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PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS ON THE PSSA Grades 6-8 PART 1

PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS ON THE PSSA Grades 6-8 PART 1. JENNIFER BLUM Instructional Supervisor. Our Purpose. To make you comfortable and confident when taking the PSSA. We will prepare you to achieve the best possible results on the Reading PSSA. “KISS Method”.

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PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS ON THE PSSA Grades 6-8 PART 1

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  1. PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS ON THE PSSAGrades 6-8PART 1

  2. JENNIFER BLUM Instructional Supervisor

  3. Our Purpose To make you comfortable and confident when taking the PSSA. We will prepare you to achieve the best possible results on the Reading PSSA.

  4. “KISS Method” • Provide two or three examples. • Provide two or three similarities or differences to provide support • Explain why • Offer information to support your response • Prompts (8th & 11th Grade) will require you to respond to the following • Voice • Tone • Theme of a Passage To verify underline each example in the passage in your response

  5. Know Your Reading Vocabulary • Passage • Similarities • Difference • Details • Explain • Response

  6. Open-Ended ItemReading Test Taking Tips • Read the questions prior to the passage • Read the ENTIRE passage prior to answering the questions • Allquestions will have more than one prompt • Use details in your response

  7. Open-Ended ItemExample Using details from both passages, describe two similaritiesandonedifference between the art projects.

  8. We’re Making AYP in 2013! • READING TEST TAKING STRATEGIES • Reading a Passage • Labeling Paragraphs • SAMPLE PROBLEM

  9. Strategy #1Reading a Passage

  10. [Relax, strategy is just a fancy word for “a plan”.] WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? You will be asked to read a “passage”. This is a short story or a short part of a longer story. WHAT DO I DO NEXT? You are going to be asked questions about the passage. You should look over the questions first then read the passage in search of the answers. WHEN DO I DO IT? You have about an hour to read the questions, search for the answers and respond. You have plenty of time to finish. Don’t forget that the questions come after the passage.

  11. Most of the passages will have a clear beginning, middle, and end. You will see the following patterns: THE BEGINNING Answers about when and where the story takes place are often found at the beginning. THE MIDDLE Answers about a problem in the story are usually found in the middle. THE END Answers about how the problem was resolved are normally found atthe end. Knowing where to look will save you time!

  12. Strategy #2Labeling Paragraphs

  13. When you finish reading a paragraph, ask yourself, “What did I just read?” • Then write a few descriptive words next to the paragraph. These paragraph labels will help to guide you back to important parts of the passage when you answer a question. • Here’s how you do it. • After you read each paragraph, write two or three words that describe what the paragraph is about. • When you have finished reading, use your paragraph labels to help you figure out the main idea of the passage. Ask yourself, • “What?” What is the passage about? • “So What?” What’s the author's point about this topic? What is he or she trying to tell me? • Based on your labels write a sentence what the passage is about.

  14. There is still time… • Study Island Math & Reading Challenge • PSSA Math & Reading Prep Videos • RAMP- Elementary Students • School Spirit Week • Being ON-PACE with Math and English courses Working together we will Make AYP!

  15. STUDY ISLAND • Go to: http://studyisland.com • Complete each lesson • Earn a Blue Ribbon

  16. PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS ON THE PSSA GRADES 6-8PART 2

  17. JENNIFER BLUM Instructional Supervisor

  18. We’re Making AYP in 2013! • READING TEST TAKING STRATEGIES • Titles & Special Print • Maps & Pictures • Finding the Main Idea • Context Clues • Reading between the Lines • Facts vs. Opinion • Process of Elimination • Filling in the Bubbles • SAMPLE PROBLEM

  19. Strategy #3Titles & Special Print

  20. Strategy #4Maps & Pictures

  21. Strategy #5Finding the Main Idea

  22. Strategy #6Context Clues

  23. Strategy #7Reading between the Lines

  24. Strategy #8Fact vs. Opinion

  25. Strategy #9Process of Elimination

  26. Strategy #10Filling in the Bubbles

  27. There is still time… • Study Island Math & Reading Challenge • PSSA Math & Reading Prep Videos • RAMP- Elementary Students • School Spirit Week • Being ON-PACE with Math and English courses Working together we will Make AYP!

  28. STUDY ISLAND • Go to: http://studyisland.com • Complete each lesson • Earn a Blue Ribbon

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