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New Jersey Graduate Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA)
NJGPA English Language Arts (grade 11) — grade-10 reading of literary and informational text, vocabulary, and writing (written expression + knowledge of language and conventions).
5 topics · 19 lessons · 55 practice questions
Read closely and analyze literary texts (short stories, novels, drama, poetry): cite textual evidence, determine theme and its development, analyze characters, plot, structure, point of view, and figurative language.
4 lessons · 11 practice questions
Read and analyze informational and argument texts (essays, speeches, articles, historical documents): central ideas, how ideas develop and connect, author's purpose and rhetoric, and evaluating claims and evidence — the reading foundation of the Research Simulation Task.
4 lessons · 11 practice questions
Determine word meaning from context, analyze figurative language, word relationships, and nuance, and use context clues, word parts, and reference tools — the vocabulary skills reported as their own NJGPA subclaim.
3 lessons · 11 practice questions
Write clear, well-organized, evidence-based responses — the literary analysis essay (Unit 1) and the research/analysis essay (Unit 2). Develop a controlling idea, support it with text evidence and reasoning, organize logically, and maintain a formal style, scored for Reading Comprehension & Written Expression.
4 lessons · 11 practice questions
Command the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, mechanics, and effective language use — the second scoring trait of both Prose Constructed Responses: sentence structure, punctuation, agreement, and clarity.
4 lessons · 11 practice questions
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