Test+Review+Skills


 * __Test Review Skills:__**

1. Note Cards - blending terms and guiding questions. Chapter 1 2. Using quizzes to identify strengths and weaknesses. Chapter 1
 * //Objective//- to construct a resource using note cards that blends terms and guiding questions for a specific chapter section. **
 * Directions - You will utilize the materials posted on the class Wikispace for this process. **
 * You will use one note card per guiding question. **
 * After filling in the details of the heading, you will construct a response for the guiding question- use ONLY the space provided so choose your words carefully! As you do this, you need to incorporate ANY terms from the list that may be applicable to the question. After you have constructed your response, you will need to highlight (with a highlighter) the terms that you included in the response. **
 * //Objective//- to gather and organize past quiz material from each section in order to assess strengths and weaknesses in content knowledge. **
 * Directions - **
 * Your have had the following quizzes in Social Studies: **
 * -Section One: Closed Notes. **
 * -Section Two: Closed Notes. **
 * -Section Three: Open Notes **
 * -Section Four: Closed Notes- Pop **
 * At this point in time, it is not important what grade you earned on these quizzes. What is most important is that you recognize that they are a resource for your review process and should not remain buried in your binder! **
 * You should assemble these quizzes in the order given above. **
 * Now, take each quiz and examine it very carefully looking for questions in which you made errors. In the left column of the organizer for the quiz you need to write the full question in which there was an error. Then, in the right column use your text resources to construct a correct response- you can also use any comments or feedback given by Mr. H to help you do this. **
 * So, what you are doing for each quiz is analyzing what you know and what you don’t know…in other words, your strengths and weaknesses! When reviewing for a test it is very important to realize that you want to spend more time on identified weaknesses and less time on identified strengths. **

3. Examining the types of questions you will face. Chapter 1 ** **
 * //Objective//- to examine multiple types of questions, both Objective and Subjective. **
 * Types of Questions to Expect **
 * ☺Multiple Choice objective **
 * ☺Fill in the Blank objective **
 * ☺True – False Statements objective **
 * ☺Short Answer subjective **

** How Much Time will you have to take the test? ** -** Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, Section 1
 * 1 Class Period **
 * *The test will be budgeted for approximately 35 minutes so that there are a few minutes of check over time. **
 * V.Imp Question: How can I prepare tonight for these types of questions? **
 * Answer: Practice.

**__ Test Review Skill #1 __****. ** ** As with any Social Studies test, you must have a strong understanding of the content. This is often best attained by learning the historical terms, such as those listed on the front page. ** ** There are many ways to learn historical terms, but the most widely used method is probably simple note cards. ** ** Use the model below to help you construct cards for each of the historical terms. You should use note writing format, not complete sentences! ** ** Side A ** || ** Side B ** ||
 * ** Historical Term ( use a bright color ) **** Textbook Ch./Section **
 * 1.//What or Who// (this is where you provide the content facts). **
 * 1.//What or Who// (this is where you provide the content facts). **
 * 2. //When and Where// (provide the time and place) **
 * 3. //Why is this term significant?// (shown how this term impacts the content covered in the section) **
 * 3. //Why is this term significant?// (shown how this term impacts the content covered in the section) **

** Evaluate the actions of groups or individuals within a specific time period. **
 * Test Review Skill #2 **
 * This portion of your review must focus on the objective stated below that was used to study the historical content in Section 1 of Chapter 3: **

**// Example //**** - Sir Walter Raleigh financed a group of English to establish a colony in what is now North Carolina at the sight known as Roanoke. ** **__ Your Task __**** : Make a list of actions on the sheet provided, such as the one listed above that you identify in the Section…remember that you have an in class exercise that we did with this and you have a Guided Reading exercise that might help you identify actions. Your list should be perhaps 8-10 actions long…you don’t need to include every one, just the ones you see as most significant! ** **// Example //**** - We could critique that Sir Walter Raleigh’s attempt to colonize at Roanoke was flawed simply because the people who were part of that venture were not well enough prepared to handle the tough conditions of the North American wilderness since they had lived their lives in a much different environment in England. ** **__ Your Task __**** : For each of the actions you list in I. please evaluate if it is flawed- if an action is flawed, state, briefly, why so that you can fully see how the action was part of the overall historical content. ** **Test Review Skill #3**
 * I. We identified specific actions that were taken by groups and individuals as the English began to colonizing attempts in North America. **
 * II. We acted as historical critics as we evaluated the actions of groups or individuals in the Section. The focus of our critique was to decide whether or not actions in the Section contained flaws or were flawed. **

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 * Test Review Skill #4 **