Reviewing essays to prepare for CAPT Examining the CAPT standards

Question #1 – initial reactions Look at your first response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds” Highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Look at your first response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds”

Highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Question #2 – developing an interpretation Look at your second response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds” and first response for “Catch the Moon” In each of your responses, highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Look at your second response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds” and first response for “Catch the Moon”

In each of your responses, highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Question #3 – making connections Look at your third response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds,” your response for the dystopian novel, and first response for “Gamma Rays.” In each of your responses, highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Look at your third response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds,” your response for the dystopian novel, and first response for “Gamma Rays.”

In each of your responses, highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Question #4 – critical stance Look at your fourth response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds,” your second response for “Gamma Rays,” and second response for “Catch the Moon.” In each of your responses, highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Look at your fourth response from “Amanda and the Wounded Birds,” your second response for “Gamma Rays,” and second response for “Catch the Moon.”

In each of your responses, highlight the sentence or sentences that best answer that question

Reflect on highlighted portions Use the highlighted portions of your answers to complete thinking sheet Identify strengths and weakness of your responses Suggest some strategies to use during the CAPT exam

Use the highlighted portions of your answers to complete thinking sheet

Identify strengths and weakness of your responses

Suggest some strategies to use during the CAPT exam