles a blog entry that includes excerpts from a variety of news articles that demonstrate multiple opinions about a community issue. The teacher then asks students to read through the blog and write comments that respond directly to three of the statements made in the article excerpts. This activity best supports which of the following steps in the writing process? Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing

Prewriting

To ensure that the affective filter is low for an English learner (ELs) in the class at a High Intermediate English-language proficiency level, when assigning the students an oral presentation, what should the teacher ensure that she does? Allow the EL to use his or her native language in the presentation. Encourage the EL to use illustrations to explain his or her point of view. Provide the EL with some public speaking tips like ways to capture the audience's attention. Provide the EL with a list of sentence stems to aid in the presentation.

Provide the EL with a list of sentence stems to aid in the presentation.

How can a teacher best support an English Language Learner's development of the ability to write using more complex sentence structures? Provide them with models of new, more complex sentence structure to mimic for practice. . Teach them to diagram sentences, then have them diagram their own sentences to ensure accuracy. Allow them to write in their native language first, then have them rewrite it in English. Allow them to write using simple sentences knowing that more complex structures will eventually develop.

Provide them with models of new, more complex sentence structure to mimic for practice.

When giving a seventh-grade class an informational essay to read, a teacher wants to ensure that an English learner (EL) in the class who is reading at the intermediate English-language proficiency level is able to comprehend the language. Which of the following supports will best promote the EL's comprehension while reading? Providing the EL a word list that gives a familiar synonym for words likely to be unfamiliar Providing the EL a list of commonly used sentence stems used in informative articles Having the EL record events that are most important to remember in a graphic organizer Having the EL illustrate the parts of the article that he or she finds interesting

Providing the EL a word list that gives a familiar synonym for words likely to be unfamiliar

To best help students with comprehension while reading informational texts, a teacher should provide students with instruction in which of the following skills? Making predictions Identifying a purpose for reading Outlining the narrative structure Recording questions that come to mind

Recording questions that come to mind

The paragraph below was written by an eighth-grade student. Sentences are numbered sequentially within the paragraph. (1) I was indeed going to get a puppy! (2) Having wanted one for so long, my house was completely ready for the arrival of a cocker spaniel we had found out about from the newspaper. (3) I stood at the door peering out anxiously waiting for a sign of my new four legged friend. (4) My father would certainly be home with the puppy soon. (5) Sure enough, after about fifteen minutes, I saw my dad pull into the driveway. (6) I rushed outside. (7) To my surprise there were two puppies in the back seat wagging their tails in excitement. (8) My dad had kept his promise! Which of the following sentences from the paragraph contains a misplaced modifier? Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Sentence 3 Sentence 4

Sentence 2

The paragraph below was written by an eighth-grade student. Sentences are numbered sequentially within the paragraph. (1) I was indeed going to get a puppy! (2) Having wanted one for so long, my house was completely ready for the arrival of a cocker spaniel we had found out about from the newspaper. (3) I stood at the door peering out anxiously waiting for a sign of my new four legged friend. (4) My father would certainly be home with the puppy soon. (5) Sure enough, after about fifteen minutes, I saw my dad pull into the driveway. (6) I rushed outside. (7) To my surprise there were two puppies in the back seat wagging their tails in excitement. (8) My dad had kept his promise! Which of the following sentences from the paragraph includes two words that a teacher can use to show how to apply hyphenation rules? Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Sentence 3 Sentence 4

Sentence 3

A high school teacher reads a text aloud to students daily while students follow along with their own copies of the text. By hearing the text read aloud, students gain an understanding of how which of the following elements contributes to the quality of writing? Themes and motifs Text structure Setting and characterization Sentence structure

Sentence structure

Students in a science class are reading a textbook chapter. Which of the following strategies will best support students' comprehension of the chapter? Studying the characteristics of effective persuasion in the chapter Examining the various points of view in the chapter Skimming and scanning the significant text features of the chapter Comparing and contrasting themes in parallel chapters

Skimming and scanning the significant text features of the chapter

An eighth-grade English teacher is teaching her students about persuasive advertising techniques. She shows them a car advertisement that provides details about the car and suggests that only a person who wears fancy clothes, lives in a mansion, and goes on luxurious vacations belongs in such a car. Which of the following persuasive techniques is being used in this advertisement? snob appeal glittering generalities unfinished comparison bandwagon technique

Snob appeal

An eleventh-grade English teacher is planning a lesson using the poem "The Hollow Men" by T. S. Eliot. The following is an excerpt from the poem. The eyes reappear As the perpetual star Multifoliate rose Of death's twilight kingdom The hope only Of empty men. Which of the following strategies for word identification and analysis will best help students determine the meaning of "multifoliate"? Graphophonic Contextual Syntactical Structural

Structural

Which of the following activities would best allow a teacher to assess a student's ability to effectively use Standard English conventions? Students participate in a book discussion through the school's online forum. Students read a paragraph with no punctuation and add punctuation marks as needed. Students write out a series of directions for a classmate to follow. Students create a poster board or slideshow to introduce themselves to the teacher.

Students write out a series of directions for a classmate to follow.

An excerpt of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1) My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbors because she had brought me up "by hand." Having at that time to find out for myself what the expression meant, and knowing her to have a hard and heavy hand, and to be much in the habit of laying it upon her husband as well as upon me, I supposed that Joe Gargery and I were both brought up by hand. (2) She was not a good-looking woman, my sister; and I had a general impression that she must have made Joe Gargery marry her by hand. Joe was a fair man, with curls of flaxen hair on each side of his smooth face, and with eyes of such a very undecided blue that they seemed to have somehow got mixed with their own whites. He was a mild, good-natured, sweet-tempered, easy-going, foolish, dear fellow,—a sort of Hercules in strength, and also in weakness. (3) My sister, Mrs. Joe, with black hair and eyes, had such a prevailing redness of skin that I sometimes used to wonder whether it was possible she washed herself with a nutmeg-grater instead of soap. She was tall and bony, and almost always wore a coarse apron, fastened over her figure behind with two loops, and having a square impregnable bib in front, that was stuck full of pins and needles. She made it a powerful merit in herself, and a strong reproach against Joe, that she wore this apron so much. Though I really see no reason why she should have worn it at all; or why, if she did wear it at all, she should not have taken it off, every day of her life. In this passage what is the meaning of the phrase, "brought up by hand"? The sister was physically abusive. The sister lifted the narrator out of the gutter by his collar. To applaud all the milestones in a child's life. The sister raised the child.

The sister was physically abusive

To Helen By Edgar Allan Poe Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicean barks of yore, That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary, way-worn wanderer bore To his own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me home To the glory that was Greece. And the grandeur that was Rome. Lo! in yon brilliant window-niche How statue-like I see thee stand! The agate lamp within thy hand, Ah! Psyche from the regions which Are Holy Land! The teacher asks her students to demonstrate their understanding of the poem by writing a summary. Which of the following is the most accurate example of a summary for this poem? The author uses simile and allusions to demonstrate the speaker's love and longing for a woman. He then uses multiple exclamation marks to demonstrate his excitement at seeing her. The speaker loves Helen and longs to be with her. When he first sees her in the distance he is overwhelmed by her beauty. The speaker has been away from his home for a long time while sailing, and he has been missing the person he loves. He sees her in the distance and is excited to see that she is as beautiful as he remembered. It is difficult to be away from the person you love.

The speaker loves Helen and longs to be with her. When he first sees her in the distance he is overwhelmed by her beauty.

An English teacher presents the following writing prompt to her students following their reading of To Kill a Mockingbird: Choose a character from the novel and analyze how his or her characteristics contribute to conflict in the novel. What should the students primarily focus on when crafting their thesis statements? The thesis statement should clearly transition into the first body paragraph. The thesis statement should directly reflect the prompt. The thesis statement should establish the tone of the essay. The language in the thesis statement should reflect consideration of the target audience for the essay.

The thesis statement should directly reflect the prompt.

As an introduction to a unit about how to identify and use particular text structures in reading and writing, a seventh-grade English teacher asks students to read the following excerpt from a government-circulated brochure about poison ivy. Poison ivy and other poison plant rashes can't be spread from person to person. But it is possible to pick up the rash as a result of plant oil that may have stuck to clothing, pets, garden tools and other items that have come in contact with these plants. The plant oil lingers (sometimes for years) on virtually any surface until it's washed off with water or rubbing alcohol. The rash will occur only where the plant oil has touched the skin; consequently, a person with poison ivy can't spread it on the body by scratching. It may seem like the rash is spreading if it appears over time instead of all at once. But this is either because the plant oil is absorbed at different rates in different parts of the body or because of repeated exposure to contaminated objects or plant oil trapped under the fingernails. Contact with blisters cannot further spread the rash. Which of the following graphic organizers is most appropriate to use to create a visual representation of the excerpt during reading? There is a square surrounded by six blank circles. Lines extend from each circle to the square. The word topic appears in the square. There is a table with six rows. A term appears in each row on the left followed by empty space. The word topic appears in the first row. The word first appears in the second row. The word next appears in the next three rows. And the word last appears in the sixth and final row. There are two columns. The headings for the left and right columns both say subject. Beneath each of the headings is blank space. There are six blank rectangular boxes. Three vertically stacked boxes appear on the left and three vertically stacked boxes appear on the right. A right arrow appears between each left and right box. Above the boxes on the left is the word cause and above the boxes on the right is the word effect.

There are six blank rectangular boxes. Three vertically stacked boxes appear on the left and three vertically stacked boxes appear on the right. A right arrow appears between each left and right box. Above the boxes on the left is the word cause and above the boxes on the right is the word effect.

A reading teacher has designed a lesson focused on skimming and scanning texts for significant features. What is the purpose of developing this skill? This skill will aid student comprehension of a text. This skill will ensure that students don't overlook any details in a text. This skill will help students locate information more quickly. This skill will help students to more easily identify the text structure.

This skill will help students locate information more quickly.

A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams. JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her. Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date. Which of the following inferences is best supported by the excerpt? Jim believes he is the right type of boy for Laura. Laura was never romantically interested in Jim. Jim does not have a good relationship with his sister. Tom introduced Jim to his sister as a potential love interest.

Tom introduced Jim to his sister as a potential love interest.

A high school teacher has assigned a novel for students to read outside of class. Which of the following strategies will be most helpful for a student who struggles with basic reading comprehension? Working with a partner while reading the novel Watching the film version of the novel before reading the novel Having extra time to finish reading the novel Choosing a different novel that is at a lower reading level for the class

Watching the film version of the novel before reading the novel

A teacher is having students create a digital slide show of images related to a theme of a novel they are reading. Which of the following questions should the teacher direct students to ask themselves first when evaluating an image for use in the slide show? How trustworthy is the source of the image? What message does the image convey? Who is the likely intended audience for the image? Where in the slide show should the image be sequenced?

What message does the image convey?

A seventh-grade class of advanced readers is reading the novel Moment Comes (2013) by Jennifer Bradbury, which is about the partition of India in 1947. During the novel unit, the teacher has the following learning objectives. Students will be able to evaluate how language contributes to meaning in a text. Students will be able to engage in a thematic analysis of a text. Students will understand how literature is relevant to society. During class, the teacher leads a discussion about the following passage from the novel. I've seen cars plenty. I've stepped out of the way of them when they come inching up a crowded margh. I've gazed at the faces inside, wondering what it would be like to be wrapped up in so much glass and metal, to have people scurry out of your way, to move without moving. But being inside it is even better than I ever dreamed. The seat is warm and soft, like the bellies of the goats we kept when I was small. The car jerks and starts as the driver cuts a path through the street. The engine roars like a living thing, announcing it has somewhere to be, someone to carry there. Which of the following discussion questions will best guide students in meeting objective 1? Why does the narrator first describe being in a car as being "wrapped up in so much glass and metal"? Can you remember a time when people had to "scurry out of your way"? What might happen after "the driver cuts a path through the street"? What type of figurative language does the narrator use in the phrase "The engine roars like a living thing"?

Why does the narrator first describe being in a car as being "wrapped up in so much glass and metal"?

A teacher is beginning a unit on media literacy. She wants to create a project for students that will help them understand the impact of design and design choices on the intended audience. Which activity below will best help students understand her goal? Work in pairs to assess how certain images make their classmates feel about a product or idea. Work in groups to design a logo for the school. Students will be given specific images and color choices that must be used in the logo. Work in groups to design a logo for the school. Students may design the logo using any images, colors, or other design elements. Work in groups to redesign an existing image or logo for a younger or older audience.

Work in groups to design a logo for the school. Students may design the logo using any images, colors, or other design elements.

Students have been instructed to draft their introductory paragraph for an essay on the topic of their choice. Below is the first paragraph for a sample student. Although there are many types of pets, cats are the obvious choice when selecting a family pet. Common cat breds include Persian, Siamese, Calico, and Maine Coon. Cats have difrent personalities. some are social, some are shy, and some are affectionate. Deciding to adopt from a breeder or a local rescue is an important decision. Which of the following teacher comments would be most beneficial to the student? Pay attention to spelling and punctuation errors. The words "breeds" and "different" should be corrected. Combine two sentences by adding a semicolon (;) after "personalities." Cats are my favorite animal! I cannot wait to see your final draft! Your first paragraph grabs the reader's interest in the first sentence. Consider how you will develop each of these topics (breed traits, choosing a family pet, and deciding between a breeder or a rescue) in the following paragraphs. You are covering too much information in one paragraph. Only focus on cat breeds and traits of each.

Your first paragraph grabs the reader's interest in the first sentence. Consider how you will develop each of these topics (breed traits, choosing a family pet, and deciding between a breeder or a rescue) in the following paragraphs.

A teacher has just finished teaching her class how to write a strong thesis statement. Now the students need to choose supporting details that are relevant to the topic and will provide sufficient support for their arguments. To scaffold this skill, which of the following could the teacher provide to the students? a list of sentence stems to use in their essays a list of transitional phrases and examples of their uses a list of details for them to order from strongest to weakest a Venn diagram with some sample information filled in

a list of details for them to order from strongest to weakest

A teacher is planning a lesson based on the poem "Wind" by Gwendolyn Bennet. First, she reads the poem aloud, then asks her students to read the poem twice more, first silently, then quietly aloud to themselves at their desks. After rereading the poem, students will work in pairs to annotate the poem in the following ways: paraphrase each stanza underline examples of figurative language mark the rhyme scheme identify the shift in the poem Finally, students will independently answer a multiple choice question requiring them to choose a theme present in the poem. Wind By Gwendolyn Bennett The wind was a care-free soul That broke the chains of earth, And strode for a moment across the land With the wild halloo of his mirth. He little cared that he ripped up trees, That houses fell at his hand, That his step broke calm on the breast of seas, That his feet stirred clouds of sand. But when he had had his little joke, Had shouted and laughed and sung, When the trees were scarred, their branches broke, And their foliage aching hung, He crept to his cave with a stealthy tread, With rain-filled eyes and low-bowed head. Which of the following best describes the poem "Wind" by Gwendolyn Bennet? free verse a narrative poem a lyric poem cinquain poetry

a lyric poem

To support the development of oral language skills, the teacher is planning to meet with each of the literacy circles in her class and ask the students a series of questions. Which of the following is an appropriate way to support an English language learner who is at the advanced level of English level proficiency with this activity? provide the student the questions in writing prior and allow the student to respond in writing allow for extra processing time after asking a question allow the student to listen during the conversation and provide her answers one on one at a later time an advanced speaker should be able to participate similarly to the native speakers

allow for extra processing time after asking a question

According to the TEKS benchmarks for secondary English language arts, by the end of ninth grade, a student should be able to: analyze the structure, metrics, and rhymes schemes in poetry. interpret, analyze, read, and respond to all text types in all genres with a focus on British Literature. explain the origin of foreign words seen in the English language. analyze the structure and elements of dramatic works.

analyze the structure and elements of dramatic works.

A teacher begins class by writing a discussion question on the board and having students write a short response to the question on a note card. The teacher then collects the note cards and redistributes them randomly. Each student, in turn, is asked to read the response on the card he or she receives and then talk about that response. A primary benefit of the discussion strategy is that students in the class become the facilitators of the discussion. take ownership in creating the discussion topic. are encouraged to analyze other perspectives. incorporate research into their responses.

are encouraged to analyze other perspectives.

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bandwagon

An English teacher asks students to complete a close-reading exercise with the following excerpt from An Autobiography (1910) by Catherine Helen Spence. (1) Sitting down at the age of eighty-four to give an account of my life, I feel that it connects itself naturally with the growth and development of the province of South Australia, to which I came with my family in the year 1839, before it was quite three years old. (2) But there is much truth in Wordsworth's line, "the child is father of the man," and no less is the mother of the woman; and I must go back to Scotland for the roots of my character and Ideals. (3) I account myself well-born, for my father and my mother loved each other. (4) I consider myself well descended, going back for many generations on both sides of intelligent and respectable people. (5) I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family. (6) I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times. (7) In fact, like my own dear mother, Sarah Phin was a New Woman without knowing it. (8) The phrase was not known in the thirties. When guiding the students through analyzing the excerpt, the teacher should ensure that students understand how sentences 3-6 are primarily used to describe the speaker's view of her life's events and milestones. opinions about issues concerning various women's roles. character-defining roots and attributes. family connections and how they evolved over time.

character-defining roots and attributes.

Below is a sample of a student written narrative. (1) The balmy summer breeze shook the branches of the trees and caused her hair to lightly tickle her cheeks. (2) Sarah knew she needed to get up but the gentle tinkle of the water lapping the shore and slight quiver of the leaves played like a lullaby on a continuous loop relaxing her and causing her to rest for just a moment longer on her warm beach chair. (3) Today was an important day. (4) Today was the day Sarah finally left to seek her destiny. (5) The small town of Leroy was located just 20 miles south of the much larger metropolis New Haven yet despite its closeness the opportunities for advancement were slim in Leroy. (6) Sarah knew that if she wanted to rise above her family's important but menial dairy business she would have to take this leap. (7) She opened her eyes and glanced at the small tattoo of wings on her wrist. (8) I will put on my wings and fly she whispered to herself. (9) Maybe I'll change my name to Icarus when I get to New Haven. (10) Sarah was startled when she heard Just be careful, little bird. (11) Sarah's mother had come out to find her wondering what was delaying her daughter on such a momentous day. Based on the errors made in the excerpt, in which area(s) does the student need extra grammatical instruction? Select all answers that apply. passive/active voice subject verb agreement comma usage dialogue punctuation modifier usage

comma usage dialogue punctuation

A teacher would like to provide students with the opportunity to reflect on their own writing development and improvements over time. Which of the following assessment types would best achieve this goal? participate in a timed writing assignment compile a writing portfolio participate in a criterion-referenced assessment complete a first and second draft of an essay

compile a writing portfolio

When completing a research paper about a current controversy, a student finds an online article that includes information the student would like to cite in the paper. To best ensure that the information is reliable and correct, the student should first research the author's biographical and historical information. confirm that the sources in the article's bibliography are based on research and support the article. research the paper's topic by using books or other offline sources. confirm that the source's graphics and illustrations support the information stated in the article.

confirm that the sources in the article's bibliography are based on research and support the article.

An eighth-grade class is reading "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." While reading the final scene, the teacher and many students tear up. This type of response to the text best demonstrates which level of comprehension? creative inferential literal evaluative

creative

An English teacher asks students to complete a close-reading exercise with the following excerpt from An Autobiography (1910) by Catherine Helen Spence. (1) Sitting down at the age of eighty-four to give an account of my life, I feel that it connects itself naturally with the growth and development of the province of South Australia, to which I came with my family in the year 1839, before it was quite three years old. (2) But there is much truth in Wordsworth's line, "the child is father of the man," and no less is the mother of the woman; and I must go back to Scotland for the roots of my character and Ideals. (3) I account myself well-born, for my father and my mother loved each other. (4) I consider myself well descended, going back for many generations on both sides of intelligent and respectable people. (5) I think I was well brought up, for my father and mother were of one mind regarding the care of the family. (6) I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended from the age of four and a half till I was thirteen and a half, was a born teacher in advance of her own times. (7) In fact, like my own dear mother, Sarah Phin was a New Woman without knowing it. (8) The phrase was not known in the thirties. A primary reason for the allusion in sentence 2 is to explain a purpose for the subject that follows. demonstrate that the speaker is well-read. compare the lives of the speaker and Wordsworth. characterize the speaker's native country.

explain a purpose for the subject that follows.

During a lesson about mass media, a teacher has her students watch an online video advertisement and evaluate the creative techniques used to capture their attention. Which concept of media literacy is the teacher focusing on? authorship format purpose audience

format

Which of the following would be the most effective strategy for a teacher to measure students' ability to assess their own assignments? avoiding assigning a final grade to the assignments having students complete a rubric for their own assignments and submit it with their work having students give themselves an overall grade for their own assignments and submit it with their work having students predict the final grade they will receive on their assignments

having students complete a rubric for their own assignments and submit it with their work

Original sentence: I will go to the grocery store after school and plan to stop at the post office this morning. I went to the bank yesterday, so the only errand I will need to complete tomorrow is a trip to the pharmacy. Revision: I went to the bank yesterday, and I will stop at the post office this morning. I can pick up groceries after school, so the only errand that I will need to complete tomorrow is a trip to the pharmacy. Which of the following best identifies the improvement between the original and the revised version? improved organization clarity of purpose corrected punctuation improved tone

improved tone

Which of the following groups of words and phrases can be considered hyponyms for the word "subject"? superior, master, unsusceptible theme, topic, issue math, science, history put through, submit to, expose to

math, science, history

After completing their reading of The Scarlet Letter, the teacher asked her students to choose a quotation from the text that they found memorable and impactful. Each student would read their quotation aloud and briefly explain why they chose it. One student chose the following quotation: "So Pearl—the elf child—the demon offspring, as some people up to that epoch persisted in considering her—became the richest heiress of her day in the New World. Not improbably this circumstance wrought a very material change in the public estimation; and had the mother and child remained here, little Pearl at a marriageable period of life might have mingled her wild blood with the lineage of the devoutest Puritan among them all." The students followed the quotation with this response: "This was important to me because it is about how the people in the town are big hypocrites. They think they are so good, but they treated Hester so badly." What literary device does the author use to depict the hatred and dislike that some of the townspeople felt toward the child, Pearl? hyperbole personification metaphor simile

metaphor

A high school English class is completing an analysis of the following excerpt from the play The Glass Menagerie (1944) by Tennessee Williams. JIM. Laura, you know, if I had a sister like you, I'd do the same thing as Tom. I'd bring out fellows and-introduce her to them. The right type of boys-of a type to-appreciate her. Only-well-he made a mistake about me. Maybe I've got no call to be saying this. That may not have been the idea in having me over. But what if it was? There's nothing wrong about that. The only trouble is that in my case-I'm not in a situation to-do the right thing. I can't take down your number and say I'll phone. I can't call up next week and-ask for a date. The many dashes, or pauses, in the speech indicate that Jim is holding back intense feelings for Laura. hiding his true thoughts and intentions. nervous and careful about saying the right thing. angry and uncomfortable at being put in the situation.

nervous and careful about saying the right thing.

While conducting individual book chats, a teacher chats with an English learner. The student is able to successfully communicate the plot of the book with some details, but frequently pauses to search for the right academic terms. In order to best help this student with future book chats, the teacher should: allow the student to use visual aids to communicate ideas to the teacher. give the student a list of academic terms and their definitions. conduct the book chats with the whole class so the student can hear other kids using the terms. plan more frequent reviews and discussions using the appropriate academic terms.

plan more frequent reviews and discussions using the appropriate academic terms.

To best help students with overall comprehension of a fiction text, a teacher should: review relevant text structure details prior to reading. identify and analyze the inclusion of literary devices while reading. read sections of the text and model metacognitive reading strategies. prepare students for the content of the text with a relevant pre-reading activity.

prepare students for the content of the text with a relevant pre-reading activity.

A teacher receives the following email from a student in her class: Dear Ms. Jones, I will be absent from school tomorrow because I am going with the band to a contest. The band director asked me to email my teachers and ask him for my assignments. Can you email me any assignments that I will miss tomorrow? Thank you, Jake Adams What error does the student include in this email? punctuating complex sentences subject-verb agreement writing complete sentences pronoun-antecedent agreement

pronoun-antecedent agreement

After working with the social studies teacher on cross-curricular plans, an English teacher assigned her student a nonfiction text that describes the events and conflicts that led up to the Civil War. Which of the following would be the most appropriate way for her to support her students' comprehension of this text? require students to annotate the text, marking any examples of imagery or figurative language provide students with a cause and effect graphic organizer that represents a chain reaction of events to complete with the information from the text require students to circle claims and underline evidence as they read the text provide students with a graphic organizer in which they can sequence the main events in the text

provide students with a graphic organizer in which they can sequence the main events in the text

The following paragraph is the final paragraph of a student's short story. Use the paragraph to answer the 3 questions that follow. The two of them would never forget that summer. (2) Her backstabbing would live between them forever, but their friendship would endure. (3) As the weather cooled, so did Jenny's anger, and soon they could walk past the old, looming water tower without feeling anger and resentment bubbling up between them. Which of the following best describes the effect of sentence 2 in the paragraph? promoting uncertainty in the character's future reinforcing theme establishing the relationship between setting and mood implying motivation for the characters' actions

reinforcing theme

2. A teacher instructs students to read a short story on their own and keep track of the major events by listing them in their notebooks as they read. The next day, the teacher asks the students to use their lists to write a summary of the story. A primary benefit of the activity is that it helps students retain comprehension of literature. make personal connections with literature. write creatively when responding to literature. develop analytical thinking skills about literature.

retain comprehension of literature.

(1) There is no limit to the marvelous things animals do. (2) Elephants, for example, will carry leafy palms in their trunks to shade themselves from the hot sun. (3) A mother cat will dutifully care for her young. (4) Some apes will use heavy stones to crack nuts. (5) Many items that humans have invented, like sun shades and hammers, are mirrored in the way animals use their natural environment. Which sentence should be removed from this paragraph to maintain clarity and purpose? sentence 2 sentence 3 sentence 4 sentence 5

sentence 3

The paragraph was written by a ninth-grade student. Sentences are numbered sequentially within the paragraph.(1) It was a beautiful winter day, fresh snow was falling and the sun was shining. (2) My father and I were getting ready to go sledding at the park across the street. (3) While getting dressed, the phone call came. (4) My father answered, but spent most of the call just listening in silence. (5) Covered head to toe in my snow gear and ready to go, I ran to get my father. (6) To my surprise, he was sitting on his bed crying. (7) It was the first time I had ever seen my father cry. (8) I froze in the doorway, not knowing what to do. Which of the following sentences from the paragraph contains a dangling modifier? sentence 6 sentence 3 sentence 8 sentence 5

sentence 3

After students in a high school English class complete rough drafts of a persuasive essay, the teacher then has them work in pairs to improve flow. To best help students, the teacher should have them look for areas in each other's essays that exhibit descriptive details. shifts between ideas. varied sentence structure. biased language.

shifts between ideas.

An eighth-grade teacher begins the day by projecting a short poem on the board and reading it aloud. After reading, the class is asked to answer one question about the poem in writing. Then the students share their answers with a partner before the class discusses the poem as a whole. This lesson structure best demonstrates: the importance of breaking complex skills and activities into manageable chunks. the importance of including both formative and summative assessment strategies in a lesson. the importance of including expressive and responsive language activities to improve language skills. the importance of including multiple forms of grouping to encourage student participation.

the importance of including expressive and responsive language activities to improve language skills.

Why are context clues more important than a dictionary when determining the meaning of idioms? the meaning of idioms can change drastically depending on their context the meanings of idioms are not based on literal definitions stopping to lookup an idiom in the dictionary could interfere with comprehension of the text as a whole idioms often contain words from foreign languages

the meanings of idioms are not based on literal definitions

The following is an example of student writing. When I go home, I eat. I play and take a bath and watch tv. We read The Hungry Caterpillar every night. Dad makes spaghetti, and mom watches my baby brother. I play with my toys and snuggle with my bear. What does the student most need to revise to make the writing more clear? the word choice nothing; the writing is clear. the use of transitions the organization

the organization

A teacher is planning a lesson based on the poem "Wind" by Gwendolyn Bennet. First, she reads the poem aloud, then asks her students to read the poem twice more, first silently, then quietly aloud to themselves at their desks. After rereading the poem, students will work in pairs to annotate the poem in the following ways: paraphrase each stanza underline examples of figurative language mark the rhyme scheme identify the shift in the poem Finally, students will independently answer a multiple choice question requiring them to choose a theme present in the poem. Wind By Gwendolyn Bennett The wind was a care-free soul That broke the chains of earth, And strode for a moment across the land With the wild halloo of his mirth. He little cared that he ripped up trees, That houses fell at his hand, That his step broke calm on the breast of seas, That his feet stirred clouds of sand. But when he had had his little joke, Had shouted and laughed and sung, When the trees were scarred, their branches broke, And their foliage aching hung, He crept to his cave with a stealthy tread, With rain-filled eyes and low-bowed head. As the students annotate the poem, the teacher is most likely hoping that they will notice: the shift between stanza one and stanza two. the abab rhyme scheme. the use of hyperbole to convey emotion. the use of graphic elements to create a feeling of movement.

the shift between stanza one and stanza two.

A Winter Twilight By Angelina Weld Grimké A silence slipping around like death, Yet chased by a whisper, a sigh, a breath; One group of trees, lean, naked and cold, Inking their cress 'gainst a sky green-gold; One path that knows where the corn flowers were; Lonely, apart, unyielding, one fir; And over it softly leaning down, One star that I loved ere the fields went brown. After reading the poem, a teacher paraphrases line three of the poem in the following way: A group of thin trees have lost their leaves She asks her students to compare her line with the original line of poetry and write one to two sentences exploring how the feeling changed when the words changed. Based on the scenario described, which of the following is most likely the teacher's goal with this lesson? to help her students understand how diction impacts mood and tone to improve students ability to understand the literal meaning of the poem to improve student understanding of figurative language to help students understand how paraphrasing is different than summarizing

to help her students understand how diction impacts mood and tone

Mother to Son Langston Hughes Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare; But all the time I'se been a'climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark, Where there ain't been no light. So boy, don't you turn back; Don't you sit down on the steps, 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard; Don't you fall now— For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. Why does the author include several short lines and repeatedly begin lines with the word "and"? to mimic the sound of footsteps on stairs to keep the reader engaged by varying line length and rhythm to mimic the repetitive nature of going up a flight of stairs to emphasize the duration of the challenges faced by the speaker

to mimic the repetitive nature of going up a flight of stairs

The following is an excerpt from a ninth-grade student's narrative. The ball was a blur of color, and Henry hurtled toward the goal. He positioned himself just in front of it, but he was a moment late. The ball swooshed past him, and the other team bounded about victoriously. Henry sank to the ground in dismay, and the crowd's roar echoed around him. To best improve the paragraph, the teacher should suggest that the student use more figurative language to improve the imagery. vary the sentence structure to improve the flow. use more specific word choice to improve the imagery. vary the use of pronouns to improve the flow.

vary the sentence structure to improve the flow.