Day 2: Listening and Editing

Remember the tips we learned in class as you prepare for Day #2 of the NYS ELA test:

• 2 strategies for notetaking; listen plus notes, then listen plus notes OR listen only, then notes.
• Don't attempt to take down every word of the listening section; highlight key points (dates, names, places, etc.), main idea, and themes.
• The short response questions are 2-part questions - answer both parts! answer them completely!
• When the question stem says "give details" use 2 or more text-based pieces of evidence that support your answer.
• The editing passage contains NO SPELLING MISTAKES. You have to find and correct each error (in capitalization, grammar, usage or punctuation) to get the maximum number of points.
• Each error you introduce negates an error you have found.