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 FormStudent:________________ Teacher: _____________________Date Tested: _____________ Student Signature: _____________ Grade:_________________ “Test Talk” Date: _______________

 8thh ELA Math Sc S.S. 7th ELA Math Sc S.S.  6th ELA Math Sc S.S.

Adv 402-500

398-500

400-500

404-500

Adv 383–500

421–500

388–500

372–500

Adv 387–500

394–500

380–500

364–500

M 356-401

376-397

345-399

350-403

M 344–382

376–420

348–387

339–371

M 341–386

358–393

343–379

338–363

B 315-355

321-375

305-344

297-349

B 286–343

292–375

302–347

293–338

B 280–340

281–357

295–342

292–337

AB 269-314

296-320

267-304

263-296

AB 236–285

255–291

259–301

262–292

AB 239–279

248–280

251–294

261–291

U 100-268

100-295

100-266

100-262

U 100–235

100–254

100–258

100–261

U 100–238

100–247

100–250

100–260

  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-grad

e-8.pdf?sfvrsn=5