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Alberta Diploma Examination - English Language Arts 30-1
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Part A: Personal Response to Texts (PRT)You are here
Read visual and written prompting texts, unpack the topic question, choose a prose form (never a poem), and practise 45–60-minute responses scored on Ideas and Impressions and Presentation.
Part A: Critical / Analytical Response to Literary Texts (CART)
Build a repertoire of literature studied in ELA 30-1, write the Personal Reflection on Choice of Literary Text(s), and practise 1½–2-hour essays against the five CART scoring categories.
Part B: Reading Comprehension and Literary Analysis
Practise close reading of fiction, poetry, Shakespearean and modern drama, essays, popular nonfiction, and visual texts across the three Part B reporting categories.
Part B: Thematic Evaluation and Exam Simulation
Work on linked readings, tone and device-effect questions, and generalizations, then take full 70-question practice tests at the designed 3-hour pace.
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9 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Exam Structure, Administration, and Scoring Standards
4 sections
Chapter 2: Part A — Personal Response to Texts (PRT)
3 sections
Chapter 3: Part A — Critical / Analytical Response to Literary Texts (CART)
4 sections
Chapter 4: Part B Reading — Fiction and Narrative Prose
3 sections
Chapter 5: Part B Reading — Poetry
3 sections
Chapter 6: Part B Reading — Drama and Shakespeare
3 sections
Chapter 7: Part B Reading — Non-Fiction and Rhetorical Analysis
3 sections
Chapter 8: Part B Reading — Visual Texts, Linked Readings, Context, and Generalizations
4 sections
Chapter 9: Core Literary & Stylistic Device Master Guide
4 sections
ELA 30-1 Diploma Exam Details
Alberta Diploma Examination - English Language Arts 30-1
Administered by Alberta Education and Childcare, Provincial Assessment (Government of Alberta)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Alberta Education and Childcare, Provincial Assessment (Government of Alberta) content outline
Ideas and Impressions (10%) and Presentation (10%): a prose response exploring a topic prompted by visual and written texts
Thought and Understanding (7.5%), Supporting Evidence (7.5%), Form and Structure (5%), Matters of Choice (5%), and Matters of Correctness (5%)
70 machine-scored questions: construct meaning from content and context (30–40 items), relate forms, elements, and techniques to purpose and effect (20–25), and connect self, culture, and milieu (10–15)
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What's Next After the ELA 30-1 Diploma?
After passing the ELA 30-1 Diploma, you can pursue these career paths
Post-Secondary University Degree
ELA 30-1 is the Grade 12 English course Alberta universities commonly list in admission requirements, and the diploma exam must be written to earn the course credit; check each program's current requirements.
Professional Faculty Admissions
Builds the close reading and analytical essay writing skills used in university programs such as law, journalism, communications, and public policy.
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