F.A.S.T. Testing and strategies
What date is the 10th grade ELA State Exam? What time must you be at school that day?
Tuesday May 9th, 2023...7:25am (go to your first block class)
Poems and stories are often ambiguous because __________?
They can have multiple meanings or have unclear, unresolved, or uncertain meanings because this allows stories to be more universal, debatable, and reflective of life's ambiguities.
What is the question asking? Be sure to fully explain.
How does the modern author adapt the character from the original text?
The question is asking how does the new, modern author change/alter ideas from the original author's story.
The prefix "dis" means "not or opposite". What is the definition of disassociate in the following sentence:
The women had to disassociate from the company's brand after last week's scandal.
dis-not or opposite
associate: connect, link, or relate
not connected, not related, not linked
What type of music does Mr. D listen to but NOT in class?
How long is the test? How much time is allowed to take the test?
The test is 2 hours (120 minutes) but you may have the entire day to finish the test. If you are not done after 2 hours, you will move to a different location to continue testing.
A coming of age experience is when....?
A young person matures or grows throughout a story and goes through some sort of change
What is the question asking?
The author 2 omits several facts about school lunches that author 1 includes. How does this impact the author 2's argument?
The question alludes that author 2 may be unreliable or unclear, you should explain how this lack of information in author's 2 text impacts the argument of author 2.
The prefix "inter" means "between". What is the definition of intercede in the following sentence?
I had to intercede before the argument became violent between the two friends.
inter-between
cede-yield or surrender
intercede-to end something by going in-between, to intervene
What do students need to do in order to borrow supplies in this class?
Return them when done, avoid making a mess, ask maybe?
Name at least 3 tools or functions the test taking platform has available.
-highlight
-view (zoom in, zoom out)
-change color of background/text
-change mouse size and color
-Flag and review questions
An effective argument should have which 3 elements?
1. clear and direct claim/point
2. reasoning (logical)
3. evidence (sufficient)
Also acceptable: TRUTH!
What is the question asking?
How is the author's purpose developed over the text?
The question is asking what is the author's purpose and how it is shown many times throughout the text. You should explain how the purpose is shown throughout the text with evidence.
The prefix "equi" means "equal or the same". What is the definition of equator in the following sentence:
The country of Brazil is on the equator line, with half of the country in the Northern hemisphere and half in the Southern Hemisphere
equator line= equal line dividing the earth between north and south
Name 3 movies that Mr. D has said that he likes or loves or wants to fuse his soul with:
Blade Runner 2049
Wall E
Ronin
The Iron Giant
The Batman
The Exorcist
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Tragedy of Macbeth
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Harder They Fall
Arrival
etc.
Name at least 3 test taking strategies.
-Take simple notes as you read the texts
-Review the test questions before reading
-# summarize
-flag and review questions to return to them
-omit incorrect answer choices
-Take your time, you have all day
-Review any written responses before submitting
-Review all answers before submitted
Authors use Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Logos, and Pathos) are used by an author to ___________?
convince or persuade the reader or listener
What is this question asking?
How do the authors interpret the same facts and data differently?
The question is asking for an explanation on how each author used the information given (the data and facts) to come up with different opinions or conclusions. You should explain with ONE example of evidence and show how the authors used the evidence differently.
The prefix "mis" means "wrong" or "wrongly
What is the definition of word misconstrued in the following sentence: The girls had misconstrued the teacher's directions on the class project.
Mis-wrong/wrongly
construc-construct-make, build, create
Misconstrue: to interpret wrongly, to misconceive
Order these pet peeves of Mr. D in order from MOST egregious to LEAST objectionable:
-Intercom interruptions
-Late to class humans
-Plagiarism
-Poor Arguments ("but I was just checking for texts...")
1. Plagiarism (shows you are not capable or willing to think for yourself)
2. Poor arguments (shows you either think I'm dumb or you genuinely don't understand why you ought to be following routines & expectations)
3. Habitual tardiness (interrupts class, shows you do not care about school/class, and very rarely is any effort put into catching up on what was missed)
4. The intercom (it's really just those teachers who do not read their email that make this a problem)
The next few weeks you all will be testing often. Name 5 daily things you can practice to optimize brain power, energy, and productivity!
-eat balanced meals with nutrition (vegetables, fruits, protein, carbs)
-Sleep at least 7 hours per night!!!!!
-Avoid screen time before bed (Stop scrolling on Tiktok until 2am)
-Stay away from high caffeine, sugary beverages, and sugary snacks (soda, juice, Gatorade)
-Water, water, water, water, water (this will keep you healthy and awake)
-STAY ACTIVE! As teenagers you should be getting at least 1 hour of CONSTANT physical activity a day (walking for an hour, play a basketball game, walk your dog...)
-Do activities that bring you joy when you are not studying/at school
Define the following rhetorical devices: Antithesis, parallelism, and rhetorical questions (BONUS POINTS FOR EXAMPLES!)
Antithesis: having opposite ideas to emphasize a point "The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted;it belongs to the brave"
Parallelism: using the same grammatical structure for dramatic effect "We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets. We don't cover things up"
Rhetorical questions: Questions asked by the author for the readers to reflect on but not answer "Does it look like I have S-T-U-P-I-D written on my forehead?"
What is this question asking?
How would including the text feature of a graph affect the central idea?
The suffix "age" means "a result". What is the definition of disparage in the following sentence:
Voters don't like political advertisements in which opponents disparage one another.
-Dispar (sad, worthless, upset, belittle)
-Age: result (ending, being)
-Full definition: result of being little worth, regarding something or someone with little worth
2 Truths and a Lie:
-Mr. D has fake teeth and a scar on his face from a violent dance accident
-Mr. D once accidentally said his name was Harold to the police when they asked him why he was walking barefoot wearing headphones around his neighborhood at 2am
-Mr. D has dropped a book into the water while kayaking more than once
-I have fake teeth from a "dance accident" as a kid but my scar is from skin cancer (wear sunscreen).
-I struggled with insomnia as a teenager and would regularly walk around my neighborhood at night listening to music, but when I was stopped by police for looking suspicious I apparently replied "I don't know, why?"
-I have dropped at least 3 books into the water while kayaking and I am profoundly ashamed of each transgression.