how will  you score students on a writing test?
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Grade with \n\nSpelling \nContent\nGrammar\nPunctuation\n\nand remember... it's quality not quantity
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What's your writing grade level?
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trust me this works...most people have a much better visual memory then a mental one...what you need to do is get a blank sheet write all the words down so in a way that you can see it in your head, ie. different sizes, font, alphabetical or in groups or whatever, then look at the page, memorise how its laid out close your eys picture it then write it out on a new sheet, do this till you can do it right without referring, time consuming but you'll get full marks...as soon as you get into the test (if its written) justy write down your memory sheet on a piece of paper and you'll have all the answers
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Get them to write some how-to papers on things that interest them. You'll get authentic responses, engaged learners, and a necessity to focus on details. For a twist, have one student write a how-to and another follow their directions precisely; see if they missed steps, etc. Can lead to some funny discussions, and real-world experience with need for detail.\n\nSome topic ideas:\n\n- How to make the ultimate burger/pizza/dessert\n- How to annoy your parents\n- How to get even with your siblings\n- How to get your parents to say yes\n- How to buy cool clothes on a tight budget\n- How to find out if a girl/guy likes you\n- How to get a date\n- How to have the best date ever\n- How to fix a mistake
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I learned this from my class validictorian on how to study when I was in high school. You see you are not alone in this world. I was once in your shoes also. Give the following a try. I did work for me. I went from a C - D border line failing student to an A - B student in 4 weeks. First take notes in class? Take your notes & your book. Review each chapter before a test especially the night before a test. Take blank sheet of paper & copy your notes or chapter high lights from one page to another as review. While you are writing this you are self consiously remembering what you wrote. I would do this 2 times the night before a test/exam. During class listen to what the teacher is saying in class and write it down. Most teachers test you on what they talk about in class. If they repeat something you will have a 90% chance that it will be on a test. If they write on a white board. Write what they put on it. It is also on test. This does tend to cut into your social life on nights before a test but in the long run. It is you that will reap the rewards from the effort. I taught these study habits to my children & I am currently teaching my grandchildren this same study habit. It is tried & proven it does work. Good Luck you can do this. Be confident & strong. Things will improve along with your grades.
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I wouldn't recommend purely online tutoring. Test preparation needs to include 3 components: content, critical thinking, and crisis prevention. \nContent:\nyou say you "suck" at common knowledge. Well, the good news is that the SAT and the ACT don't depend on a lot of "common knowledge". However, some knowledge of mathematics and grammar is required. The key is to identify what your weaknesses are with regards to the test. Please note that vocab is NOT a huge part of the new SAT. Vocab-based questions are only worth about 180 out of 2400 points! Focus your content studies on relevant math and grammar rules.\n\nCritical Thinking:\nThis is the most important part of your test prep. After all, the SAT is officially a *reasoning* exam. These are not math, grammar, or reading tests. You need to learn strategies for managing the reading passages, the writing sections, the tougher math questions, etc. \n\nCrisis prevention:\nLet's face it, funny things happen on test day. You need to have a few crisis-prevention strategies in your tool kit. What do you do when you have 5 minutes left on your essay? What do you do if a Reading Comp question makes no sense? What happens if you mis-bubble? Spend some time thinking of all the worst-case scenarios, and how you can address them on the test.\n\nTutoring works when it addresses these 3 components. I've said it before - I'm biased, but I also have inside knowledge of our product and I'm convinced that Kaplan SAT/ACT prep can get you higher scores.
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Practice makes perfect, right? Write about topics that spark a passion in you. Learn to broaden your vocabulary so you don't sound elementary. And work on your descriptive language as well. Also be open to constructive criticism. Good Luck!
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First step:  Just jot down your ideas\nSecond step:  Try to connect common ideas into  paragraphs.\nThird step: Develop a good lead paragraph.\nFourth step:  Develop a good ending that summarizes your points.\n\nThoughts to consider:\n*  Clubs, activities, social events, etc.\n*  Leadership experience, i.e. club president.\n*  Volunteer in local community and/or church functions.\n*  Part-time jobs.\n*  Unique courses completed.\n*  What is your passion?  What do you really like to do?\nFor example, do you bake, run, draw?\n*  Do other students come to you for advice?  Do you mentor younger students?\n*  Have you had to overcome a difficult situation?  Maybe a handicap or discrimination?  What did you learn from that experience?\n*  What makes you different?  Stand out in the crowd?\n\nGood luck.  Just jot down ideas, and it will eventually all flow together into a good essay.  This is your time to brag about you!
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The highest score for each section is 800. There are three sections, \n1) Critical Reading \n2) Math\n3) Writing\nThus, the total full score is 800.\n\nFor each question you omit, you receive 0 marks, and for each question you answer wrongly, you're deducted 1/4 marks.\n\nThe range of the scores are 200 - 800 for each section. The total range 600-2400.
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for english you should read a lot and then do 3 or four practice tests.... basically you need a good vocabulary and get good at skimming those passages... for math you need to know the concepts really well so that you can answer any type of question.... and you have to get used to the SAT type question.... for writing you need to get those grammar skills up and you have to write a lot of essays....
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Biggest thing on all of their writing sections is to write. If you're having trouble coming up with something, do an outline or write down what you know you know and then start forming sentences from that. Random facts about the topic can also score you points. And don't forget spelling and grammar on all of them; the graders are sticklers for it. \n\nDo practice tests, including the writing sections. The AP Bio test asks very little on botany because most biologist these days more or less ignore botany. History may ask you random facts -- the year I took it, there were no questions on Lincoln, but one on Taft (most famous during his presidency for getting stuck in a bathtub) and on "All in the Family".\n\nFor L&C or L&L, know your grammar terms and poetry terms. \n\nGood luck and don't stress. You'll do fine.
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First of all, the thing that matters most is that you turn it in complete, and do the best job you can to proofread it with the help of a parent or other teacher.  [The only way this test can mess you up is if you don't finish and fail the class, or you are applying to a very competitive private high school that cares if you made an A+ in 8th grade English. If not, just finish it and do the best you can. Be proud that you got it done and did your best.]\n\nYour summary is not bad so far.  Make an outline. Summarize each chapter in 3-5 sentences. Write on separate notecards if that helps you.  Then put it all together in order.  If you are not sure of your words, use simple phrases. Do not try to be too fancy; just try to get it done.  Once you are done you can ask friends or family to help you check it over for spelling, punctuation and grammar. (Check for all these errors together, then check again for each type of error separately. If you make changes, reprint the whole thing and go over the whole thing again).  But you have to finish it first. So focus on getting the content down, then work on the presentation.  \n\nIf you feel overwhelmed, this is a trick that I use on myself.  First, when I am organizing my notes, I tell myself "This is the easy part, just making notes. No big deal. The hard part is putting them together."  Then, when it comes time to putting the notes together, I tell myself, "I already did all the research. This is the easy part, to put together what I already selected."  Then when it comes to editing, I tell myself "This is the last part. Just correcting what I already wrote. I already did the hard part which was writing it."\n\nI hope that helps you!
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get as many questions corect even guessing\nit is on a scale of 1-5 \nif you score a 1 i think you fail the grade\nif you get a 5, you might get rewarded from your school
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Know your subject well, and do your research. Use good mechanics. Make certain that your paper is easily read by others. Also, make sure you don't make any "leaps" in the paper; let it flow. Check spelling, grammar, punctuation.
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Well 10 essay questions is a lot! If the questions are in your own language, just go through it... skim through it... Understand the stuff and write it on your own. \n\nBut if the test-setters expect you to give the same answer, with same sentences, then u better shut down this PC, give those essays your full attention for the next 24 hours, coz that's all time you ve got! :)\nAnyways, you can arrange them into paragraphs or points, and memorize them.\nI dont think you will be asked all the 10 questions, and if you know the important questions, prepare them thoroughly first.\nOne day is all you've got, you cannot aim for perfection... but still do your best.\nAll the best
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Next time, I would not drink so much before the test.  And if you wait and wait for a bit more, the urge to go will pass.  Also, if I were going to take a test, I would learn to spell and use capitals and punctuation.  One of my teachers said that a wrong answer written well will get more points than a wrong answer written badly, and can at times get as many as a right answer written poorly.
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I don't know if there is a MOST effective strategy.  Anything that gets the students thinking works well.  It also depends on how long the text is.\n\nSome ideas:  \n\nDecision walls - Put a yes/agree card on one wall and and a no/disagree on the other.  Make the students take a stand.  Ask them questions related to the text that they must agree or disagree with.  Get them to explain their answers.\n \nIf the text has pictures, give the kids one and ask them to predict the story.\n\nIf you're working with a non fiction text, try to give them a short (5 Q's) true false quiz with the strangest info in the text.  \n\nThere's always Think - Pair - Share to get the students thinking as well.