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This Comprehensive English Examination: June 2015 assessment also includes:
- Comprehensive English Essay Booklet
- Teacher Dictation Copy
- Scoring Key, Questions 26 and 27, pages 1-27
- Question 28, 6A - 4C, pages 28-56
- Question 28, 3A - 1B and Practice Papers, pages 57-85
- Scoring Key (pdf)
- Scoring Key (excel)
- Conversion Chart (pdf)
- Conversion Chart (excel)
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Heroes rise from adversity. That theme forms the focus of the critical lens essay in a sample comprehensive English examination. The exam, which is part of a larger series of sample standardized tests, also includes two short response questions and 25 multiple-choice questions. A third of the multiple-choice items are based on a dictation passage, while the other two-thirds connect to two first-person literary and informational passages as well as a poem.
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Instructional Ideas
- Find one or two additional texts related to the controlling idea of life choices and have learners practice answering the first short response question with those texts
- Review common literary elements and literary techniques before administering the exam
Classroom Considerations
- Use the conversion chart to compare raw student scores to where they would fall on the official test scale
Pros
- Includes passages from modern and high-interest texts, such as Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Provides rubrics to help grade the essay and short response questions
Cons
- The final essay requires that readers have previously read novels that fit the theme
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