I went through the English 1 test, but need to find information on the
sophomore writing test. Where could I find this?

On 11/01/09, tcher wrote:
> There are no state tests for 11th and 12th grade English. 11th
> grade focuses on American Lit, and Eng. 12 focuses on British Lit.
>
> On 11/01/09, julia wrote:
>> Hm...that is interesting. What is the focusing of testing in 11
>> and 12th? Is there one?
>>
>> On 10/31/09, terry wrote:
>>> On 10/31/09, julia wrote:
>>> In NC the standardized test in high school for English is the
>>> English 9 EOC. You can look at samples of this test on line
>>> at NCDPI. YOu can also access the curriculum guide there.
>>> Currently the test covers literary elements and grammar. It
>>> is an 80 question test with lots of reading and responding to
>>> the text to answer questions. Read aloud is not allowed and
>>> many students struggle with it due to the heavy reading
>>> comprehension and literary analysis. They are considering
>>> moving it to grade 10 and pairing in some way with the writing
>>> test that is given in 10th grade but we have not heard how or
>>> when yet.
>>>> I have an interview for a HS position, but am from out of
>>>> state. I am not super familiar with testing in north
>>>> carolina. I tried the state dep. of ed site, but only found
>>>> information on the tests required.
>>>>
>>>> I want to find samples of what is on the test, so in my
>>>> interview I can speak to how best to prepare my students.

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