1. LEAP Parent Night: ELA Mrs. Haulbrook

2. LEAP Schedule: Phase 1 MARCH 18- 5 SCHOOL DAYS! ELA- Essay Math- Constructed Response

3. LEAP Schedule: Phase 2 Monday: ELA Tuesday: Math Wednesday: Science Thursday: Social Studies

4. 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.)

5. 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

6. 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.)

7. 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.].

8. 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)

9. 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).

10. LEAP/iLEAP Test Talk Form Student:________________Teacher: _____________________ Date Tested: _____________Student Signature: _____________ Grade:_________________ “Test Talk” Date: _______________ 8 thh ELAMathScS.S.7 th ELAMathScS.S. 6 th ELAMathScS.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 U100- 268 100- 295 100- 266 100- 262 U100– 235 100– 254 100 – 258 100– 261 U100– 238 100– 247 100– 250 100– 260 Last YearGoalResultsCheck if student met goal (√) ELA Math Science Social Studies

11. 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!

12. 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-grade-8.pdf?sfvrsn=5