Happy Earth Day! Did you know that tomorrow, April 23 is William Shakespeare's birthday?
Important Announcements:
** We will have a Binder Check on April 28th and 30th.
Bring your binder, already prepared for a check.
The check-list is available at cavemanenglish.blogspot.com, and will be handed out on April 24. See April 3rd post for Binder Update.
** Our language arts state core test will be given on April 24th , 28th, and 30th.
B.Y.O.B.: Bring your own book to read in case you finish the test early.
** You may still hand in your Portfolio novel approval for points through May 1. The portfolio assignment is due May 2.
Today:
Students took a practice test for the State Core Test.
We discussed hints for being a successful test taker.
We discussed and worked with examples for these text patterns: description, sequence, and chronological. We also looked again at how a story plot outline usually works, and read the story "Two Alone."
We worked a little with using apostrophes.
Some hints for being a successful test taker:
A successful test taker always gets a good night's sleep the night before the test.
A successful test taker eats a well-balanced breakfast on the morning of the test.
A successful test taker makes sure he or she is not dehydrated. (Drink water, but not so much you have to go to the bathroom too often. Bring a clear water bottle with you.)
A successful test taker gets exercise.
A successful test taker attempts to answer every question.
A successful test taker does his or her best on the test.
A successful test taker will not make any stray marks on the answer sheet or on the test booklet.
A successful test taker does not get overly stressed about the test, and knows quiet relaxation techniques to use in case stress starts building.
A successful test taker does not rush through the test.
A successful test taker will reread (and reread again) the passage if needed.
A successful test taker concentrates on his or her own work and doesn't worryt about how others are doing.
