1. Log on, Peer Planner Evaluation, Prepare for quiz then Response 7
List the many ways in which you prepare for different types of tests (such as cramming, etc)
Brainstorm and list situations that make taking test difficult, such as health issues.
Write about a positive success story about a time you did your best on a test.
How did you do it, how did it feel, what was the test in, why did you do so well, etc.
Why is it important to have good writing skills in school, in your career, and in life?
What are some of the positive effects of good writing? For example, it improves chances on financial aid applications.

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3. Chapter 7 Test Taking: Showing What You Know
Keys to Success, Sixth Edition
Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits

4. Review for Quiz 6
Form a group of 2-4 (no, you may not do this one alone)
Open the class website:
Click on Jeopardyquiz.doc and print it, then click on the Jeopardy link
Answer your questions on the paper.
Form a group of 2-4 (no, you may not do this one alone)
Work together to read directions and answer the questions.
Each group member MUST agree on each answer, as only ONE (1) quiz will be accepted from each group.

5. Big Goal:
Today you will learn strategies to prepare and plan for test anxiety and
you will learn how to research and write out your findings.

6. How Can Preparation Improve Test Performance? (overview)
Chapter 7: Test Taking
Pg 210
How Can Preparation Improve Test Performance? (overview)
Identify Test Type and Material Covered (210)
Create a Study Schedule and Checklist (213)
Prepare Through Careful Review (213)
Take a Pretest ( )
Prepare Physically (214)
Make the Most of Last-Minute Cramming (215)

7. The Best Test Preparation Strategies
Attend class, listen actively, and participate.
Take good notes and review them regularly.
Keep up with reading and other assignments.

8. Test Question Prediction
Use SQ3R to identify what is important
Listen for clues at review sessions
Make an appointment to see your instructor
Talk to people who already took the course and look at comments on teacher evaluation websites
Examine old tests, if the instructor makes them available

9. Predict some Test Questions
Look at a textbook (either ours or for another class)
In the chapter(s) for this week, determine the Key Terms – write the definitions
Write some potential test questions: what will your professor ask you about this material?

10. How Can You Work Through Test Anxiety?
Prepare and Have a Positive Attitude
Test Anxiety and the Returning Student

11. Give one/Get One Fold a paper in half (hot dog style).
Joe Smith
Negative
This teacher wants to torture me!
I don’t know anything!
Positive
This will force me to learn
I can study!
Fold a paper in half (hot dog style).
On the top of ½ of the paper, write “Negative Thinking about Tests”
Take 2 minutes to write down some negative thinking
Talk to 5 people in the class and write down their negative thoughts on the same side of the paper
Take 2 minutes and think of some ways to turn those negative thoughts into positive thoughts. Write those on the opposite side of the paper
Talk to 4 DIFFERENT classmates to help fill in the Positive Thinking side of the paper.

12. Positive Thinking About Testing
See tests as opportunities to learn
Understand that tests measure performance, not personal value
Believe that instructors are on your side
Seek study partners who challenge you
Get tutored
Practice relaxation
Shut out negative vibrations
Practice positive self-talk
Remind yourself of your goals

13. Test Anxiety and the Returning student (pg 217)
Helpful tips for parents
Find help.
Plan activities
Explain the time frame and plan a reward

14. What General Strategies Can Help You Succeed on Tests?
Choose the Right Seat (217)
Write Down Key Facts (218)
Begin with an Overview
Read Test Directions
Mark Up the Questions
Take Special Care on Machine-Scored Tests
Work from Easy to Hard
Watch the Clock
Take a Strategic Approach to Questions You Cannot Answer
Master the Art of Intelligent Guessing
Maintain Academic Integrity

15. Let’s Mark up the test questions!
Look at the test sample
Highlight the key terms/write them out to the side
Define what you need to know about them
Answer the question before you read the answers

16. How Can You Master Different Types of Test Questions?
Multiple-Choice Questions
True-or-False Questions
Matching Questions
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
Essay Questions

17. Multiple Choice Test Questions (pg 221)

18. True/False Test Questions

19. Fill-in-the-Blank Test Questions

20. Essay Test Questions Start by reading the questions Map out your time
Focus on action verbs (pg 228):
Analyze, Compare, Contrast, Criticize, Define, Describe, Discuss, List, Evaluate, Explain, Illustrate, Interpret, Outline, Prove, Review, State, Summarize, Trace

21. Chart it!
Define each of the exam terms

22. How Can You Learn From Test Mistakes?
Ask yourself questions that may help you identify correctable problems
Rework the questions you got wrong
After reviewing your mistakes, fill in your knowledge gaps
Talk to your instructor
Rethink the ways you studied
If you fail a test, don’t throw it away

23. Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff
“The Five P’s of Success:
Prior preparation prevents poor performance.”
James A. Baker, III
Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff

24. Do you study to learn? Or study to pass the test?
 What is the learning and the knowledge base behind being a success in each of these professions?
 What do these people create in our society? How does their job affect the student directly?
 If these people cut corners in their learning, what would the impact be?
 If these people develop competency in their learning, what is the impact?
 How does this analysis change the way you view your own learning and your future options?
Emergency room surgeon
Civil engineer
Business manager
President of the United States
Do you study to learn? Or study to pass the test?

25. Chapter 8 Researching and Writing: Gathering and Communicating Ideas
Keys to Success, Sixth Edition
Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits

26. How Can You Find Reliable Information on the Internet?
Start with a Search Engine
Use a Search Strategy
Use Critical Thinking to Evaluate Every Source

27. Internet Search Strategy
Think carefully about what you want to locate
Use a search engine to isolate sites under your desired topic or category
Explore these sites to get a general idea of what’s out there
Use your keywords in a variety of ways to uncover more possibilities
Evaluate the number of links that appear
When you think you are done, start over

28. Evaluating Internet Information: The CARS Test for Information Quality
Credibility
Accuracy
Reasonableness
Support
Take a Look at Key 8.3, pg 249

29. Using the CARS method, evaluate the articles given to your group
.edu
.gov
.com .org
Group Project
Using the CARS method, evaluate the articles given to your group
More reliable Less reliable

30. Know When to Use the Library and When to Use the Internet
Choose the library first for: - in-depth research, requiring an historical perspective - use of library’s subscription databases - verifying the authenticity of what you discover on the Internet - personal, face-to-face help from a librarian - more comfortable navigation of an established library system rather than the tangle of Internet sites

31. Google (Yes, It’s a Verb) (pg 251)
Form a group of up to 5 students. Follow the directions on pg 251.
Choose a common topic to search. How many hits?
How many different topics did your search return other than the topic you intended?
Select 2 off-the-topic links and write a thesis statement that would require to use these leads in your research.
What does this tell you about using search engines?

32. What Is the Writing Process?
Planning
Drafting
Revising
Editing

33. The Four Stages of the Writing Process
Planning – Brainstorming, Free-writing, Journalists’ Questions, Research, Thesis & Outline
Drafting – Introduction, Main Ideas (Body), Supporting Evidence, Conclusion
Revising – Step back, take another look, be more objective
Editing – Correcting errors - everyone must do this!

34. Planning your essay Evidence Gathering Sheet Determine topic
Determine purpose
Combine the two to create THESIS
Give REASONS you think that to be true
Each reason becomes a topic sentence

35. Essay planning part 2
Take each one of your “Reasons” from the topic starter
Develop each one more fully into a para. With 2 examples

36. Writing for a Purpose Form into groups
Each group will choose a topic (or present one of your own!)
 Tooth brushing
 Ice cream
 Automated teller machines (ATMs)
 Sleep deprivation
½ of your group members will write a persuasive the other ½ of your group members will write an informative skit/speech about your topic

37. Brainstorming Write down thoughts related to the topic
Organize the ideas
into categories

38. Asking Journalist’s Questions
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?

39. Write a thesis statement
This is the CENTRAL MESSAGE you want to communicate!
State your subject and your point of view
It should reflect your writing purpose: inform or persuade?
It should be appropriate for the audience: the readers.

40. Organizing the Body of a Paper
By Time – in order or reverse order
By Importance – Most important to least important or reverse
By Problem & Solution – Straightforward!
By Argument – present both sides; make your own conclusion at the end
By Cause & Effect – how events, ideas, or situations caused subsequent events
By Comparisons – How events, people, situations, and ideas are the same (hint: find similes and metaphors)
For more ideas, take a look at Key 8.5

41. Avoiding Plagiarism by the way.. We use Turnitin.com here!
Plagiarism is the act of using someone else’s
exact words, figures, unique approach, or specific
reasoning without giving credit.
Some ways to avoid plagiarism include:
Make sources notes as you go.
Learn the difference between a quotation and a paraphrase.
Use a citation even from an acceptable paraphrase.
Understand that lifting material off the Internet is plagiarism.
Take a Look at Key 8.6 for an example

42. Analytical Questions to ask yourself as you revise
Does the paper fulfill the requirements of the assignment? (topics, length, style)
Will my audience understand my thesis and how I have supported it?
Does the introduction prepare the reader and capture attention?
Is the body of the paper organized well?
Is each idea fully developed, explained, and supported by examples?
Are my ideas connected to one another through logical transitions?
Do I have a clear, “to the point” writing style? (try to avoid the passive voice!)
Does the conclusion provide a natural ending to the paper?