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Getting Ready for the MCA
Simple tips to prepare your students for this exciting event!
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Test Format
• Students will be asked to read five –eight articles and answer two types of questions:– Mutliple choice– Constructed Response
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Pair Share
• Turn to a person next to you and tell them everything you know about the constructed response prompts.
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Constructed Response Questions
The state is only looking for evidence that the student comprehended the text. This means:* they may use a t-chart, bullets, summary statement to answer the question. * they do not have to answer in a formal essay. * they may not use prior knowledge. Only information found in the passage can be included in student answers.* students do not need to answer in complete sentences
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Constructed Response Questions
• Students should never erase their prewriting.
• Historically students have scored low on compare and contrast items. Directly teach this and give them lots of practice. – They could compare skittles to m and ms– Skiing to snowboarding– Fourth grade to fifth grade
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Constructed Response
• Show students examples of students who answered the question completely.
• Good student samples are found on the Department of Education website.
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Consider Making a Word Wall• These are words that are used in the test:• Traits• Qualities• Compare and contrast• Evidence• Sequence• Stanza• Line• Verse• Poem and poet • Infer • Point of view• Support• Figurative language• Simile• Metaphor
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Apply it!
• Choose a word from the list
• Create a visual cue to help students remember
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More Word Wall Ideas
• Mind Reader
• Hot Seat
• Koosh ball review
• Word Jar
Draw a visual that goes along with the word to help students remember the meaning.
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Skills Tested
• Define words
• Retell ideas
• Identify main ideas
• Summarize and paraphrase main idea
• Answer literal and inferential questions
• Draw conclusions
• Interpret figurative language
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Try the PRIDE strategy
• Preview the article
• Read the questions
• Interpret the questions ( star those that are literal or “right there” questions)
• Dissect the article
• Evaluate the questions and choose an answer.
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Use the Unit and End of Year Benchmark Tests
• These give excellent practice in answering both literal and inferential questions.
• Ask students to use the PRIDE strategy and have them go back and prove it to show where they go their information.
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Gradual Release of Responsibility
• Try this model– I do- Read Aloud and think aloud your
responses to a passage.
– We do- Have students partner read and go through the PRIDE strategy.
– You do- Have students take a practice passage independently.
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Final thoughts
• Good teaching is the best test preparation there is!
• Let me know if you need resources. I can be reached at [email protected]