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LEAP Parent Night: ELA

Mrs.

Haulbrook

LEAP Schedule: Phase 1

MARCH 18- 5 SCHOOL DAYS!

ELA- Essay

Math- Constructed Response

LEAP Schedule: Phase 2

Monday

: ELA

Tuesday: Math

Wednesday: Science

Thursday: Social Studies

English Language Arts (69 pts. Total)

The grade 8 LEAP English language arts assessment includes a written composition, short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions, and an extended-response (essay) question.

Phase

I

:

Writing

consists of a prompt that requires students to write a composition.

(12 pts.)

Phase II

:

Reading

and Responding

consists of 20 multiple-choice questions, 8 short-answer questions, and one 4-point essay question based on reading passages.

(40 pts.)

Using

Information Resources

consists of 5 multiple-choice questions and 2 short-answer questions.

(9 pts.)

Proofreading/Language

consists of 8 multiple-choice questions

. (8 pts.)

English Language Arts: 69 points total

Read, Comprehend, and Respond 10

Read, analyze, and respond to literature 12

Apply Reasoning Skills and Problem-Solving Skills 18

Writing 8

Use conventions of language 12

Using information resources

9

Multiple Choice, Constructed Response, and Extended Response

The Reading & Responding Section of the ELA Test: (40 pts. total)

Read, comprehend, & respond to literature (10 pts.)

Read, analyze, & respond to literature (12 pts.)

Apply Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills (18 pts

.)

The Writing Section of the ELA Test:

(12 pts. total)

Students

’ compositions are scored for elements of composing [4 pts.] (such as elaboration and coherence); for style and audience awareness [4 pts.](such as vocabulary and sentence variety); and for sentence formation, usage, mechanics, and spelling [4 pts.].

Proofreading

(8 pts. total)

All items in the Proofreading session measure the use of the conventions of standard

English

(punctuation, capitalization, complex sentence structures, etc.)

There are 8 multiple choice questions. (1 pt. each)

Using Information Resources (9 pts. total)

Items

require students to locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge.

There are 5 multiple choice questions (1 pt. each) and 2 constructed response questions (2 pts. each).

LEAP/

iLEAP

Test Talk Form

Student:________________ Teacher: _____________________

Date Tested: _____________

Student Signature: _____________

Grade:_________________

“Test Talk” Date: _______________

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Last Year

Goal

Results

Check if student met goal

(√)

ELA

Math

Science

Social Studies

Absences and Participation

It is of the

utmost importance

that your child be in class on time everyday through LEAP

It is also important that your child participate…now is NOT the time to mentally check out…it’s crunch time!

Resources

Study Island

http://www.studyisland.com/

Louisiana Dept. of Education

http://www.louisianabelieves.com

/

Louisiana Dept. of

Education Practice Test

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/assessment/practice-test-ela-grade-8.pdf?sfvrsn=5