Strategies for Success
The students are well prepared for the Math MCAS this week. They have learned numerous strategies for success, not just for this high stake test but as lifelong skills for any assessment.
* Read the question carefully.
Underline key words.
Circle the action you are asked to take.
Tell yourself what you are being asked to do as a way of understanding the question.
* Show your thinking.
Write the problem out. Don't calculate just in your head.
Leave a trail about your thinking that someone else could follow.
Solve two different ways and compare your answer.
Add back.
Draw pictures.
Always include an answer statement for open response questions.
Don't forget to label.
* You aren't done until . . .
You have checked your work twice.
You have actually solved the problems two times and gotten the same answer.
You have answered ALL parts of the question.
Your answer circles are filled in neatly, darkly, and completely, with no stray marks.
An answer circle is filled in for each numbered question.
Your work is neat, complete, and legible.
Homework this week is . . .
Go to bed early.
Get plenty of rest.
Eat a good breakfast.
Pack two healthy snacks and a water bottle.
Bring a CAN DO attitude!
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