Check Out the HSPA Juniors 2013 YOU CAN

Check Out the HSPA Juniors 2013 YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Day 1 of the Language Arts Literacy Section of the HSPA � 10 Multiple Choice questions � 2 Open-ended items � 1 Writing Task Day 2 10 Multiple Choice 2 Open-ended items 1 or 2 Writing Tasks

What can I do to prepare for the HSPA? Get a good night’s sleep. Dress comfortably. Eat a good breakfast. Get to school on time. Bring your own calculator to class for Day 1. Be familiar with the content and format of the test. Understand the question; look for key words.

March 6 th Literac y Day 1 Thursday March 5 th Math Wednesday Tuesday When is the HSPA? March 7 th Literac y Day 2

What if I’m absent? Make Up Dates • Tuesday • March 12 • Math • Wednesda y • March 13 • Lang. Arts/Lit Day 1 • Thursday • March 14 • Lang. Arts/Lit. Day 2

WHEN IS THE HSPA? � Tuesday, March 5 � Wednesday, March Mathematics Language Arts Literacy (Day 1) � Thursday, March 7 Language arts Literacy (Day 2) What if I am absent? The makeup dates are given on the following Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Unless you are dying, come in and take the TEST!!!

HOW LONG IS THIS TEST? Like the woman said in Walgreen's Drug Store, it DEPENDS. It can be the short form, about 2 hours long each day, or the longer form, about 2 1/2 hours long each day. Sleep Test: 2 -21/2 Hours Sleep

Writing Sections � Writing to Persuade ◦ 60 minutes long ◦ Write in response to a current controversy related to a school issue, a community issue, an interpersonal issue or a societal issue. ◦ Responses might be in the form of a letter, a formal essay, an editorial or a speech. � Expository Writing ◦ 60 minutes long ◦ Read a prompt and explain something. ◦ Explain with an experience, a reaction, and allusions to something we all know. ◦ If asked to take a position on a topic, treat it like a persuasive essay. ◦ It could be a letter or a formal essay using persuasive essay structure YOU CAN DO THIS!

Reading Section: �Reading and Narrative Text ◦ Time: 50 minutes ◦ You will read a previously published narrative story and answer � 10 multiple choice questions � 2 open-ended questions

Strategies for Effective Reading � Quickly look over the text and the questions(not answer choices), about 30 seconds. � Read the text and mark important words or sections with your pencil. ◦ Go ahead and mark up the test booklet all you want. No one will read it. � Answer the questions. Some will be literal answers, some will be related to outside situations or ideas. ◦ Cross off wrong answers in the multiple choice section. ◦ Do not waste time on too difficult questions, ; think twice, answer and move on. ◦ Pay careful attention to the wording; sometimes you are asked to pick the BEST or MOST LIKELY answer. ◦ Watch out for that NOT like the others answer.