Physically/Mentally Ready
What should you do the night before a test?
(Two acceptable answers)
Go to bed early + charge your laptop!
What should you do first? A) read the passage B) read the multiple choice questions
read the MC questions!
How many paragraphs are you expected to write?
3-5, the more the better!
How long should a narrative be?
3-5 paragraphs
What's Ms Quirk's favorite color?
Pink :)
Before you write, what are expected to do?
create and use a graphic organizer
"The little lambs liked to lick the leaves."
Alliteration
Narratives do not ask you to make a ____.
A claim
What are a few strategies for answering MC questions?
Eliminate the garbage answers, go back if the question mentions a particular paragraph
How can you make sure you understand the prompt?
Put it in your own words
Her eyes were shining like stars.
Simile
Some narratives ask you to write the same story taking place through another character's eyes. Others ask you to ______ a story.
What is finish?
What should you bring with you to kill time after you're done with the MCAS?
What is my IR book?
What is always given at the top of the reading for the multiple choice?
background information
What's a writing method you should use IN EVERY BODY PARAGRAPH?
MEAT writing/ Quote sandwiches
You have to pay attention to which ______ the prompt is asking you to write from.
What is perspective?
What are the advantages of making growth on the MCAS?
feeling good about yourself, showing your potential, maintaining MA's MCAS superiority, preparing for life (trying hard things is an essential skill for success), and THE LIST GOES ON!
Come up to the board and draw the graphic organizer we used for our poster and journal, EXACTLY how it looked.
Well done!
"And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils." -William Wordsworth
Personification
Draw the planner we used for the Paranormal prompt EXACTLY as it was in our journals.
Awesome!