United States History & Government

REGENTS EXAM

SURVIVAL GUIDE

Mr. Spencer

Your exam is on Your exam is on Wednesday, Wednesday,

June 12 June 12 at 7:45 AM.at 7:45 AM.

On Tuesday night, be On Tuesday night, be sure to get a good sure to get a good night’s sleep and make night’s sleep and make sure to have a good sure to have a good breakfast Wednesday breakfast Wednesday morning.morning.

You must turn in your You must turn in your review packet in the review packet in the designated boxes in designated boxes in the Commons area the Commons area beforebefore the test. the test.

Promptly at 7:45, Promptly at 7:45, you will go to your you will go to your

assigned exam assigned exam room in the room in the

100 wing.100 wing.

For the test, bring at For the test, bring at least two pens. Even for least two pens. Even for the multiple-choice the multiple-choice questions, use pen. questions, use pen. You’re not allowed to use You’re not allowed to use pencil on the test.pencil on the test.

Mobile phone and other Mobile phone and other electronic device policy electronic device policy

(from Ms. Sloane)(from Ms. Sloane)

““Greece Olympia strongly encourages all students to Greece Olympia strongly encourages all students to leave electronic devices at home during Regents leave electronic devices at home during Regents testing. All students are prohibited from bringing testing. All students are prohibited from bringing cell phones and other electronic devices into a cell phones and other electronic devices into a classroom or other location where a State exam is classroom or other location where a State exam is being administered. Test proctors, test monitors, being administered. Test proctors, test monitors, and school officials shall retain the right to collect and school officials shall retain the right to collect and hold any prohibited electronic devices prior to and hold any prohibited electronic devices prior to the start of the test administration. Admission to the start of the test administration. Admission to the test shall be denied to any student who is in the test shall be denied to any student who is in possession of a cell phone or other prohibited possession of a cell phone or other prohibited electronic device and refuses to relinquish it. Lockers electronic device and refuses to relinquish it. Lockers are off limits during testing.”are off limits during testing.”

““For students that need to have an electronic device in For students that need to have an electronic device in school on testing days the following process will be school on testing days the following process will be followed: All Electronic Devices will be collected prior followed: All Electronic Devices will be collected prior to test administration. Each student will place their cell to test administration. Each student will place their cell phone in a zip-lock bag with an index card. On the index phone in a zip-lock bag with an index card. On the index card will be the student’s name and a secret word of card will be the student’s name and a secret word of their choice. The phones will be alphabetized for return their choice. The phones will be alphabetized for return at the conclusion of the exam. The student will be given at the conclusion of the exam. The student will be given their phone back after identifying the “secret code” on their phone back after identifying the “secret code” on the card. The collection will take place near the main the card. The collection will take place near the main entrance. Please be aware that Greece Olympia is not entrance. Please be aware that Greece Olympia is not responsible for your electronic devices. We strongly responsible for your electronic devices. We strongly encourage all students to leave these at home during encourage all students to leave these at home during testing.”testing.”

Do your best on the test. Do your best on the test. You need to earn a 65% to You need to earn a 65% to pass and you need it to pass and you need it to graduate. But you should graduate. But you should be shooting for an A on the be shooting for an A on the test, to show your true test, to show your true potential.potential.

The exam has The exam has three parts and three parts and

you must you must complete all to complete all to

pass.pass.

You can’t leave any You can’t leave any answers blank, answers blank, because if you do they because if you do they are automatically are automatically wrong.wrong.

The first part is 50 The first part is 50 Multiple-Choice Multiple-Choice questions. You are questions. You are well practiced and well practiced and prepared for them.prepared for them.

The next part is the The next part is the Thematic essay. As in Thematic essay. As in Global, follow the TASK. Global, follow the TASK. The graphic organizers The graphic organizers you’ve received in class will you’ve received in class will help you prepare for help you prepare for possible topics.possible topics.

The third part of the test—which The third part of the test—which actually has two parts—is the actually has two parts—is the Document Based Question (DBQ) Document Based Question (DBQ) essay. You have to answer all the essay. You have to answer all the short-answer ‘scaffolding’ questions. short-answer ‘scaffolding’ questions. Also, make sure to use the Also, make sure to use the appropriate number of documents appropriate number of documents and relevant outside information to and relevant outside information to answer the question.answer the question.

The test begins around The test begins around 8:00. You are required 8:00. You are required to stay for two hours, to stay for two hours, which means you can’t which means you can’t leave until 10:00. You leave until 10:00. You can work until 11:00.can work until 11:00.

Before you turn your test Before you turn your test in, make sure to sign in, make sure to sign both the Teleform and both the Teleform and the essay booklet. Also, the essay booklet. Also, proofread it to check for proofread it to check for any obvious errors.any obvious errors.

If anyone asks, Mr. If anyone asks, Mr. Spencer is still the Spencer is still the meanest teacher alive meanest teacher alive and you hate his class (I and you hate his class (I have a reputation to have a reputation to uphold).uphold).

You are well You are well prepared for this prepared for this exam. I believe in exam. I believe in you and I know you you and I know you will do well.will do well.