Whew! It has been a busy week. With FCAT on its way I thought I'd post some test-taking strategies for students to remember. These can be applied to any test you are taking not just THE BIG ONE.
1. Get a good nights rest and eat a good breakfast.
2. Take a deep breath before the exam, test or quiz.
3. When reading a difficult passage mark the text with reflection points (if you can write on the test) such as a small box, a hollow heart shape or anything you can make check mark after that paragraph to reward yourself and keep moving through the passage.
4. Underline important information, inspirational sayings or words you're not familiar with.
5. Use the process of elimination to get your answers, if you aren't sure what a word means look at your choices and recognize those words that you know are not correct first.
These can be helpful when you aren't sure what to expect. Always remember the "old faithful" reading strategies of visualizing, relating to it through your own experiences and using context clues.
Here are some links that wrap up our Workshop 3 in Read 180 for the 8th grade:
President Obama's Inaugural speech:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/inauguration_obama_text
Nelson Mandela's 1994 Inaugrual Speech:
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1994/inaugct.html
The 8th grade Read 180 class looked at excerpts from the above speeches for themes and repetition during our Workshop 3- Journey to Justice
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