MTTC English Language Arts (7-12) (130) study plan

Map the Domain 3 blueprint by listing every subarea (narrative/expository/poetic reading, inference, tone, structure, rhetoric, literary analysis) and rate your confidence 1-5 on each

Practice 30 inference and main-idea items, then write a one-line justification for each answer you missed identifying the textual evidence you overlooked

Build a 20-term glossary of analysis vocabulary (diction, syntax, tone, mood, speaker, persona, juxtaposition, understatement) with a one-sentence original example of each

Annotate two short passages (one fiction, one argument) marking claim, evidence, and structural shifts in the margin

Read one representative text from each major period (Old/Middle English excerpt in translation, Renaissance sonnet, Romantic lyric, Victorian novel chapter, Modernist fragment) and summarize each period's stylistic signature in 3 sentences

Compare two poems from different eras on the same theme and write a 250-word analysis of how form shapes meaning

Identify and define the major literary devices (metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, irony, apostrophe, enjambment) and locate one instance of each in your reading

Distinguish literary genres (epic, tragedy, satire, bildungsroman, lyric, essay) by writing a definition plus one title example for each

Trace the development of the English language from Old English to Modern English, noting three sound or inflectional changes and their effect on modern vocabulary

Classify and give examples of morphological processes (affixation, compounding, conversion, borrowing, clipping, blending) using ten words you collect from news headlines

Diagram the phrase structure of five sentences (NP, VP, PP) and label the function of each constituent

Explain the difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammar and identify three usage debates (split infinitive, singular they, who/whom) with a defensible position on each

Summarize the historical development of English language arts as a school subject and explain how the shift from skills-drills to reader response changed instruction

Define the core concepts of semantics (denotation, connotation, ambiguity, semantic shift) and apply them to five word pairs

Analyze how dialect, register, and code-switching function in a short transcribed conversation, labeling three shifts

Explain the relationship among phonology, orthography, and spelling instruction and describe two implications for secondary classrooms

Draft, revise, and finalize one 600-word analytical essay using a recursive process (outline, draft, self-review, revision) and log what changed at each stage

Practice four revision moves (cutting redundancy, strengthening verbs, tightening transitions, sharpening the thesis) on a sample student essay and justify each edit

Construct three original writing prompts (narrative, argumentative, informative) aligned to a stated grade-band standard and identify the cognitive demand of each

Apply a rubric to your own essay and score it in three traits with evidence for each score

Design a formative assessment (exit ticket or quick-write) for a writing objective and specify the success criteria students will see

Describe how to scaffold argumentative writing for struggling writers using a model text, sentence frames, and a graphic organizer

Explain the difference between formative and summative assessment and match three assessment types to appropriate ELA objectives

Analyze a writing sample for error patterns and write feedback that names two strengths and one prioritized next step

Explain the elements of effective oral presentation (organization, delivery, audience adaptation, visual support) and evaluate a speech transcript against them

Analyze media messages for audience, purpose, bias, and technique using three advertisements or news clips and document the persuasive appeals used

Plan a 5-minute discussion activity that builds speaking and listening skills, including norms, roles, and an assessment checklist

Distinguish rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) and identify each in a short op-ed, noting how the appeals interact

Review your weakest subareas from the Week 1 confidence map and re-rate each after targeted practice

Complete a timed 60-question mixed practice set across all seven domains and record accuracy by domain

Analyze every missed item to classify the error as content gap, misreading, or distractor trap, then write a one-sentence correction for each

Build a one-page test-day strategy sheet covering pacing, flagging, and how to handle constructed-response prompts

Review your weakest subareas from the Week 1 confidence map and re-rate each after targeted practice

Complete a timed 60-question mixed practice set across all seven domains and record accuracy by domain

Analyze every missed item to classify the error as content gap, misreading, or distractor trap, then write a one-sentence correction for each

Build a one-page test-day strategy sheet covering pacing, flagging, and how to handle constructed-response prompts