Please remember to try to attend graduation exercises for the students who passed every HiSET at SCALE! We are so excited about the progress everyone has made this year, and while for some, it may mean passing every test, for others it means adding more skills in every area as well as a greater ability to communicate on different levels. At any rate, I am proud of all of you, and I view each one of you as the success that you most definitely are!
Our lessons this week will be an abundance of review work, some extra prep in Social Studies and Visual Literacy, and, of course, additional challenges in writing!! For Tuesday, June 6, 2023: Let's take some time to visit the computer room today and try the following website for great test practice: Free HiSET Practice Tests [2023] | 15+ Exams | Test-Guide You will find an abundance of practice tests as you scroll down the screen for all subject areas. Try them out! Note: We can also work on Chromebooks in the classroom, if the computer room is taken! Next, let's try the following review to see how what you remember from these past few months: Part One: Please select the correct word to show subject and verb agreement. Remember to remove any phrases when you are deciding the correct verb form! 1. The children in the nearby houses (play, plays) in Simon's backyard on Thursdays. 2. (Don't, Doesn't) it seem as though the past few months have flown by? 3. The houses on Crystal Lake (was, were) rented out during the summer. 4. (Have, Has) you ever noticed how early the sun is rising these days? 5. The students in the marching band (march, marches) in the Fourth of July parade each year. 6. (Do, Does) you play any instruments? 7. Tommy and DeShaun (has, have) great skills in football. 8. The president, who is head of both companies, (know, knows) what a great team of people he has working for him. 9. (Do, Does) Tamara use public transportation in the morning? 10. How many cookies (do, did) Andrew eat when he got home last night? Part Two: Please select one topic and write a quick persuasive paragraph about it. Remember to create two good opening sentences because one of them could be used as your closing (in case you get stuck!). Remember that your details should support your opinion, and in this case, you CAN use first person point of view (which uses I, me, my, our, ours, us). 1. The importance of a good breakfast in the morning 2. Why having a pet can be relaxing 3. How essential a good night's sleep is 4. Why you should continue reading and writing during the summer months, even when school is on break 5. How important it is to exercise at least three times a week 6. Which is better--tea or coffee--and why 7. A topic of your choice Part Three: Editing: Please edit this paragraph, which has at least twelve mistakes that include spelling, capitalization, word usage problems, and more. Candi looked forward to spending the summer with her ant and uncle in New hampshire. She had did this every year since she was 4 years old, and she hoped it wood never end. This year, Candi was bring her closest friend Ava with her for compny. She new this would be especially fun wen they swim in the lake or took a drive to the arcades. Candi wondered how much cloth she should bring, since last Juli she had not packed enough. This would truely be a summer to remember? Part Four: Literary Terms and More: Directions: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks below. Not every word is used this time! alliteration onomatopoeia idiom metaphor point of view personification hyperbole roots simile epiphany foreshadowing protagonist desert its irony antagonist dessert it's 1. ____________________________ a beautiful day today! 2." Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of _____________________________________. 3. The table, especially ___________________________ legs, were in need of immediate repair. 4. When you drop a clue in the beginning chapters of a book for something that is to occur later, you are using _______________________________________________. 5. The use of "pop" or "fizz" is an example of _________________________________________________. 6. If Tanika says she is so hungry she could eat a horse, she is using _____________________________. 7. It can be very hot and dry in the Sahara _________________________________. 8. Some people like to eat _________________________________________ before their meals. 9. Pete had a sudden flash of understanding that he had been making bad choices all along; he had an _____________________________________________________. 10. The "chair sighed" under his weight is an example of using ____________________________________. Part Five: Anecdote Writing Write an anecdote about one of the following situations. Because we are practicing our writing, the anecdote can be made up! Try for two paragraphs or more! a. A cashier accidentally gives a customer too much money back in change. b. A mechanic at a gas station makes the wrong repair on a client's car. c. A little league baseball player, who plays on two different teams, wears the wrong uniform to the game. d. A person wins two tickets to a concert, but when she gets there, her seats are taken by other people. Part Six: Creative Writing/Opinion Piece Write about one of the best times of your life. Why was it so special? Did it involve a friend or relative? How long ago did this take place? Is this likely to ever happen again? Include the setting and make your writing pop by using any of your five senses (hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, smelling) to tell your story!
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
October 2024
|