This week you'll begin your online HSA review course. The instructions for completing this are below. Follow the steps and you'll get your weekly homework credit. It's that simple! It will take you about fifteen minutes or so to complete each indicator review.
For this homework assignment you'll get to practice answering HSA-style questions. The sytem will tell you what you get right and wrong, and you'll have a chance to correct yourself and learn from your mistakes. We'll go over all of this material in class, but this give you an opportunity to get more practice in at home!
Each week leading up to the HSA Benchmark in late October you'll have to complete test questions for two separate indicators. The schedule is spelled out below. Aditionally, your blog reponse for the next five weeks will be centered around your work on this HSA review website.
Here are the three questions you'll have to answer every week in the comments section of this blog:
1. What concepts/ideas did you learn about when you studied the two HSA indicators for this week's homework?
Example Response: This week I worked on questions that dealt with pre-reading and during reading strategies (indicators 1.1.1 and 1.1.2). In these questions I learned how to...
2. What was easy/difficult for you in these questions? How did you do on each indictor? Did you score over or under 50% (i.e. 5/10)? Be specific!
Example Response: I found these questions very easy because I am a strong reader. I was able to use the reading strategies I learned in night grade and the strategies we're working on with Mr. Sabath to answer all of these questions. Some of the passages were a bit long, but I know I have to get used to reading on these tests. The poetry was also a bit tricky, so I'd like to get more practice reading poetry in this class with you, Mr. Sabath! Despite this, I got 90% of all the questions right for each indicator, so I think I'm ready for these kind of questions. (Or, I got less than 50% right on these questions, so I need extra practice with these kinds of questions that will appear on the HSA).
3. What is your opinion of this online test prep site? Why do you like it? Why don't you like it? Be specific!
Example Reponse: I love this site because it gives me a chance to practice my test-taking strategies.
Homework Schedule for First Quarter indicators:
September 12-18: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.1.1 and 1.1.2
September 19-25: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.1.4 and 1.2.2
September 26 –October 2: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.2.3 and 2.1.1
October 3 – 9: Do the online exercises for indicators 2.1.4 and 2.2.1
October 10 – 16: Do the online exercise for indicators 3.1.3 and 3.1.4
Online HSA Practice Directions:
High School Assessment Online Practice
Step 1: Go to http://apps.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/hsaprep/
Step 2: Enter your email address and name.Use this every time because the system will keep track of your progress.
Step 3: Pull down the subject tab to English.Choose the“By Indicator” test type that you are working on for the week.
Step 4: For each indicator, print out your results and return this data to class to get your homework grade for each week.Optionally, you can copy and paste your results into an email and send them from your PGCPS Gmail account to peter.sabath@pgcps.org.IF YOU DO THIS, PLEASE LIST YOUR NAME AND CLASS PERIOD IN THE SUBJECT LINE (eg. 2A, 2B, 3A, or 3B).If you don’t have a printer, bring in a letter from a parent stating this and use the charts attached (or create your own charts) to keep track of the questions you get right and wrong.Write down the indicator at the top of each chart and for each question put a check (or X) in the correct column if you get it right or in the incorrect column if you get it wrong.
As it is the first quarter, now you only have to focus on the first quarter indicators below as you prepare for your first quarter HSA Benchmark Exam during the last week of this quarter (October 17-26).
First Quarter Indicators: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 3.1.3, 3.1.4
Second Quarter Indicators: 1.1.3, 1.2.1, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 3.1.6,
3.1.8Third and Fourth Quarter Indicators: 1.3.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.3, 3.1.1, 3.2.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2,
4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1
Alexus Unique Parker 2B
ReplyDelete1. I learned about how ereading the first few paragraphs and introductions can help you to figure out what the text is going to be about from indicator (1.1.1)
2. The indicator was very easy. I recieved a 9/10.
3. I liked the website and how it lets you correct yourself if you get it wrong.
The strategies I learned are reading the intro to give you background info and using other words in a sentence to find the meaning of 1 word. The indicators were easy to me. I received a 9/10(90%) on Indicator 1.1.1 and 8/10(80%) on Indicator 1.1.2. I like the website because it corrects you and tells you why your answers wrong and the questions on the website are almost identical to the ones on the actual HSA.
ReplyDeleteWilliam E.Martin(The First The Last And The Only)
ReplyDelete1.I learned that a prudent reader would take into account all aspects of a passage, pictures, introduction, or arrangment of text to understand its meaning and answer questions.
2.9/10 were easy the questions have the potential to be challenging but the answer choices have to resembe eachother better. What I found difficult were the long reading passages, maintaining an interest and keeping up with the text flow. I recieved a 9/10 and 10/10 respectively.
I like this website because we can only see the test during the test and now we have the oppurtunity to see it all day every day.
Alexia Strickland 2B
ReplyDelete1.I learned that by using context clues and inferring, the questions weren't that hard.
2.The 1st indicator was a lot easier than the 2nd.
3.I like the website because it gives me a chance to see where i stand as a reader and what i need to work on.
1.I learned how to look at my surroundings of the text to chose the best answer.
ReplyDelete2.What was easy about the test was that you had a second chance at the question. On the first test I got two wrong and on the second one I got nine out of ten.
3.Honestly I like doing work online because it's faster and sooner or later the world would be run by computers.
Charles Owens 2B
ReplyDelete1.I learned how to reread the text if I didnt fully understand what the tet was telling me.
2.The first indidcator.
3.I liked it because it was done online and I didnt have to write it out and because it gave you second chances.
Jazmin Horton 2B
ReplyDelete1. I learned how to use my background knowledge and re-read the text if I dont understand.
To me, everything was easy, i just had a problem with 1 or 2 questions. On 1.1.1 I did 8/10 and on 1.1.2 I did 9/10
3.I liked it because it was online, and convient. I also like that it gave me a second-chance if I got it wring, and it gave me a hint.
Fatima Ahmed 2B
ReplyDelete1. I learned how just reading the first few paragraphs or some select paragraphs out of the text can help you understand what its about and understand how to read between the lines
2. I got a 8/8 for the first indicator and a 7/8 for the second one. I think that i'm ready for the next one because they were fairly easy and it helped me learn some concepts.
3. I liked it because when I messed up, it gave me the chance to correct it and it also explained to me why the answer was the answer.
Rashad Richardson 2B
ReplyDelete1. I learned that by thoroughly reading and re-reading passges, poems, and articles, the answers to the questions become easier to find out.
2. What I found easy for me was indicator 1.1.2. I think I did good on each indicator. I scored 7/8 on 1.1.1 and 10/10 on 1.1.2.
3. I like the test prep site. I like it because it gives you a preview of what the questions will be like on the HSA.
Kenya Lorick 2B
ReplyDelete1.I learned how to use the reading strategies correctly and then it was easy to pick out the correct answers.
2.The indicators were both easy,on indicator 1.1.1 I scored 8/8 and on indicator 1.1.2 I scored 9/10.
3.I liked the site, it is helping me prepare for HSA and it gave me a second chance if I got a question wrong.
1. I learned how to use the process of elimination when doing a multiple choice question, and also how to read certain paragraphs in a passage to comprehend what it is about.
ReplyDelete2. Both indicators was easy for me, but I occasionally re-read some of the articles so I can understand it better. I have score 6/8 on 1.1.1 and 9/10 on 1.1.2.
3. In my opinion, I believe that this site is very helpful to help improve your reading, test-taking strategies, and knowledge. I like this site because it explains to you why you have got the answer wrong and also helps you prepare for the HSA.
Nekia Williams 2b
ReplyDelete1. I learned how to use process of elimination and always go back when your not sure which one is the real correct answer.
2. The indicator was easy. I recieved a 7/10.
3. I liked how it lets you know the first time you get it wrong and allows you to correct yourself.
Good job, class. It looks like most of you liked using this site for review HSA questions. Well done. Make sure you keep up with this every week, and make sure you either print out your results or send them to me via email following the instructions above.
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Kiera Jones 2B
ReplyDelete1.)For this week's indicators I learned that by just reading the title and first couple of paragraphs you can get an idea of what the passage/poem may be about, which makes its easier to understand what you're reading.
2.)To me the questions weren't that difficult you just had to fully understand what the questions were asking you. For indicator 1.1.1 I scored a 8 out of 8 and for indicator 1.1.2 I scored a 9 out of 10.
3.)I like this website because after you have answered a question whether its right or wrong it explains each answer to you so you know why or why not you got the question right. So I believe this will help to improve my test-taking skills.
1. I learned that read the question first then go back and look to find the answer and you can find so much in the first paragraph.
ReplyDelete2. I did pretty good on both of the indicators they were both easy , I got 1 wrong out of 8 and the other one I got 1 wrong out of 7.
3. I like because I can focus at home, and also i like how it shows me if i had a incorrect answer and gave me a chance to correct myself. But i really like it and it helps me prepare or the HSA.
1.I learned how to examine the more fully and to think before answering.
ReplyDelete2.I got all of them right on both 8/8 and 1/1
3.I like how it is something that can actually help because if I get something wrong then it will help me out before giving me the answer.
Marcus Moss 2b
ReplyDelete1.I learned if you scan over the context you can figure out a lot.
2.I think it was pretty easy andi did score over 50% i got a 8/10 and a 7/8
3.I like the website because you get a second chance and on regular written homework you only get one chance so you will probably score better
Estefany Rivera 2B,
ReplyDelete1.I learned how re-reading and background knowledge plays a big role in understanding HSA questions.
2. I think that over all both indicators were quite easy. I scored a 8/8 and a 10/10 on the indicators.
3. My honest opinion on the test prep site is that it can truly help me with the HSA, the questions help me develop and improve my test taking skills which is great.
Tatiana Salazar, 2B
ReplyDelete1. In indicator 1.1.1 I was tested on predicting what the passage would be about based on the introduction or first few paragraphs, and what topics would best prepare a reader to read a passage. In indicator 1.1.2 i was tested onwhat the words most likely mean and the purpose of the passage , and also how to you can tell what you're reading is a poem.
2. The questions were all easy. On indicator 1.1.1 I recived 90%(7/8) and on indicator 1.1.2 I recived 80%(8/10).
3. I like the website. I like how if you get an answer wrong it lets you choose again, I also like how it doesnt give us to many questions to answer
1.I learned how reading the passage and getting a full understanding of it helps me answer the question correctly.
ReplyDelete2.The questions on indicator 1.1.1 were easier than 1.1.2.On indicator 1.1.1 I scored a 8/8 and on indicator 1.1.2 I scored a 6/10.
3.I like the website because it helps me prepare for the HSA and it also gives me two chances to answer the question if i get it wrong.
Clifton White2b
Janie Pratt 2B
ReplyDelete1. i learned how to understand & comprehend the text better .
2. the questions were sort of difficult , but easy at the same time . i scored a 10 out of ten AND a 9 out of ten .
3.i like the website , it helps prepare me for not only the HSA but for college , because im sure i'll be using these strategies for college as well .
D'Amonte White 2B
ReplyDelete1. I learned that when reading through the passages you have to take your time, or you will mess up and get the answer wrong.
2. Overall indicators 1.1.1 & 1.1.2 were easy but i did get 2 questions wrong and in the end i realixed my mistakes. In 1.1.1 I got 10/10 and in 1.1.2 I got 8/10.
3. I like this website because it helps me prepare myself for the hsa and strengthens my practice skills.
All graded. Sabath
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