Grade 10 ELA FAST Testing Strategies
REVIEW (latest update)
Always READ the ____________________ when provided.
Introduction (when provided).
Benefits...
- extra context before reading
- background knowledge
- historical context
Write or note the Main Idea...
.... of each paragraph.
How...
-Margin Note (paper-based ELA FAST Practice)
- Note (ELA FAST Retake
- Computer based)- Scratch Paper Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
Personal Connections are...
... connections you make to your experiences based on the text you read.
How...
-Margin Note (paper-based ELA FAST Practice)
, - Note (ELA FAST Retake
- Computer based)- Scratch Paper Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
Noting the Order of Events...
... helps keep track of the plot events.
Question the text because...
... a good author will push the reader to ask questions of the text. A REALLY good author will
provide an answer to said question later on in the text.
ASK QUESTIONS, then SEEK ANSWERS.
How...
-Margin Note (paper-based ELA FAST Practice)
- Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
- Scratch Paper Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
The Stay on the "Island" Strategy
When the ELA FAST gives you a box of text, KEEP to the text in the box!
- Do not think of the text as a whole.
- Adopt Moana's Dad's attitude... NO VENTURING BEYOND THE REEF (boxed text)
REVIEW (latest update)
Always READ the ____________________ when provided.
Introduction (when provided).
Benefits...
- extra context before reading
- background knowledge
- historical context
Write or note the Main Idea...
.... of each paragraph.
How...
-Margin Note (paper-based ELA FAST Practice)
- Note (ELA FAST Retake
- Computer based)- Scratch Paper Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
Personal Connections are...
... connections you make to your experiences based on the text you read.
How...
-Margin Note (paper-based ELA FAST Practice)
, - Note (ELA FAST Retake
- Computer based)- Scratch Paper Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
Noting the Order of Events...
... helps keep track of the plot events.
Question the text because...
... a good author will push the reader to ask questions of the text. A REALLY good author will
provide an answer to said question later on in the text.
ASK QUESTIONS, then SEEK ANSWERS.
How...
-Margin Note (paper-based ELA FAST Practice)
- Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
- Scratch Paper Note (ELA FAST Retake- Computer based)
The Stay on the "Island" Strategy
When the ELA FAST gives you a box of text, KEEP to the text in the box!
- Do not think of the text as a whole.
- Adopt Moana's Dad's attitude... NO VENTURING BEYOND THE REEF (boxed text)
