This week's HSA INDICATORS: November 28 - December 4: Do the online exercise for indicators 1.1.3 and 1.2.1. DUE BY SUNDAY MIDNIGHT, December 4.
DON'T FORGET TO SEND YOUR RESULTS TO ME VIA EMAIL WITH YOUR NAME AND CLASS PERIOD IN SUBJECT LINE, OR BRING A PRINT OUT OF YOUR RESULTS TO CLASS ON MONDAY/TUESDAY. DON'T FORGET TO RESPOND TO THE THREE BLOG QUESTIONS BELOW!!!
THIS QUARTER YOUR ONLINE HOMEWORK WILL COUNT AS A TEST GRADE RATHER THAN A HOMEWORK GRADE, SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU COMPLETE THESE EXERCISES ONLINE!
Online HSA Practice Schedule:
This week you'll CONTINUE your online HSA review course for the second quarter. The instructions for completing this are REPEATED below. They are the same steps from the first quarter. If you already know how to do this, you can ignore them! If you still need the instructions, 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.
For this homework assignment you'll get to practice answering HSA-style questions. The system 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 Second Quarter HSA Benchmark in mid January (window is open from January 9-19, and you'll probably take your test on the 16th or 17th) you'll have to complete test questions for two separate indicators. The schedule is spelled out below. Additionally, your blog response 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 ___________________________ (indicators _______ and _________). 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 ninth 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? How have your thoughts changed over time? Be specific!
Example Reponse: I love this site because it gives me a chance to practice my test-taking strategies.
Homework Schedule for Second Quarter indicators:
November 28 - December 4: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.1.3 and 1.2.1
December 5-11: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.2.4 and 1.2.5
December 12 –18: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.3.5 and 2.2.2
December 19– 21 (or the 25th if you want to stretch it out): Do the online exercises for indicators 2.2.3 and 2.2.5
December 26- January 1: Christmas Break/Catch Up on Indicators you Didn't Complete!
January 2– 8: Do the online exercise for indicators 3.1.6 and 3.1.8
January 9-15: Review all 10 indicators in preparation for FAST Benchmark on Monday, January 16th or Tuesday, January 17th. Complete any exercises for indicators that you didn't complete online for partial credit.
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).
Overview of indicators for each quarter:
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, 3.1.8
Third 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
1) This week I worked on questions that dealt with POEMS,stories (indicators 1.1.3and 1.2.1.). In these questions I learned how to read poems and understand what they want me to do.
ReplyDelete2)i found it very easy because i could easily understand they want me to do and i had like (70%and 80%)which wasn't bad and i like these kind of questions.
3)i like these site because it teaches me some test-taking strategies and also for me to be ready for the H.S.A.
EDMOND 3A
1.This week the indicators I worked on were poems. Indicator numbers (1.1.3 & 1.2.1) on the H.S.A. The poems were real easy to break down.
ReplyDelete2.To me this week was simple to understand I was between 90% and 100% this week.
3.I like this site because it gives you a breif over look or whats gona be on the rean H.S.A.
tevin roberson (3-a}
ReplyDeleteI worked on questions that dealt with POEMS,stories (indicators 1.1.3and 1.2.1.). In these questions I learned how to read poems and understand what they want me to do.
2)very easy because i could easily understand they want me to do and i had like (70%and 80%)which wasn't bad and i like these kind of questions.
3)i like these site because it teaches me some test-taking strategies and also for me to be ready for the H.S.A
juventina galdamez 3A
ReplyDelete1)This week on the indicators 1.1.3 and 1.2.1 i worked on stories and poems i learned how to read them carefully.
2)some of the questions were easy i had like 70-80 % and they were okay .
3)i like this site because its going to be helpful when i take the h.s.a.
1.This weeks indicators (1.1.3 and 1.2.1)that I worked on was about poems. I learned how to really read and understand poems.
ReplyDelete2.I found the questions to be easy because I recognized some of the stories so it was easy for me to answer the questions.
3.I like this website because it can help me prepare for the H.S.A
1 this weeks indicators that i did was about poems
ReplyDelete2 the questions was easy to me an most of them told u where the answer's was.
3 i like this website because it really help me understand better an prepare for the HSA
Davon Parker 3A
ReplyDelete1.This weeks indicators focused on main idea and best supporting topics of a passage. I learned how to carefully read them and figure out the best answer.
2.I found the level of the indicators a medium. Some of them were hard to figure out. I scored a 100% on indicator 1.1.3 and a 70% on indicator 1.2.1
3.I find this site very helpful, it gives me a chance to strengthen my test taking skills while preparing me for the real test.
1. On both indicators 1.1.3 and 1.2.1, I learned how to fnd information to support concluions and details better.
ReplyDelete2. On indicator 1.1.3 I got 8/10, and 9/10 on 1.2.1. Findng information to support the right conclusion was somewhat easy.
3. I like this site because it helps us prepare for real HSA tests.
Kedejae Smith 3A
ReplyDelete1.)On indicator 1.1.3 I did really good on, but on 1.2.1 I didnt do so well. maybe because of the passage and the questions asked.
2.)1.1.3 Was the most easy to do for me , but 1.2.1 i might need a little more help with because of the score i have on the test.
3.)I like this site alot because it helps you prepare for the HSA test.