Teacher Cadets Welcome Back Todays Class 1 Journal

Teacher Cadets: Welcome Back! • Today’s Class 1. Journal Entry: Silent Reflection on Cooperating Teacher Evaluation 2. Work on Wiki Space Portfolios • Due as exam by Tuesday, January 10 12: 00 pm 3. Sign up for days to teach (those of us who haven’t yet)

Journal Entry • Take a look at your cooperating teacher’s evaluation of you. Write at least ½ a page on the following: – What is your first reaction? – Is this evaluation fair? – Think about your entire internship this semester. What are you most proud of? – What are some qualities that you can improve upon?

Honors English III: Welcome Back! • Today’s Class: 1. Free time to visit with peers (7 minutes) 2. ACT Lessons & Independent Practice- Final exam is a released ACT test (preparation for the mandatory test in March). • • 3 rd Period Exam: Thursday 4 th Period Exam: Friday 3. Receive research paper grades & read Mrs. B’s comments on Google Docs. 4. See your current average for my class.

ACT Sample Questions • How well would you do if you had to take the test, TODAY? • Test from: http: //www. act. org/aap/pdf/preparing. pdf

ACT Sample Questions: Answers 1. A 2. H 3. D 4. H 5. C 6. G 7. C 8. F 9. D 10. J 11. A 12. J 13. A 14. G 15. C

What is the ACT? • The ACT Plus Writing includes the four subject area tests plus a 30 -minute Writing Test. • ACT results are accepted by all 4 -year colleges and universities in the U. S. • The ACT includes 215 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete, including a short break (or just over four hours if you are taking the ACT Plus Writing). Actual testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes (plus 30 minutes if you are taking the ACT Plus Writing).

SAT vs. ACT: What’s the Difference? • The ACT is an achievement test, measuring what a student has learned in school. The SAT is more of an aptitude test, testing reasoning and verbal abilities. • The ACT has up to 5 components: English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and an optional Writing Test. The SAT has only 3 components: Critical Reasoning, Mathematics, and a required Writing Test.

SAT vs. ACT: What’s the Difference? • The College Board introduced a new version of the SAT in 2005, with a mandatory writing test. ACT continues to offer its well-established test, plus an optional writing test. You take the ACT Writing Test only if required by the college(s) you're applying to. • The SAT has a correction for guessing. That is, they take off for wrong answers. The ACT is scored based on the number of correct answers with no penalty for guessing. • The ACT has an Interest Inventory that allows students to evaluate their interests in various career options.

Mrs. B Recommends… 1. Continuing to take advantage of SAT/ACT tutoring sessions, even after you leave her class. 2. Getting the ACT question of the day : http: //www. actstudent. org/qotd/ 3. Take notes and Mrs. B’s advice this week, and complete the ACT Practice packet due Friday (counts as a Quiz grade, even if you are exempt from the exam). 4. Come to class during exam review sessions, even if you are exempt, to prepare for the ACT. 5. Ask lots of questions, and take the ACT seriously in March; it’s free, and you can send the scores to schools.

ACT: English Section • 75 -questions, 45 -minutes test • Measures your understanding of punctuation, grammar and usage, and sentence structure and of rhetorical skills (strategy, organization, and style). • Consists of five passages accompanied by a sequence of multiple-choice test questions. • Different passage types are employed to provide a variety of rhetorical situations. Passages are chosen not only for their appropriateness in assessing writing skills but also to reflect students’ interests and experiences

ACT: English Section • What is the spread of skills covered? – Usage/Mechanics • Punctuation: 13% • Grammar and Usage: 16% • Sentence Structure: 24% – Rhetorical Skills • Strategy: 16% • Organization: 15% • Style: 16%

Today’s ACT Lesson: Punctuation • Punctuation— 13% – Internal & end of sentence punctuation – Commas, apostrophes, semicolons, – quotation marks – Periods, question marks, exclamation marks – Relationship of punctuation to meaning 1. 2. 3. 4. How happy I am exclaimed the bride. How could you say that. The car ride was long, and exhausting. The boys’ bicycle was broken, so he took his sisters

Today’s ACT Lesson: Punctuation • End of sentence punctuation: – Two main or independent clauses can be joined into a single sentence in 4 ways…

Today’s ACT Lesson: Punctuation 1. a semicolon only, indicating a close relationship and equal importance: – Women athletes work hard to achieve their goals; they deserve our recognition. 2. a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so), indicating the relation of meaning between the two clauses: – Women athletes work hard to achieve their goals, so they deserve our recognition

Today’s ACT Lesson: Punctuation 3. Subordinating one of the clauses, indicating that one of the clauses is more important the relation between the two clauses – Because women athletes work hard to achieve their goals, they deserve our recognition. 4. A semicolon, a conjunctive adverb (however, nevertheless, consequently, however, therefore), and a comma: – Women athletes work hard to achieve their goals; therefore, they deserve our recognition

Practice 1. Elvis Presley died in 1977. His music is still popular today. Graceland in Memphis was his home.

Practice 2. Jesse walked slowly down the aisle of the church. He looked so serious. This was a big step for him.

Practice 3. Uncle John loved to fish. He also loved to play golf and camp in the wilderness.

Practice 4. The magazine article was about assisted suicide. The article upset many people. Several states allow assisted suicide under medical supervision.

Practice 5. Music soothes my soul. It puts me in a good mood. I love music.

Practice 6. Camcorders are dropping in price. Many parents use them to document family events.

Research Paper Grades • Check your grade online. • You have until Friday at 3: 00 pm to “resubmit” your paper to me for grade improvement. – You must write me note with the following info: • Your name. Your original grade. An explanation of the revisions in your paper and how you corrected the mistakes. An explanation of what you think your new grade should be and why. Without this, I will not regrade your paper, and the current grade in the grade book will be your final grade for the research paper.