ICLA EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ Quickwriting. Answer: review what they learn; focus on content rather
than mechanics; takes 5-10 minutes to complete; students share in small
groups and one person shares with the class; used to activate background
knowledge; monitor student's learning; review big ideas
▶ Workshops. Answer: Performance Standard 4: the teacher conducts
writing _________ and writing conferences for the purpose of supporting
student growth (including peer feedback/response)
▶ Explicit Instruction. Answer: systematic instruction of concepts,
strategies, and skills that builds from simple to complex, i.e. grammar,
sentence combining, strategy instruction, summarization, and text structure
▶ Grammar. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this is explicit, systematic
instruction of parts of speech and sentences
▶ Sentence combining. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this is
combining multiple sentences to improve the clarity of your writing and to
create more sophisticated sentences
▶ Strategy instruction. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this involves
teaching strategies for planning, revising, and editing
▶ Summarization. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this entails explicit,
systematic instruction in how to summarize text; distilling and condensing a
text into its main idea and key details by identifying story elements
▶ Text structure. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this is explicit,
systematic instruction in text organization; how the information within a
written text is organized
▶ TREE. Answer: a planning strategy for persuasive writing; T = Topic
sentence; R = Reasons; E = Examine reasons; E = Ending
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ Quickwriting. Answer: review what they learn; focus on content rather
than mechanics; takes 5-10 minutes to complete; students share in small
groups and one person shares with the class; used to activate background
knowledge; monitor student's learning; review big ideas
▶ Workshops. Answer: Performance Standard 4: the teacher conducts
writing _________ and writing conferences for the purpose of supporting
student growth (including peer feedback/response)
▶ Explicit Instruction. Answer: systematic instruction of concepts,
strategies, and skills that builds from simple to complex, i.e. grammar,
sentence combining, strategy instruction, summarization, and text structure
▶ Grammar. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this is explicit, systematic
instruction of parts of speech and sentences
▶ Sentence combining. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this is
combining multiple sentences to improve the clarity of your writing and to
create more sophisticated sentences
▶ Strategy instruction. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this involves
teaching strategies for planning, revising, and editing
▶ Summarization. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this entails explicit,
systematic instruction in how to summarize text; distilling and condensing a
text into its main idea and key details by identifying story elements
▶ Text structure. Answer: part of explicit instruction, this is explicit,
systematic instruction in text organization; how the information within a
written text is organized
▶ TREE. Answer: a planning strategy for persuasive writing; T = Topic
sentence; R = Reasons; E = Examine reasons; E = Ending
