Testing Strategies
With what section should you start your End of Course Exam?
The Reading Section
What do you call the person telling the story?
the narrator
The main character - the character that is facing the problem.
Protagonist
What do you SURVEY when looking at an informational text
Headings, subheadings, bold vocabulary, the questions
After reading through the prompt, where do you find the BASIC thesis statement?
NOT the READ
NOT the THINK
In the WRITE and essay explaining ...
Do you have to read and annotate the revising and editing portion of the test?
NO
What does it mean to infer?
Make a logical guess based off of what you see and what you already know. The answer is not directly stated in the text
Character causing the main characters problems
Antagonist
Why do you read the questions first?
To set a purpose for reading - to know what you are looking for
BEFORE if write, what do you need to do?
PLAN your essay on the blank pages of your booklet.
What do I do if I do not know the meaning of a word or if I am asked a spelling question?
USE A DICTIONARY!!!
What the story is mostly about.
The moral/lesson/message of the story.
Theme
What do I need to do as I read the informational passage?
Annotate, highlight repeated and key words, and write blurbs (1 or 2 words) out to the side.
What are the 3 parts of an essay
introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion
Where do you find the answer to a question that asks about a specific incident in the story. For example, "in paragraph 10" or "in line 25?"
In the passage
What does it mean to show how passages and characters contrast?
how they are different
When reading a short story, what do I highlight about the main character
After reading the informational passage and BEFORE answering the questions, I need to ...
Write a summary
Where does your thesis statement go?
What do you do if you cannot focus any longer
Take a break, rest my head, go to the bathroom, splash some water on my face
When looking for evidence to support an idea, what am I looking for
specific DETAILS in the text
What do you write AFTER reading the entire story?
A summary - _____ wanted, but ____, so ______, then _______.
If the text is paired with another passage, what is one similarity the will PROBABLE have?
the theme
What do you need to remember to include in your body paragraphs
topic sentence, example, specific details.