Segment 1 EXAM REVIEW

& FAMILY Collaboration

Read through every slide. When you see a STAR like this, be sure to complete the activity! In PowerPoint, you will either the TEXT tool Or the LINE TOOL to complete most of the activities

Collaboration Goals • Prepare you for your

Segment 1 Exam • Fulfill your Segment 1

Collaboration Requirement

Segment 1 Part 1 2 Reading Passages 25 multiple choice questions

1 hour

Segment 1 Part 2 1 Essay Question 2 Prompt Choices

1 hour

Segment Part Questions Time to Take

What’s this exam going to LOOK like anyway?

*Answer these questions using the chart above

1. How many parts does my Language Arts 3 Segment Exam have?

2. How long will each part take?

2 Part Exam 2 Passwords

Final Grade = the AVERAGE of the two Scores!

• Your final exam score must be above a 60% in order to pass the course. • Your final exam score is calculated by averaging the two scores together.

In the example above, the final exam score would be figured by: 62.70 + 95 = 157.7

157.7/2 = 78.85% = Passing

What is the FINAL EXAM score that this student earned? _________________

What happens if I don’t Pass? • Your teacher will call you and set up a plan for remediation. • Once your remediation is completed, your teacher will ask the principal for

permission to re-set your exam. • Each exam can ONLY be re-set 1 TIME! • If you re-take one part of the exam and that boost your exam score above a

60%, you will NOT have to take the 2nd part of the exam over.

How do YOU study for YOUR FLVS EXAMS?

**Write a 3-4 sentence paragraph that describes how you study for your FLVS exams

PARENTS

When you were in school, how did you study and prepare for YOUR tests and exams?

Have YOU completed your DBA study guides?

• If you checked NO, please download the module 1, 2, and 3 DBA study guides before taking your Segment 1 exam!

• The study guides were formatted based on

the segment exam.

• If you have those filled out you will ensure that you will NOT miss a question simply because you don’t understand a vocabulary term like imperative mood.

DBA Study Guides

1. WHERE do you find the DBA study guides for the Language Arts 3 course?

2. Name 2 reasons WHY it would be beneficial to have those filled out BEFORE you take the Segment 1 exam

1.

2.

Another good study strategy for the Segment 1 Exam is to go over your Pre-Test and Module Exam

in Module 1

These reading tests are in the SAME format as

the PART 1 of the SEGMENT EXAM!

Why is it a good idea to look back over your Module 1 pre-test and Module Exam?

COMMON TYPES of Questions on Your Exam

• Multiple Choice that focuses on MAIN IDEA.

• Multiple Choice that focuses on CONTEXT CLUES.

• LONG Essay Responses (Part 2 of your Segment Exam)

What is a MAIN IDEA?

How do you FIND the MAIN IDEA of an article, passage, and/or paragraph?

What is a MAIN IDEA?

“MAIN” means IMPORTANT, or KEY, the HEART of the matter.

“IDEA” means the THOUGHT, the THESIS, or the TOPIC

How do you FIND the MAIN IDEA of an article, passage, and/or paragraph?

WHERE is the main idea MOST likely found in a TEXT?

Despite the hatred that most people feel toward cockroaches, they do help humans in several ways. For example, they are perfect experimental animals and are used for scientific research in the laboratory. Breeding them is easy, for they thrive under almost any conditions. In studies on nutrition and food, cockroaches are good subjects because they will eat any kind of food. They can be used to study heart disease, and cancer researchers work with roaches because they grow cancerous tumors like those that are found in humans.

UNDERLINE the sentence that tells the MAIN IDEA of the paragraph below:

WHY did you select THIS sentence?

Using Context Clues to find the meanings of UNKNOWN words…. An author often includes hints,

or clues, to help the reader expand vocabulary and grasp the meaning of the passage. Skill in using context clues

enables a reader to comprehend advance texts.

Practicing Context Clues Shakespeare Style

*Read the story written by Shakespeare on the next page. Try to figure out the meanings of the highlighted words using the context clues surrounding the words. Underline the word that best defines each highlighted word. Work with your parents to help you!

UNDERLINEthe correct

answer.

Choice (a)

Choice (b)

Choice (c)

Choice (d)

Choose an answer

for every question!

SEGMENT EXAM PART 2

WRITING

Please Watch this 15 minute Movie that will tell you all about the Part 2 Writing Test!

http://bit.ly/Seg1WritingTestTips

*There will be a “POP” quiz on the next slide, so be sure to take some notes!

*If the video does NOT load for you, you may go to our help site. Click on SEGMENT EXAM REVIEWS then look in Segment 1.

Writing Exam Movie POP Quiz 1. Which prompt choice (informative/narrative) do you think you will pick on this

exam?

2. Why do you think you’ll pick this prompt choice?

3. Before turning in your writing exam to your teacher, what should you do to ensure that you receive the most points possible?

Essential Vocabulary Organization Be sure your story has a clear Beginning,

Middle, and End.

Theme The life lesson or moral your story teaches. Family is what is most important. Never give up.

Sensory Images Details that bring your story alive by describing the senses.

The smell of warm apple pie hit me as soon as we opened the door to Grandma’s house.

Dialogue Conversation between characters. Use taglines, new lines, and quotation marks. (Lesson 3.05)

“Do you need help?” Mom asked. “No, I’m fine,” I replied sadly.

Temporal Transitions

Words that help your story move along because they show transitions in time. (Lesson 3.07)

In the morning, the next day, during lunch, etc.

Point of View Your essay should have a consistent point-of-view throughout.

1st person----”I” 3rd person----”He, she, they”

Syntax Have a variety of short and long sentences in your essay. (Lesson 2.09)

“Wait! Please don’t leave me behind mister. As you can see, I’m very, very scared of the dark and if you leave me behind, I will scream!”

**Respond to the following questions with at least two sentences for each. 1. Which family member did you complete the collaboration with? 2. What concept(s) did you learn or practice learning during the collaboration? 3. How did you feel about the overall experience of working with a family member to complete your classwork? 4. How can you use what you learned in the collaboration in your life? 5. What was your favorite part of the collaboration.

6. Give one suggestion on how the teachers could make the collaboration better.

Collaboration Reflection

1. Complete ALL activities marked with a STAR on this PowerPoint. If you don’t have PowerPoint you may use the .pdf file of this presentation and write your answers on a word or text document.

2. Turn IN this Power Point presentation OR your text document in the Assessments tab as your Segment 1 Collaboration assignment. 3. Call YOUR Teacher for the EXAM PASSWORDS if you are ready for your exam! Let him/her know you’ve completed the Segment Exam Collaboration!

If you need ANY help from US, feel free to call your teacher OR your LEAD teacher:

Mrs. Watkins 352-658-1717

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