Standardized Test Preparation

New York Regents

Language Arts - Grade 12

Assessment Exam - NY Regents Language Arts Grade 11-12

Reading	eTAP Lesson
Key Ideas and Details
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences, including determining where the text is ambiguous; develop questions for deeper understanding and for further exploration. NY.LA.11-12R1	Analyze and Summarize Texts
Determine two or more themes or central ideas in a text and analyze their development, including how they emerge and are shaped and refined by specific details; objectively and accurately summarize a complex text. NY.LA.11-12R2	Analyze and Summarize Texts
In literary texts, analyze the impact of author’s choices. NY.LA.11-12R3a	Evoking Readers' Emotion How to Reach Rhetorical or Aesthetic Purposes
In informational texts, analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop. NY.LA.11-12R3b	Analyze and Summarize Texts
Craft and Structure
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings. Analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of technical or key term(s) over the course of a text. NY.LA.11-12R4	Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words Denotative and Connotative Meaning
In informational texts, analyze the impact and evaluate the effect structure has on exposition or argument in terms of clarity, persuasive/rhetorical technique, and audience appeal. NY.LA.11-12R5b	Reaching Rhetorical and Aesthetic Purposes
Analyze how authors employ point of view, perspective, and purpose, to shape explicit and implicit messages (e.g., persuasiveness, aesthetic quality, satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement). NY.LA.11-12R6	Reaching Rhetorical and Aesthetic Purposes How to Reach Rhetorical or Aesthetic Purposes Evoking Readers' Emotion Literary Devices Ambiguities, Subtleties, Ironies
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
In literary texts, analyze multiple adaptations of a source text as presented in different formats (e.g., works of art, graphic novels, music, film, etc.), specifically evaluating how each version interprets the source. NY.LA.11-12R7a
In informational texts, integrate and evaluate sources on the same topic or argument in order to address a question, or solve a problem. NY.LA.11-12R7b
Delineate and evaluate an argument in applicable texts, applying a lens (e.g. constitutional principles, logical fallacy, legal reasoning, belief systems, codes of ethics, philosophies, etc.) to assess the validity or fallacy of key arguments, determining whether the supporting evidence is relevant and sufficient. NY.LA.11-12R8	The Influence of the Historical Period Evaluate Claims and Present Arguments
Choose and develop criteria in order to evaluate the quality of texts. Make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, eras, and personal experiences. NY.LA.11-12R9
Writing	eTAP Lesson
Text Types and Purposes
Write arguments to support claims that analyze substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. NY.LA.11-12W1	Statements & Claims Write Persuasive Compositions Argument and Persuasion
Introduce precise claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from counterclaim(s), and create an organization that logically sequences claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. NY.LA.11-12W1a	Statements & Claims Write Persuasive Compositions Argument and Persuasion
Develop claim(s) and counterclaim(s) thoroughly and in a balanced manner, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both, anticipating the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases. NY.LA.11-12W1b	Statements & Claims Write Persuasive Compositions Argument and Persuasion
Use precise language, content-specific vocabulary and literary techniques to express the appropriate complexity of the topic. NY.LA.11-12W1c	Write Persuasive Compositions Argument and Persuasion
Use appropriate and varied transitions, as well as varied syntax, to make critical connections, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. NY.LA.11-12W1d	Write Persuasive Compositions Paragraph Transitions Argument and Persuasion
Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the argument presented. NY.LA.11-12W1e	Write Persuasive Compositions Argument and Persuasion
Maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task. NY.LA.11-12W1f	Write Persuasive Compositions Persuasive Compositions Argument and Persuasion
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. NY.LA.11-12W2	Write Expository Compositions Informative and Explanatory Texts
Introduce and organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole. NY.LA.11-12W2a	Write Expository Compositions Informative and Explanatory Texts
Develop a topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, direct quotations and paraphrased information or other examples, appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic. Include formatting, graphics, and multimedia when useful to aid comprehension. NY.LA.11-12W2b	Write Expository Compositions Informative and Explanatory Texts
Use precise language, content-specific vocabulary and literary techniques to express the appropriate complexity of a topic. NY.LA.11-12W2c	Write Expository Compositions Informative and Explanatory Texts
Use appropriate and varied transitions and syntax to make insightful connections and distinctions, create cohesion, and clarify relationships among complex ideas and concepts. NY.LA.11-12W2d	Write Expository Compositions Informative and Explanatory Texts
Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the information presented NY.LA.11-12W2e	Write Expository Compositions Informative and Explanatory Texts
Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the writing task. NY.LA.11-12W2f	Write Expository Compositions Informative and Explanatory Texts
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. NY.LA.11-12W3	Write Fictional Narratives
Engage the reader by presenting a problem, conflict, situation, or observation and its significance, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters. NY.LA.11-12W3a	Write Fictional Narratives
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and plot lines to develop experiences, events, and/or characters. NY.LA.11-12W3b	Write Fictional Narratives
Use a variety of techniques to sequence events to create cohesion, a smooth progression of experiences or events, and build toward a particular tone and outcome (e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or resolution). NY.LA.11-12W3c	Write Fictional Narratives
Use precise words and phrases, explicit details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters. NY.LA.11-12W3d	Write Fictional Narratives
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative. NY.LA.11-12W3e	Write Fictional Narratives
Create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to a text, author, theme or personal experience; demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of techniques and genres.Explain connections between the original and the created work. NY.LA.11-12W4	Forms of Fiction
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. NY.LA.11-12W5	Develop Presentations Using Appropriate Research Methods
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Conduct research through self-generated question, or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate. Synthesize multiple sources, demonstrating understanding and analysis of the subject under investigation. NY.LA.11-12W6	Develop Presentations Using Appropriate Research Methods
Gather relevant information from multiple sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas; avoid plagiarism, overreliance on one source, and follow a standard format for citation. NY.LA.11-12W7	Develop Presentations Using Appropriate Research Methods Appropriate Conventions for Documentation
Speaking and Listening	eTAP Lesson
Comprehension and Collaboration
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on complex topics, texts, and issues; express ideas clearly and persuasively, and build on those of others. NY.LA.11-12SL1	How to Achieve Clarity, Force, and Aesthetic Effect Develop Presentations Using Appropriate Research Methods Collaborate to Evaluate Presentations
Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; draw on that preparation by referring to evidence to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas. NY.LA.11-12SL1a	Develop Presentations Using Appropriate Research Methods Collaborate to Evaluate Presentations
Work with peers to set norms for collegial discussions and decision-making, establish clear goals, deadlines, and individual roles as needed. NY.LA.11-12SL1b	Collaborate to Evaluate Presentations
Pose and respond to questions that probe reasoning and evidence; address a full range of positions; clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and conclusions; and promote divergent and creative perspectives. NY.LA.11-12SL1c	How to Achieve Clarity, Force, and Aesthetic Effect Collaborate to Evaluate Presentations
Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task. NY.LA.11-12SL1d	Collaborate to Evaluate Presentations
Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats (e.g., including visual, quantitative, and oral). Evaluate the credibility and accuracy of each source, and note any discrepancies among the data to make informed decisions and solve problems. NY.LA.11-12SL2	Develop Presentations Using Appropriate Research Methods Researching an Argument Evaluating Information Analyzing Historical Accounts
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric; assess the premises and connections among ideas, diction, and tone. NY.LA.11-12SL3	Analyzing Historical Accounts Analyze the Type of Arguments the Speaker Uses Logical Fallacies Used in Oral Addresses Critique a Speaker’s Diction and Syntax The Clarity, Quality, Effectiveness, and General Coherence of the Speaker’s Points
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Present claims, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective; alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed; organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. NY.LA.11-12SL4	Deliver Expository Presentations How to Enhance a Specific Tone and Purpose
Make strategic use of digital media and/or visual displays in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence, and to add elements of interest to engage the audience. NY.LA.11-12SL5	Enhancing the Appeal and Accuracy of a Presentation When to Use Different Kinds of Effects Deliver Multimedia Presentations
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. NY.LA.11-12SL6	Effective and Interesting Language How to Enhance a Specific Tone and Purpose How to Achieve Clarity, Force, and Aesthetic Effect
Language	eTAP Lesson
Knowledge of Language
Demonstrate command of the conventions of academic English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Use parallel structure. Use various types of phrases and clauses to add variety and interest to writing or presentations. Understand that usage is a matter of convention that can change over time. Resolve issues of complex or contested usage, consulting references as needed. NY.LA.11-12L1	Parallelism Understand Sentence Construction Identify Correctly Used Clauses
Demonstrate command of the conventions of academic English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes, hyphens) to clarify and enhance writing. Use a semicolon to link two or more closely related independent clauses. Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation. NY.LA.11-12L2	Mechanics of Writing Hyphens, Dashes, and Brackets Colons and Semicolons
Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. NY.LA.11-12L3	Mechanics of Writing Identify Correctly Used Clauses Critique a Speaker’s Diction and Syntax
Vary syntax for effect, consulting references for guidance as needed; apply an understanding of syntax to the study of complex texts when reading. NY.LA.11-12L3a	Mechanics of Writing Natural, Fresh, and Vivid Language Usage Effective and Interesting Language Critique a Speaker’s Diction and Syntax
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. NY.LA.11-12L4	Etymology and Origins of Words Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon Roots and Affixes Using Context
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. NY.LA.11-12L4a	Etymology and Origins of Words Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon Roots and Affixes Words in Context Using Context
Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g.,conceive, conception, conceivable). NY.LA.11-12L4b	Etymology and Origins of Words Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon Roots and Affixes
Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses) to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, its etymology, or its standard usage. NY.LA.11-12L4c	Reference Materials
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary). NY.LA.11-12L4d	Reference Materials
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. NY.LA.11-12L5	Idioms, Analogies, Metaphors and Similes Figurative Language Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words Denotative and Connotative Meaning
Interpret figures of speech, including hyperbole and paradox, in context and analyze their role in the text. NY.LA.11-12L5a	Idioms, Analogies, Metaphors and Similes Figurative Language Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words Evoking Readers' Emotion
Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations. NY.LA.11-12L5b	Denotative and Connotative Meaning Figurative Language
Acquire and accurately use general academic and content-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in applying vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. NY.LA.11-12L6	Effective and Interesting Language