Resources

Pages

• Annotating Articles for Argument
  Here you will learn how to successfully mark up or annotate an article to find evidence to use in your essay.
• Argument Essay Basics
  From form to content, here has all of your answers to writing that dreaded argument essay.
• Welcome to Ms. Fig's ELA Common Core Regent Review !
  You will find all you need to successfully pass the ELA Common Core Regent!
• Literary Techniques and Devices
  Here is a review of literary techniques and devices that you may find in your text analysis.
• Multiple Choice Test Taking Strategies
  Here you will learn how to slash distractors and ensure that your choice is the correct one.
• Official NYS Common Core ELA Regent Archive
  Here is a link to previous Common Core ELA Regents from June 2014 to Present.
• Part 1: Reading Comprehension
  You will read 2 passages and 1 poem and answer 24 multiple choice question that are weighted at 1 point each.
• Part 2: Argument
  You will read four texts and argue in essay format for or against the question posed based on the main topic of these texts.
• Part 3: Text Analysis Response
  You will closely read the text provided and write a well-developed, text-based response of two to three paragraphs. In your response, identify a central idea in the text and analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea.
• Reading Comprehension Strategies
  Here, you will learn strategies to become a more active reader.
• Resources
  Here is a list of resources used within this book.
• Two-Three Paragraph Essay Basics
  Here is an outline to help you construct your text analysis response.

Media

• Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy
  See an introduction to the new Common Core state standards including background on the design process, key features, and major differences.
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• Literary Techniques and Devices
  
• Part 1: Reading Comprehension
  You will read 2 passages and 1 poem and answer 24 multiple choice question that are weighted at 1 point each.
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• Strategies for Building Reading Comprehension
  Strategies for Building Reading Comprehension
• The Five Paragraph Argumentative Essay Structure
  This video will help you learn the structure of the five paragraph essay format used for argumentative writing.
• Writing a College Paper: Higher Learning
  Students discuss their papers with each other and a professor.