NYS English Regents Review

For Part II of the English Regents, I must write a

You must use evidence from ____ of the 4 texts in your argument essay.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

If I copy an entire article and do not put any of my own analysis, I will still receive credit.

• True

• False

I have to cite the text number and line number for each piece of evidence that I use.

• True

• False

In the text analysis response, you must

• answer multiple choice questions

• write your opinion of the text

• summarize the text

• identify and write about the central idea and a writing strategy used in the text

How many paragraphs should the text analysis response have?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

What are the two most heavily weighted parts of the Regents?

• Part 1 (multiple choice) and Part 3 (text analysis response)

• Part 1 (multiple choice) and Part 2 (argument essay)

• Part 2 (argument essay) and Part 3 (text analysis response)

• They are all equally weighted

During the Part 1 Multiple choice, what is the first thing you should do?

• Skim and guess

• Read the passage.

• Look for patterns

• Read the questions and highlight the lines in the text that they refer to.

As you read through the poem in Part 1, what are some good strategies?

• All of these.

• Identify the main subject of the poem

• Identify the central idea of the poem

• Look for any literary elements

For Part II of the English Regents, I must write a

• 5-paragraph argument essay

• 4-paragraph narrative essay

• 3-paragraph descriptive essay

• 2-paragraph expository essay