Monday, April 14, 2008

Final TCAP Day 2008
The day has finally arrived. After many days of TCAP preparation and three days of testing, you are finally ready to take the last test: the social studies test! There will be plenty of breaks and snacks. Mr. D will try to keep the atmosphere lite and fun. You need to bring 2 No. 2 pencils and some notebook paper. Relax and remember the four steps to passing multiple choice tests:
  1. READ THE QUESTION (including any accompanying visual such as a graph, map, etc.) very carefully. Make sure you understand it before moving on the the possible answers.
  2. READ ALL POSSIBLE ANSWERS thoroughly. If you think the first choice is the right answer, put a check mark beside it and go ahead and read the rest. If you do not read all of them, you might choose the wrong answer because you didn't choose the BEST answer.
  3. ELIMINATE THE CHOICES you know are WRONG. By doing this next, you increase your odds of selecting the correct answer.
  4. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER from the choices left. Remember to always go with your first choice unless you are ABSOLUTELY SURE you chose wrong the first time. When in doubt, go with your the answer you chose first. Trust your first instincts.

I wish you luck and will be praying for your success!

Friday, April 11, 2008

HISTORY CLASS

TCAP Preparation

Objectives for Today
  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the social studies facts and skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will write a paragraph that honestly describes how you felt after taking the first three TCAP tests and another paragraph that predicts how you will do on the Social Studies test on Monday.
  2. We will review the TCAP Pretests that you took last week.

READING CLASS

TCAP Preparation

Objectives for Today
  • Learners will understand the basic strategies for answering multiple choice questions.
  • Learners will demonstrate their understanding of the core reading skills learned so far this year.

Agenda for Today

  1. Bellringer: You will write a paragraph that honestly describes how you felt after taking the first three TCAP tests and another paragraph that predicts how you will do on the Social Studies test on Monday.
  2. We will work on some worksheets over our core reading skills.