Regents ELA Part 2 source-based argument overview quiz quiz

Four texts; use at least three

One text; use it

Six texts; use all six

Two texts; use both

It cannot take a position

It must be longer

It must use first person

Every supporting point must come from the provided texts, not outside knowledge

On a 6-point holistic rubric across four criteria

By word count

On a 10-point analytic rubric

On a 4-point rubric

Schools should start later, because the texts show it improves sleep, attendance, and safety.

School start times are an important issue.

Some people support later starts and some disagree.

There are many opinions about school start times.

Whether it cites a text

Whether a reasonable person could argue the other side

Whether it is long enough

Whether it uses formal language

Agree with it fully

Ignore it, then move on

Restate it twice

Concede what is true, then rebut it so your claim still stands

It is faster

Answering the strongest objection shows your claim is robust and earns analysis credit

The rubric forbids weak points

Weak points are off-topic

By reason, weaving evidence from several texts into each

Alphabetically

By length of each text

By source, one paragraph per text

A longer quotation

A second citation

The author's name

The explanation linking the evidence to the claim

A list of quotations

Five summaries of the texts

Introduction with claim, reason-based body paragraphs, a counterclaim paragraph, conclusion

One long paragraph

Direct address to 'you'

Exclamation marks for emphasis

Third-person, impersonal phrasing and standard vocabulary

Slang and contractions

Length

Number of paragraphs

Precision and analysis: a sharper claim and evidence that is explained rather than summarized

Use of first person

By page number

By text number (and line), for example '(Text 2, line 14)'

By the author's full name

It does not need attribution