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Six minutes for Do Now

26. How should I approach tests?. Six minutes for Do Now. For a stamp: Complete Do Now quietly Have weekly work tracker Be in your assigned seat. @ MrLinehan. HW or study questions?. Agenda. Weekly work tracker Do Now review Kagan structure: think-pair-share 5 steps: taking the test

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Six minutes for Do Now

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  1. 26. How should I approach tests? Six minutes for Do Now For a stamp: Complete Do Now quietly Have weekly work tracker Be in your assigned seat @MrLinehan HW or study questions?

  2. Agenda • Weekly work tracker • Do Now review • Kagan structure: think-pair-share • 5 steps: taking the test • Tips: multiple choice • Tips: essay questions • If time: Halloween decorations

  3. This is the second row on your new weekly work tracker! DN 25 DN26 CW 26 NONE NONE 10/22 A Day

  4. This is the second row on your new weekly work tracker! DN 24 CW 24 DN 25 DN 26 CW 26 10/22 B Day

  5. The Do Now.Let’s review.

  6. Let’s get ready for the activity – set up some Cornell Notes!

  7. The Think-Pair-Share • We’ll be using this throughout the year • Three easy steps: • Independently think about a question • Discuss answer with 1 partner • Share answer with full group • Now: Think-Pair-Share on test-taking • You’ve done step one on the Do Now • Complete step two with a partner

  8. What should I do when I take a test? • Write name, period and date at top • Read the directions • Figure out how much time to spend per section • Complete questions you know first • Go back to complete harder questions

  9. How should I approach hard multiple-choice questions? 30 seconds: answer this on your whiteboard. Before Thanksgiving, we learn Lavell’s score jumped to 92% on the third unit exam. Which of these could have been a reason for his higher score? • He didn’t study • He got more sleep before the test • His amygdala was working more effectively • He forgot his study materials at school before the test

  10. How should I approach hard multiple-choice questions? • Identify key vocab in question • Eliminate answers that don’t make sense • Eliminate answers we haven’t discussed • Choose the best remaining answer

  11. How should I approach hard multiple-choice questions? Before Thanksgiving, we learn Lavell’s score jumped to 92% on the third unit exam. Which of these could have been a reason for his higher score? • He didn’t study • He got more sleep before the test • His amygdala was working more effectively • He forgot his study materials at school before the test

  12. How should I approach hard multiple-choice questions? 90 seconds: in pairs, answer these on whiteboard using our steps. Supinya has set several goals for physical science class. How does she know these goals can help her? • She hid her goals from Mr. Linehan • Her goals include doing less homework • She talked to Mr. Linehan during parent/teacher conferences • She got her goals off a website Romao mixes sugar and water together. What does he create? • A heterogeneous mixture • Saline solution • Salt water • A homogenous mixture

  13. How should I write an essay response? • Identify key vocab • Brainstorm 1-2 pieces of evidence for each piece of the question • Write out your opinion in 1 sentence • Write out evidence • Summarize in 1-2 sentences Class practice: What is the better holiday: Halloween or Hanukkah? Think Write

  14. How should I write an essay response? 8 minutes: write two essays on loose paper. • Should RGHS limit participation in the Homecoming court to those with good attendance and behavior? • Describe the difference between homogenous and heterogeneous mixtures and give at least one example of each.

  15. How should I write an essay response? Let’s review.

  16. Halloween Decorations • Should be classroom appropriate • Should have at least one connection to science • Will be placed around back of room and side walls

  17. Exit procedures: revised • NOTHING should be in your files from now on(everything in binder) • Chairs pushed in • Area cleaned up • Binders on this period’s shelf • Wait for your table to be called

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