Use of reading/writing passages across a range of academic disciplines and text complexities.
Required demonstrations of command of evidence, both textual and quantitative.
Emphasis on high-utility words and phrases in context.
Focus on revising and editing writing to improve the effectiveness of expression, achieve specified rhetorical goals, and demonstrate command of core conventions of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.
Continued focus on the math that matters most for college and career readiness and success.
Math problems in (and out of) context.
Use of both multiple-choice and student-produced response question formats in the Math section
