The Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) Language Arts Elementary practice test is a quiz that is aimed at helping you revise and prepare for your arts elementary exams. How ready are you for the exam? Find out below.
Creating a videotaped reenactment of various Civil War battles
Writing historically accurate fictional letters home from the viewpoint of one of the soldiers
Presenting oral reports based on research from history resources
Creating timelines that chart the significant events leading up to the Civil War period
Move from one social class to another.
Demonstrate their ability to use multiple modes of communication to express themselves.
Complete a rite of passage into adulthood.
Differentiate themselves from their parents' social group and assimilate into a community of their peers.
May be interpreted differently depending on an individual's cultural background.
Are usually comprehended quickly and easily and may sometimes substitute for verbal language.
Must be repeated frequently to ensure that the audience understands their purpose.
Should be used sparingly to prevent the audience from relying too heavily on nonverbal language.
Spelling high-frequency and irregular words accurately
Reading a text with appropriate intonation and no hesitations
Understanding vocabulary associated with a particular field or topic
Writing paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details
Pointing out the link between a conversation and written dialogue.
Exposing them to book language and a richer oral vocabulary.
Showing them that words have a meaning and correct spelling.
Demonstrating the symbolic nature and flexibility of language.
. . . but I may be able to go to the movies tonight with him alone.
. . . but I may be able to go somewhere else with him and his friends tonight.
. . . but I may be able to go to the movies tonight with my own friends.
. . . but I may be able to go to the movies with him and his friends tomorrow night.
A plane landed on the runway with a broken propeller.
The lawyer joined my brother and me outside the courtroom for a brief conference.
Driving along the road, we saw a beautiful field of flowers.
The governor's major objective, conserving our natural resources, was well supported.
Syntax
Morphology
Semantics
Phonology
Logic and reason
Narrative metamorphosis
Sequential action
Figurative language and form
Multicultural books should generally cover several cultural groups.
Only books written by a member of the culture represented should be used.
A book must accurately reflect the culture it represents.
All cultures in a book should be represented only in positive ways.
Appealing to the audience's intellect and emotions
Evoking the audience's sense of nostalgia
Appealing to the audience's aesthetic sensibilities
Entertaining the audience while informing them
The author's intent when writing the work
The relationship between the work and the society in which it was written
The coherence of each part of the work with the whole
The length of the work in comparison to other works in the same genre
Investigate the background of the audience to adapt the ideas in the speech to existing views and beliefs.
Analyze the prospective audience to determine its needs and persuadability with regard to the topic of the speech.
Determine the knowledge level and goals of the audience in relation to the subject matter of the speech.
Provide an advance copy of the outline or notes of the speech to a representative of the audience for review.
Guffaw
Neurologist
Hacienda
Sonar
Learning whether others have written about the topic
Identifying a topic that is interesting to them
Ensuring that information about the topic is available
Posing the topic as a question to be answered
Sharing a personal anecdote
Making points during a debate
Explaining the steps in a process
Orally interpreting a literary text
Sentence 1
Sentence 7
Sentence 8
Sentence 10
Hypermedia software
Desktop publishing software
Data management software
Word-processing software
Is this one of the best pieces that I have completed this year?
What could I have done differently to make this piece better?
Are there parts of this piece that I could work on later?
What does this piece show about what I have been learning?
Portfolio pieces provide a picture of a student's learning at a particular point during the school year.
Students do not worry about errors in their work unless an adult does.
Students need to feel approval from their teacher for every writing assignment that they complete.
Portfolio pieces are selected by the students based on their own criteria.