MSDE 1 W hat do I need to know about the English HSA?
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Transcript of MSDE 1 W hat do I need to know about the English HSA?
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What do I need to know about
the English HSA?
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What do I need to know about the English HSA?
•When is the test?•Who takes it?
•What does it look like?•What will help me during the test?
•What should I do to prepare for the test?
The English HSA
•What does the test measure?
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What does the test measure?
The English HSA will measure indicators of the English Core Learning Goals.
It will assess application of knowledge.
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When is the test?
The primary English HSA will be given in May.
Your English teacher will give you more specific information.
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Who takes the test?
•all students who currently are completing their second English credit
•students who are expecting to graduate this spring or summer and who have not previously taken a required English HSA
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Who else may take the test?
•all students who previously completed their second English credit successfully but who did not pass the HSA at that time
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What does the test look like?
There are three sessions:
• Each of the first two sessions lasts 60 minutes.
• The third session lasts 50 minutes.
• There will be a five-minute break between sessions.
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What does the test look like?
All three sessions will include selected response items.
• Some will be based on passages of literary merit. • Others will be based on drafts of “student-written” work.
• A few items will be independent of a passage or a stimulus.
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What does the test look like?
At least one item will ask you to read a non-print text.
• The non-print text could be a picture, photograph, poster, cartoon, etc.
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What will help me during the test?
• Answer questions in the order in which they are presented.
• Read and follow all directions.
• Use a pencil, not a pen.
• Read selections carefully.- You may use a
highlighter in the test booklet.
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Remember, it is to your advantage to respond to every item.
• Pace yourself so that you ANSWER ALL ITEMS in each session.
• Erase stray marks from your answer booklet.
What will help me during the test?
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What should I do to prepare for the test?You have been preparing all year in your English class.
• You have been reading and responding to literature.
• You have been writing, revising, and editing essays.
• You have participated in class discussions about literature, language, and writing.
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However, there are a few other “preparations” that might help. • Get a good night’s
sleep the night before.
• Eat a nutritional breakfast.
• Be positive about your performance on this test.
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The English HSA is one hurdle in your race toward graduation.
Good luck!