Exam Prep Study Options for Grade 7 Students & Parents

with Ms. Giroux and Mrs. Phinney

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Exam Schedule and Weighting Format of Exams LA Math Social Science Exam Rules Chromebook Rules Exemptions Study Tools

Exam Schedule and Weighting All exams for core subjects - LA, Math, Science and Social - are in two parts - Part A and Part B. Part A’s are more skill based, long answer type, completed in class on a regular school day over 3 periods. Part B’s are 50 multiple choice questions covering knowledge from the entire course on an exam day morning. Together, the exams make up 15% of course mark for the year - so each part is 7.5% each.

Exam Format - Math Part A June 4th, written in class, Block 2, 3 & 4 (9:50am to lunch bell). Students chose to complete 6 long answer math question from 8 choices based on each of the units covered. Students need to have their own calculator, pencil, and eraser. Students are given a basic formula sheet, ruler, protractor and MIRA if needed.

Exam Format - LA Part A June 6th, written in class, Block 2, 3 & 4 (9:50am to lunch bell). Students will chose to write a story or essay based on a given topic. will be given the day before.

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Marked on same rubric /5 as used for all stories/essays completed this year -(marking guide available on website). Exams will be completed on Chromebooks. Students may use Read&Write App on their school accounts to assist. Headphones are required if students choose to use computer reader tool.

Exam Format - Science Part A June 11th, written in class, Block 2, 3 & 4 (9:50am to lunch bell). Students will complete five digital tasks, similar to tasks we have completed throughout the year. These tasks will be more skill based, and will reflect their understanding of science labs. Each task will be marked on a rubric out of 5. Exams will be completed on Chromebooks. Students may use Read&Write App on their school accounts to assist. Headphones are required if students choose to use computer reader tool.

Exam Format - Social Part A June 13th, written in class, Block 2, 3 & 4 (9:50am to lunch bell). Students will complete 5 digital tasks. They are modelled on assignments we have completed this year. Topics will be from material from the whole course. Marked on a rubric /5. Exams will be completed on Chromebooks. Students may use Read&Write App on their school accounts to assist. Headphones are required if students choose to use computer reader tool. Students may bring their Top 19 cards as a reference.

Exam Format - Part B All Subjects All Part B exams are written in time may have an extra hour, up time, snack time, calming walk, arrive at school at the regular

homerooms, 930am to 1030am. Students requiring extra to 1130. From 8:50 am to 9:30, we will have some prep and bathroom time. It is important for student to still time.

Math - June 20 40 multiple choice questions and 10 numerical response questions based on concepts covered all year. Students must come with their own calculator and pencil, scrap paper will be provided.

NO SCHOOL JUNE 21 ABORIGINAL DAY Language Arts - June 22 50 multiple choice questions based on never before seen reading / viewing selections, but questions based on the concepts / terms covered over the year. Headphones required for all students for the audio/video sources. There are no headphones to borrow and students may not share with other students during the exam.

Science - June 25 45 multiple choice questions and 5 numerical responses based on concepts covered all year.

Social Studies - June 26 50 multiple choice questions based on concepts covered all year.

Exam Rules Students must remain in the exam room in their seat for the 1 hour exam period. They may not leave early. There will be bathroom time beforehand. Students are not allowed back and forth the washroom during exam time. Students should bring tissues if needed. Students needing extra time may have an extra hour following the 1 hour time.

Students may leave for home when complete or study in the designated quiet area. Students may not wander halls or hang out as other exams are on going. Busses will run between 12 and 1230. Students may not leave their seat, chat out loud or electronically, or have any non-exam materials on their desk. Students may have a water bottle and/or snack with them. Students may have a textbook for a different subject or a novel for reading under their desk for when they are done. No cellphones allowed in exam room. Students need to ensure their Chromebooks are charged and they have their calculators. There will be no loaner calculators. No bags, purses or backpacks allowed in exam room except for Epi-pen carrying case. Students will return their textbook to their teacher for the course exam on the morning they write that exam, not earlier.

Chromebook Rules Students must answer all questions before they can submit their exam. Please ensure Chromebooks are fully charged. No leaving your seat or chatting (out loud or electronically) during the exam. includes trying to borrow someone else’s headphones or calculator.

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No other browser tabs can be open other than the exam tabs. Read&Write for Google tool may be used to have the computer read any portions of the exam to the student as long as they have headphones plugged in so that other students writing the exam are not disturbed. Students must use headphones to play any media sources. Students may be required to have their browser history verified during or at the end of the exam.

Exemptions After the Part A of each course has been completed and marked, teachers will notify any student and parent whose standing grade is 90% or higher. Those students have the choice to be exempted from the Part B of that course exam. If students choose to and no Part B will be required. Any course student does not have

take the exemption, Part A will be weighted at 15% instead of 7.5%, counted. No further study or review for that subject will be time remaining should be devoted to preparing for any exams the an exemption in.

If a student does not wish to take the exemption, they may write the exam, but the mark will be counted, even if it lowers their overall mark. If any student achieves exemptions in all four core subjects, they are still required to attend school until June 19th as Options classes, Phys. Ed and Health continue until June 19th. There is a field trip and end of year picnic June 18th. Any core time during that time, for a student who is exempt in all four cores, may work on independent work, read, or we can share some Grade 8 prep resources.

Study Tools Study guides for all subjects have been posted on the class website. Look for them on the Docs and Links page for each subject, in the Study Tools and Review folder. Students must be logged into their account to access these. Paper copies are available for anyone who registered for this presentation before the printing deadline.

Study All Curriculum - Alberta Exambank User: fatherpat Password: trapper2016 Please only use the Grade 7 tests. The school pays for each test taken. Please don’t waste them on things you aren’t really studying for.

All Curriculum - Trapper Trivia Great review game for all subject areas. Print the game cards from files posted on class website. Use with any generic Trivial Pursuit board and game pieces. Parents may borrow one of the teacher’s sets.

All Curriculum - Kahoot! When using at home, one computer or smart tv required to display questions, and 1 handheld device for each player. Search fmsuperteachers on Kahoot! website to play any of our games.

Language Arts Course Review https://goo.gl/vD48Vr Practice Part A Exam https://goo.gl/83r2SJ Practice Part B Exam https://goo.gl/forms/Qthqx7goUwWOkyK73

Watch or read anything, and ask if you can pick out things like protagonist, antagonist, setting, internal and external conflict, know what part of the plot is what, find similes and metaphors or other examples of figurative language. Listen to, watch or read news. What parts are facts, what are opinions? Any questions related to the items in the course review are good choices.

Language Arts - Part A Preparing for the Part A can be a little hard, as there aren’t practice question. Students should look back over their marks through the year on writing assessments of stories and essays and see which they tended to score better on. They can try the Practice Part A. If they do a trial story and essay and ask me to look at them, I will read both and tell them which is better. Once they decide if they are better at either choice, spending some time reviewing the samples (located in Google Drive) of both essays and stories is a good idea. THey can look at an above level, at level and below level sample, which have attached rubrics, to really look in depth at what makes a good one and what they should make sure they include in their own writing. Also going over the Writer’s Checklist is a good idea. Students will have access to copies of it during the exam, but they need to know in advance what the items in the list mean and how to do it. https://sites.google.com/site/fmsuperteachers/la7/la7_files_links

Language Arts - QUIZLET Quizzes to practice figurative language, vocabulary, parts of speech etc. Can play online, on mobile devices or use the print function to make paper flashcards of any sets.

Language Arts - Headbands Download game cards and rules from class website. Used an existing Headband from game - or just hold in place!

Language Arts - Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives Download flashcards from class website to practice parts of speech.

Language Arts - Snakes & Ladders Download question cards and rules from class website. Use any generic Snakes and Ladders gameboard and game tokens. Replace dice with question cards.

Language Arts - Vocab Match Up Make your own flashcards from class Quizlet!

Math - Practice Questions by Unit Practice problems have been shared with students and can be downloaded from the class website.

Math - Tarsia Puzzles Download question cards from class website. Cut out the triangles. Students find the answer to a question on matching sides creating either a parallelogram or a triangle.

Math - Transformation Battleship Rules and cards are found on the class website. Battleship board must be divided into quadrants.

Math - Card and Dice Games Download rules for various card and dice games from class website. These games require only a deck of cards or some standard dice. Students can practice various integer and fraction skills using these games.

Math - I Have, Who Has.... Cards are available on the class website. Play alone and create a loop to complete the set. Currently two sets available - Unit 7 Vocab and Unit 7 Math Practice.

Math - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/fmsuperteachers Re-watch the video clips of some lessons that were taught in class.

Social Studies Practice Exam 1 https://goo.gl/forms/I4ywPkdBANI5ui6Y2 Practice Exam 2 https://goo.gl/forms/tEZgd2rnClEqNgCJ3 Re-watch the video clips from the units. Do the unit reviews in the back of each workbook. Do the crossword puzzles at end of each unit. Use your top 19 cards to practice with dates and putting events in order. Extra copies can be downloaded from website for anyone who has lost some.

Social Studies - QUIZLET Quizzes to practice key terms, important images, famous people and timeline match-ups. Can play online, on mobile devices or use the print function to make paper flashcards of any sets.

Social Studies - I Have, Who Has? Cards and rules can be printed from class website. 1 set set available for every unit of key terms. Play alone and make a chain, or play with a friend.

Social Studies - Aboriginal Sorting Cards, rules and key can be downloaded from website. Sort into heading piles of Mi'kmaq, Haudenosaunee, Anishinabe or All. Rules and key also on website.

Social Studies - Migration Venn Diagram Cards, rules and key can be downloaded from class website. Can use hula hoops or even just sort into piles of Loyalist Migration, Great Migration, Both.

Social Studies - Where Am I? Game Cards, rules and key can be downloaded from class website. Can use hula hoops or even just sort into piles of Loyalist Migration, Great Migration and Both.

Social Studies - Reading Choices Each unit workbooks has a list of some related readings books, as well as a number being available in class. Good for students who find studying from notes difficult or want a variety.

Science - QUIZLET Quizzes and Games to practice key terms and important images. Can play online, on mobile devies or use the print function to make paper flashcards of any sets.

Science - Videos Re-watch the video clips that were shown in class which can be found in the science shared folder.

Science - Who Am I? Cards Can be downloaded from the class website. Played like a matching game.

Science - Biotic Abiotic Sorting Can be downloaded from the class website. Meant to reinforce the difference between biotic and abiotic factors.

Science - Connect Four Can be downloaded from the class website. Reviews concepts from our heat and temperature unit, requiring students to match their understanding of the key terms with new examples.

June Schedule Students received a paper copy of this in class and time to add in their own study plan. There is some study time (review) allotted for in class, and with a balance of study time at home, using a variety of the methods outline in previous slides, students who prepare well do well. Any questions, please email us!

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