ELA Regents Review

For the short response in part 3 of the ELA regents, what do you do right after writing down a quote?

• Paraphrase it. 

• Explain the central idea.

• Explain how the literary element is shown.

• Cite using line #s.

For part 1 of the ELA Regents,what is the first thing you do?

• Read the questions

• Read the text

• Write an essay

• Write a short response

A central idea is...

• The gist of a text

• Author's point of view of how the world works. 

• a literary element

• A claim

How much time should you spend on part 3 of the ELA regents? 

• 45 minutes

• 3 hours

• 70 minutes

• 90 minutes

How many TOTAL texts will you read for the English Regents (including poems)?

• 3

• 4

• 7

• 8

How many texts will you be asked to read for the Argument section of the Regents (part 2)?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many texts will you read and answer questions for in Part 1 of the Regents?

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 10

Which part of the exam should you consider looking over first?

• Part 1 (Multiple Choice)

• Part 2 (Argument Essay)

• Part 3 (Text Analysis)

How should you start your literary analysis response?

• The central idea is_______________.

• The argument of___________.

• The passage/ speech_____ by_____uses____to establish the idea that_______. 

• The literary element used was________.

Which of the answers has a complete central idea?

• Loyalty has its limits.

• The author establishes the idea of loyalty having its limits ,because as humans we have our moral boundaries that will affect how far we allow others to push us.

• Chino in Bodega Dreams shows that loyalty has its limits ,because he has moral boundaries that will affect how far he will let Sapo push him.

• The theme of loyalty.