Hook, Housekeeping & Homework MONDAY

1. Hook, Housekeeping & Homework MONDAY Ms. Durland - MYP Honors English 3, 4 Welcome Back! How was your weekend? Turn in your Student Information Sheet (tomorrow you will have a seating chart – Did you list anything I need to know, e.g. eye sight?) What did you learn about this class so far? What questions do you have?

2. Past, Present, Future MONDAY • Course & unit overview/Class policies & expectations • Student Information Sheet • Introduction to MYPH & PSAT • Meeting with Administration • Seating Chart + Answers to Post It Questions • PSAT Diagnostic Tests

3. Introduction to MYP HonorsEnglish 3, 4 Standard(s) 2. Reading for All Purposes • Analyze traditional and contemporary literary texts with scrutiny and comparison of literary elements. 2. Understand the logical progression of ideas in increasingly complex texts. 3. Utilize context, parts of speech, grammar, and word choice to understand narrative, argumentative, and informational texts. Objective: you will be able to show what you know (and don’t ) on a PSAT Practice Reading Test. Relevance: Understanding and knowing what we already know and what we need to learn, helps us to focus and grow as individual learners. Doing well on the SAT can help with post secondary goals. Essential Questions: What am I able to do? On what do I need to work? How can I create individualized learning goals/targets for myself based on a standardized test?

4. Instruction: Obtain • “The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. …founded 1900 …created to expand access to higher education …made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions …dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education …helps students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — including the SAT and the Advanced Placement Program.”

5. Instruction: Obtain What is SAT? Scholastic Aptitude Test https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat • The SAT Suite of Assessments is an integrated system made up of these tests: • SAT • PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 • PSAT 8/9 • The tests measure the same skills and knowledge in ways that make sense for different grade levels, so it's easier for students, parents, and educators to monitor student progress. Where do you start? PSAT = P for PRACTICE, PRE, PREP  • https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10

6. Instruction: Obtain Benefits:Why does it matter? • https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/about/benefits • Helps current teachers plan for your needs – deficiencies in skills - and helps you track your own knowledge and abilities in reading and writing! • Helps future schools (colleges) • calibrate your knowledge/skills to grades • interpret your overall academic performance in relation to national applicant pool • Opens doors to colleges - scholarships

7. Activities: You Do Purpose: to expose you to the type of test you will be taking (passages, question types, subjects, skills) in order for us to assess learning needs to inform instruction and create and monitor goals to prepare you for the PSAT (and SAT) Tasks: • Complete 30 minutes (of 60) of the Practice Reading Test • Finish 30 minutes (of 60) of Practice Reading Test • Complete 35 minute Practice and Writing and Language Test Outcome: Mark and chart incorrect answers • Determine goals based on skill deficiencies • PSAT

8. Review & Release What are you noticing about the test so far?

9. Hook, Housekeeping & Homework TUESDAY To help me get to know you…

10. Past, Present, Future TUESDAY • Course & unit overview/Class policies & expectations • Student Information Sheet • Introduction to PSAT • Seating Chart + Answers to Post It Questions • 2 Truths, 1 Lie if time allows… • Meeting with Administration • PSAT Diagnostic Tests

11. Hook, Housekeeping & Homework WEDNESDAY Don’t forget: You received an assigned seat yesterday! Please be seated there for attendance. While you wait on this wonderful Wednesday… Q: What happens to a frog's car when it breaks down? A: It gets toad away. Q: What did the duck say when he bought lipstick? A: "Put it on my bill.“

12. Past, Present, Future WEDNESDAY • Course & unit overview/Class policies & expectations • Student Information Sheet • Meeting with Administration • Seating Chart + Answers to Post It Questions • Finish PSAT Reading Diagnostic • PSAT Diagnostic Tests and Data Collection

13. Introduction to MYP HonorsEnglish 3, 4 Standard(s) 2. Reading for All Purposes • Analyze traditional and contemporary literary texts with scrutiny and comparison of literary elements. 2. Understand the logical progression of ideas in increasingly complex texts. 3. Utilize context, parts of speech, grammar, and word choice to understand narrative, argumentative, and informational texts. Objective: you will be able to show what you know (and don’t ) on a PSAT Practice Reading Test. Relevance: Understanding and knowing what we already know and what we need to learn, helps us to focus and grow as individual learners. Doing well on the SAT can help with post secondary goals. Essential Questions: What am I able to do? On what do I need to work? How can I create individualized learning goals/targets for myself based on a standardized test?

14. Activities: You Do Purpose: to expose you to the type of test you will be taking (passages, question types, subjects, skills) in order for us to assess learning needs to inform instruction and create and monitor goals to prepare you for the PSAT (and SAT) Tasks: Finish 30 minutes (of 60) of Practice Reading Test Outcome: Mark and chart incorrect answers • Determine goals based on skill deficiencies • PSAT

15. Review & Release How do you think you did on the Reading Test? Language is up next! What will be different about this test? What will be similar?

16. Hook, Housekeeping & Homework THURSDAY What did you notice about the PSAT Reading Diagnostic Test? (passages, question types, subjects, skills) https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/inside-the-test/reading • All Reading Test questions are multiple choice and based on passages. • Some passages are paired with other passages. • Informational graphics, such as tables, graphs, and charts, accompany some passages—but no math is required. • One passage from a classic or contemporary work of U.S. or world literature. • One passage or a pair of passages from either a U.S. founding document or a text in the Great Global Conversation they inspired. The U.S. Constitution or a speech by Nelson Mandela, for example. • A selection about economics, psychology, sociology, or some other social science. • Two science passages (or one passage and one passage pair) that examine foundational concepts and developments in Earth science, biology, chemistry, or physics. • Find evidence in a passage (or pair of passages) that best supports the answer to a previous question or serves as the basis for a reasonable conclusion. • Identify how authors use evidence to support their claims. • Find a relationship between an informational graphic and the passage it’s paired with. PSAT Language Diagnostic Test is up next! What will be different about this test? What will be similar?

17. Past, Present, Future THURSDAY • Meeting with Administration • Seating Chart + Answers to Post It Questions • PSAT Language Diagnostic Test • PSAT Diagnostic Tests Data Collection

18. Introduction to MYP HonorsEnglish 3, 4 Standard(s) 2. Reading for All Purposes • Analyze traditional and contemporary literary texts with scrutiny and comparison of literary elements. 2. Understand the logical progression of ideas in increasingly complex texts. 3. Utilize context, parts of speech, grammar, and word choice to understand narrative, argumentative, and informational texts. Objective: you will be able to show what you know (and don’t ) on a PSAT Practice Language Test. Relevance: Understanding and knowing what we already know and what we need to learn, helps us to focus and grow as individual learners. Doing well on the SAT can help with post secondary goals. Essential Questions: What am I able to do? On what do I need to work? How can I create individualized learning goals/targets for myself based on a standardized test?

19. Activities: You Do Purpose: to expose you to the type of test you will be taking (passages, question types, subjects, skills) in order for us to assess learning needs to inform instruction and create and monitor goals to prepare you for the PSAT (and SAT) Tasks: Complete 35 minute Practice and Writing and Language Test Turn in as you finish (see outcome) Outcome: If you would like to see your scores from last year, please stop by my desk after you turn in your test packet and answer sheet (see next slide) • Mark and chart incorrect answers • Determine goals based on skill deficiencies • PSAT

20. Instruction: Obtain Understanding Scores https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/understanding-scores College Readiness Benchmarks • You’ll see a benchmark for each section of the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10. Benchmarks are the scores that represent college readiness. In other words, if you score at or above the benchmark, you’re on track to be ready for college when you graduate high school. • If you score below the benchmark, you still have time to work on your skills. Use the detailed feedback in your online score report to see which skills need the most improvement. 9th Grade Benchmarks https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/about/scores/benchmarks • Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 410 • 9th Grade Section Score Ranges: 120–720 Point Scale NPct= National percentile Percentile Ranks • A percentile rank is a number between 1 and 99 that shows how you scored compared to other students. It represents the percentage of students whose scores fall at or below your score. • For example, a 10th-grade student in the 57th percentile scored higher than or equal to 57 percent of 10th-graders. You’ll see two percentiles: • The Nationally Representative Samplepercentile compares your score to the scores of typical U.S. students in a particular grade.

21. Review & Release What did you notice about the PSAT Language Diagnostic Test? (passages, question types, subjects, skills) https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/inside-the-test/writing-language • Read - Find mistakes and weaknesses - Fix them. • All questions are multiple choice and based on passages. Some passages are accompanied by informational graphics, such as tables, graphs, and charts—but no math is required. • The Writing and Language Test is part of the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section. • Questions on the Writing and Language Test measure a range of skills: • Command of Evidence • Words in Context • Analysis in History/Social Studies and in Science • Expression of Ideas • Standard English Conventions How do you think you did on the Language Test? Compared to the reading test? How do you think you did on these test compared to as a 9th grader?

22. If time allows… “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.” – Mark Twain

23. Hook, Housekeeping & Homework FRIDAY Welcome to Friday! What are your plans for the weekend? “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.” – Mark Twain

24. Past, Present, Future FRIDAY • Meeting with Administration • Seating Chart + Answers to Post It Questions • PSAT Language Diagnostic Test • PSAT Diagnostic Tests Data Collection • Unit 1: Being Teen • MYPH Learner Profile and Goals

25. Introduction to MYP HonorsEnglish 3, 4 Standard(s) 2. Reading for All Purposes • Analyze traditional and contemporary literary texts with scrutiny and comparison of literary elements. 2. Understand the logical progression of ideas in increasingly complex texts. 3. Utilize context, parts of speech, grammar, and word choice to understand narrative, argumentative, and informational texts. Objective: you will be able to show what you know (and don’t ) by checking answers and recording data on most missed question types. Relevance: Understanding and knowing what we already know and what we need to learn, helps us to focus and grow as individual learners. Doing well on the SAT can help with post secondary goals. Essential Questions: What am I able to do? On what do I need to work? How can I create individualized learning goals/targets for myself based on a standardized test?

26. Activities: You Do Purpose: to assess your individual learning needs and create and monitor goals to prepare you for the PSAT (and SAT) Tasks: • Using the PSAT Reading answer key, mark your incorrect answers. Tally the # correct & # incorrect to the right. • Using the 1st chart and a highlighter, highlight the numbers that you missed on the corresponding reading test chart. Tally your numbers to the right. • CORRECTION: 46 is on there twice. Mark through 46 on “Command of Evidence.” 36 is alos on their x2 – leave it for now. • Then, use the chart at the bottom to mark which questions you missed at which difficulty level. • CORRECTION: 46 is missing – add it to the box next to 44 as a “Medium” difficulty • Do the same steps above for the Language test. Outcome: How did you do? Which Skills Tested questions did you miss the most (rank order)? Did you miss more as they became more difficult? How did you do on Reading compared to Language? How did we do as a class?

27. If time allows… “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.” – Mark Twain