Test preparation skills and Test-taking skills

This week we have discussed how to use specific skills to prepare for tests and to take tests in each of your subject areas. You have completed a worksheet guiding you to understand the specific ways teacher write specific types of questions in each subject areas (eg.: what kind of factual information Mr. Dopheide would use to write matching questions on a social studies test). Your homework that is DUE ON MONDAY AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS is to create a front sheet of lined paper showing: the specific skills and information you would use to prepare for a test (top half), and the specific skills and inforamtion you would use to take a test. You need to do this for Social Studies, Science, Math, Faith Formation, and 1 Special of your choice. If you use the front side of a piece of paper for each subject listed, you will have 3 sheets of paper total. You need a minimum of 3-5 bullet points for each section.

We will discuss your skills in class on Monday; on Tuesday I will be handing out the rubrics for the final project (6th grade Survival Guides) which will be due the following Monday (Oct. 20).

Assessments prep, spelling comprehension activity, and bubble outline format

Above are the pictures of the boards from my room. All assignments are due Friday. For the assessments, you need to write one example of each style we discussed in class; you do NOT need to have the answers as well. This is due Friday.

The spelling comprehension activity for root words and the bubble outline format for short stories are due on Friday.

Study Smarter, Not Harder

So far in this unit we have covered the best ways to take notes in each of our classes. Students have taken notes on real chapters from their social studies and science books. We have discussed how to take notes during math class and how to use those notes as well as examples from the book to study for tests. We have gotten up close and personal with our language arts book, learning all the hidden goodies to help us study smarter. This week I will be handing out the rubric for the notes section of your 6th Grade Survival Guide; remember, this "final project" will have segments due each time we finish a specific area.

Now we are moving on to organization and goal-setting. Students have discussed various elements that can affect studying, including lighting, the student's personal sound requirements, the room's furniture and layout, the external noise they can't control, and the best time of day for them to study. Students have also examined how they set goals and how to be more efficient and successful at accomplishing those goals. We will be creating written goals this week and begin to use a monthly calendar that Ms. Ites created to put in their planners. Students will detemine the best types of goals to set for their school life as well as other areas of their lives.

Below you will find the PowerPoint we have been using in class to help students to study smarter, not harder.

Study Smarter, Not Harder

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