Carol Chaitkin - Regents English Power Pack Revised Edition

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Carol Chaitkin, M.S.
Former Director of American Studies
Lyce Franais de New York
New York, New York
Former English Department Head
Great Neck North High School
Great Neck, New York

Carol Chaitkin, M.S.
Former Director of American Studies
Lyce Franais de New York
New York, New York
Former English Department Head
Great Neck North High School
Great Neck, New York

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Lets Review is designed as a handbook for high school English courses, including those aligned with the new Common Core Standards, and as a review book for students preparing to take the Regents Exam in English Language Arts (Common Core). Because the English Regents Exam is not a test of specific curriculum but an assessment of skills in reading comprehension, literary analysis, and composition, Lets Review offers a comprehensive guide to essential language, literature, and critical reading and writing skills all high school students should seek to demonstrate as they prepare for college and the workplace.

Most middle school and high school students in New York State should already be familiar with some key shifts in curriculum and instruction in their English courses. These shifts in emphasis include the following:

• Students will read more informational texts and perhaps fewer literary texts than in the past. Alignment with the Common Core requires a balancing of the two.
• In all academic subjects, students will be expected to build their knowledge primarily through engaging directly with text.
• Throughout secondary school, students will read texts of increasing complexity and will be expected to develop skills in close reading in all academic subjects.
• Students will be expected to engage in rich and rigorous evidence-based conversations/class discussions about text.
• Student writing will emphasize use of evidence from sources to express their understanding and to form and develop argument.
• Students will acquire the academic vocabulary they need to comprehend and respond to grade level complex texts. This vocabulary is often relevant to more than one subject.

• ELA/LITERACYEnglish Language Arts refers to skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Courses and exams once identified as English may also be identified as ELA. Literacy refers to the ability to read and write and to use language proficiently. The term also identifies the quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field. For example, we often refer to digital or computer literacy.
• COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS (CCLS)These are the learning standards in ELA and math, also known as CCSS (Common Core State Standards), developed and adopted by a consortium of over 40 states. New York State adopted the CCLS in 2010 and continues to implement them in curriculum and assessments (testing).
• CCRThe phrase college and career ready is widely used in discussion of new curriculum and assessments. This refers to the fundamental principle of the Common Core Standards: to reflect the knowledge and skills that all students need for success in college and careers.
• ASSESSMENTYou may hear teachers and other educators using the term assessment instead of test or examination. An assessment is more than a simple test (in vocabulary, say) because it seeks to measure a number of skills at one time. Although we continue to refer to the English Regents as an exam or test, its goal is to be a valid