Candidates who register for this option are required to prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to Objective 0015 of the English test framework.
Candidates will select an informational text by an author suggested for fifth through twelfth grade from Appendix B of the Massachusetts English Language Arts and Literacy Curriculum Framework – 2017
or an informational text appropriate for fifth through twelfth grade that has won one of the awards listed on page 164 of the Massachusetts English Language Arts and Literacy Curriculum Framework – 2017 to develop your topic and address the selected descriptive statements.