This brand-new manual helps to prepare eighth graders in New Jersey for the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment in Language Arts. The opening chapter familiarizes both students and teachers with the test's format and different question types. Chapters that follow offer coaching in writing both Picture Essays (descriptive essays), as well as Persuasive and Narrative Essays. The author also advises on answering multiple-choice and open-ended questions. The book concludes with two full-length practice tests with answer keys.
