MC Strategies
What is the first thing you have to do to a MC question?
Read and annotate it.
What is an annotation?
An annotation is a short recap of a section of text.
How do you know which thinking job to use?
Based on the genre.
Where does evidence come from?
Directly from the text.
What is the first thing you should do to a written response question?
Read and annotate it.
After you read and annotate your question, you should choose A,B,C or D. True of False
False
What should annotations be about?
The topic
What is the thinking job for Fiction?
Character/ Setting/ Problem/Resolution/Lesson Learned.
How can you use evidence to answer a MC question?
You can use evidence to PROVE your answer choice.
You need a planning page for a short response. True or False?
FALSE.
What is a magic maybe?
An answer that connects to your own answer.
When should you reread all of your annotations?
Before answering the thinking job.
What is the thinking job for Non-Fiction
What is the author trying to teach me?
What is the author's Point of view?
What is the purpose of evidence?
To prove/ strengthen your argument.
What does a short response consist of?
Claim/ Evidence/Analysis/Evidence/ Analysis
What are your MC strategies?
1. Read and annotate the Q
2. Write your answer
3.Eliminate the trash
4.Go back n the text to find support
5.Choose your answer
What is chunking?
Chunking is when you put paragraphs with similar information, together in one annotation.
Where do we typically find the author's POV?
The last paragraph(s)
What is Pacing?
Taking an appropriate amount of time in a specific section in the exam.
When is the only time you should NOT use a planning page?
When you are running out of time to complete your exam?
What do you do when 2 answer choices BOTH work?
1. Eliminate words in the choice that don't align
2. Rework your answer
3.Go back in the text to find evidence
What should you do when you don't know what to annotate for after reading a section of text?
Ask yourself, "what is this teaching me about the topic?"
You use your completed thinking job as an answer to a MC question. True or False?
True.
What should you do if you are feeling too anxious?
Take a deep breath and remind yourself that this is only a test. You got this and no matter what the results are, it doesn't add or take away your value. Just focus on doing YOUR best.
What does an essay consist of?
Intro/ B1/ B2/ B3/ Conclusion