CliffsTestPrep Praxis II: English Subject Area Assessments 0041, 0042, 0043, 0048, 0049

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• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 211
• Series: CliffsTestPrep
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Your guide to a higher score on Praxis II?: English Subject Area Assessments (0041, 0042, 0043, 0048, 0049) Why CliffsTestPrep Guides? Go with the name you know and trust Get the information you need--fast! Written by test-prep specialists About the contents: Introduction * Specific content covered on each test: English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge (0041), Essays (0042), and Pedagogy (0043); Teaching Foundations: English (0048); and Middle School English Language Arts (0049) Part I: Preparing for the Format of the Praxis II * Strategies for answering all 3 types of questions: multiple choice, constructed response, and essay; plus practice questions to give you experience Part II: Preparing for the Content of the Praxis II * Outlines of the 4 categories of content: Reading and Understanding Text, Language and Linguistics, Composition and Rhetoric, and Teaching English Part III: Full-length Practice Tests * 5 full-length practice tests (one per subject area) with answers and explanations Part IV: Closing Thoughts (Study Plan; Additional Resources) Test-Prep Essentials from the Experts at CliffsNotes? More than Notes! CliffsAP?? /CliffsComplete?? /CliffsQuickReview?? /CliffsTestPrep? /CliffsStudySolver?TM

✦ Table of Contents

CliffsTestPrep: Praxis II: English Subject Area Assessments (0041, 0042, 0043, 0048, 0049)......Page 5
Author’s Acknowledgments......Page 12
Format of the Test......Page 13
Specific Praxis II English Test Descriptions......Page 14
Frequently Asked Questions......Page 17
Suggestions for Using This Study Guide......Page 19
Part I: Preparing for the Format of the Praxis II......Page 21
Strategies for the Constructed-Response Questions......Page 23
How to Read the Passage......Page 24
Constructed-Response Scoring Guides......Page 30
Answers and Explanations......Page 33
How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 39
Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 41
Preview and Practice: Apply the Strategies......Page 43
Answers and Explanations......Page 46
How to Approach the Essay Questions......Page 49
Four Formats of Essays......Page 51
Scoring Guide......Page 52
Answers and Explanations......Page 54
Part II: Preparing for the Content fo the Praxis II......Page 57
Identifying and Interpreting Figurative Language and Other LIterary Terminology......Page 59
Identifying Patterns, Structures, and Characteristics of Literary Genres......Page 62
Historical and Cultural Contexts of Texts......Page 64
Teaching Reading and Text Interpretation......Page 66
Principles of Language Acquisition and Development......Page 71
Traditional Grammar......Page 72
Semantics......Page 76
Elements of Teaching Writing......Page 79
Understanding and Evaluating Rhetorical Features in Writing......Page 81
Human Development......Page 83
Addressing Learning Differences and Special Needs......Page 85
Specific Learning Differences......Page 86
Legislation Related to Teaching Students with Learning Differences......Page 88
Working with English Learners......Page 89
Reading Instruction......Page 90
Classroom Management Techniques......Page 91
Teaching Methods in the Middle and High School English Classroom......Page 93
Part III: Full-Length Practice Tests......Page 95
English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge (0041)......Page 97
Answer Sheet......Page 99
Practice Test 0041......Page 101
Answers and Explanations......Page 130
Practice Test 0042......Page 139
Answers and Explanations......Page 143
Practice Test 0043......Page 147
Answers and Explanations......Page 151
Teaching Foundations: English (0048)......Page 153
Answer Sheet......Page 155
Practice Test 0048......Page 157
Answers and Explanations......Page 168
Middle School English Language Arts (0049)......Page 177
Answer Sheet......Page 179
Practice Test 0049......Page 181
Answers and Explanations......Page 196
Part IV: Closing Thoughts......Page 203
Studying......Page 205
Study Planning Guide......Page 206
Literary Works......Page 209
Internet Resources......Page 211