Hi Everyone,
Just thought I'd put up a post regarding dealing with your first tests and, perhaps, a grade you're not happy with. From my perspective, a first test is a way for both of us to see how the other person works. You see how I ask questions and I get to see how much you've absorbed from class! Some discussion today was about how certain qeustions were weighted and how much information should be in short answers. Each teacher may ask for different things in a short answer. I like for your answers to answer the questions "how" and "why". If your response can do that, then you should be right on the mark.
So far, most of what we've done has been vocab quizzes and this first test. For the second half of the quarter we'll spend more time writing short pieces and editing them. So, my question for you is this...
What is most challenging so far about class and how can I help you deal with those challenges??
I'll also be posting your classmates posts, so you don't have to respond to this one, but you can if you want!!
See you in class.
Mrs. L
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i'm not so hot on the whole analyzing thing and i kinda just read to read and dont think about what was just said
I'd say that I'm more annoyed with myself that I sperged when I got my test and tore it to pieces - That's certainly no way to handle myself, and it could've been a lot worse than a 76. It was just disappointing.
Otherwise, I'd say that I'm not necessarily keen on stopping throughout the story to mark or jot down important passages or quotes. I feel like it takes away from the flow of the story, and makes it almost as if the reading is more work than (Mandatory) leisure. Plus, it kind of takes away from the enjoyment of the book itself.
Now, I'll certainly take out a post-it note and bookmark something I felt important, but I don't like taking time to write something detailed down before doing so.
In regards to the test, I thought it was pretty fair. The only thing is that some of the multiple choice questions were about topics that we talked about in class because they could be perceived in different ways. We shared with one another how we viewed the topics. Then on the test, those same topics would have answer choices that reflected those different viewpoints we shared in class. How do we then know which answer to pick because different people viewed different answers as being right?
Rebecca,
Good question... The intent with a number of the multiple choice questions was to have you learn to distinguish between close answers. If you noticed, the "wrong" answers all had incorrect elements to them. Some had limiting wording and some had blanketing wording (the all or nothing approach). The questions were modeled after the SAT and other standardized tests, so I'll make sure we go through more models of those questions prior to the next exam.
With regard to analyzing during the story (Steven and Nick), I agree that it takes away from the fluidity of reading. However, by taking the time to notice and jot down your thoughts while you are reading, you will then not only remember the section better, but also be able to go back to the text with greater certainty to find information to support your thoughts and ideas.
Well,
I thought the test was difficult, but I thought that the most difficult part of it was the mulitple chioce questions.
I think we should review some of them before the next exam, as Mrs. Llindell said, so not only will we do good on the next one, but it will also help us with the PSAT, if they are simlar questons though.
The exams that we took on the books we read last year were very different, they were mostly made up of short answers, quotes, and more simple multiple choiuce questions, so I think reviewing these mulitple chioce questions first will help us a lot.
-Liana
I don't really have any strong opinions on any of the subjects of this blog. I was hoping there would be something good to talk about by tonight, but no more blog topics have been posted.
I agree that the test was difficult, but also understand that this years course will be more challenging than last year's. For me, the most challenging part of the class was understanding the extraordinarily deep ideas in Jane Eyre. But, seeing as that book is over, I hope to find less abstract thoughts in the future books.
The Kite Runner is awesome.
OK Nick...sorry the topic is boring... what about the Presidential debates. Are you watching? What do you think?
I thought the last test was fair except that the multiple choice took so long to think about that I didn't have time to finish the short answer. But I agree that we just need more practice with those types of questions.
-Jennnn:)
I think the test was fair, even though (I thought) some of the multiple choice could have had a few different answers. The short answer questions were easy because we went over them in class, but they were kind of time-consuming. However, I guess time management is a skill we have to learn to work on. But pretty much, I thought the test was fair.
-Amanda
Just to add insult to injury, I would like to point out the fact that my disability to put my thoughts down on paper is seriously effecting my grade. However, I feel that it is better that I continue to practice my "rapid fire writing skills" more often so I can get used to writing under pressure. Those writing skills will help me perform at my best on the SAT. Therefore, I would like it if we continued to do writing excercises like the vocab quizes and the types of questions we were recquired to answer on the Jane Eyre test.
The first quarter has been a little bit of a struggle for me, however i am not doing as bad as i thought. The first test on the short stories was not too bad. The only thing is you had to chose the "best" answer instead of a right answer. There were a couple of choices i felt that could have been right rather than one specific answer. I have to get used to analyzing the reading more carefully rather than just reading through them. Jotting down notes, asking questions and using post-it notes would be a great idea to start off on.
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