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Below are links to the state rubrics that are used to assess each of the four regents tasks that are required to complete the English Regents exam.

Task I Rubric

Task II Rubric

Task III Rubric

Task IV Rubric

 

REMINDER:

The English regents exam is a two day, six hour test.   

Day one consists of: 

Task I (listening comprehension, note-taking, multiple-choice questions, and an essay) 

Task II (reading comprehension of a passage and a graph/chart/timeline, multiple-choice questions, and an essay)

Day two consists of:

Task III* (reading comprehension of a passage and a poem, creating a controlling idea, multiple-choice questions, and an essay)

Task IV* (interpreting a critical lens quote and writing an essay)

*You MUST include literary elements on  both essays for day two!

 

REMINDER:

You will be graded on the rubrics shown above, on a scale of 1-6, based on five areas.  They  are:

Meaning - understanding, interpretation, analysis of the task

Development - elaboration using specific information from the texts

Organization - direction, shape, and coherence of the response

Language Use - awareness of audience and purpose through effective words, sentence structure, and sentence variety   

Conventions - spelling, punctuation, paragraphing, capitalization, grammar, and usage