EOG Prep 3: Test Taking Strategies with Non-Fiction

EOG Prep 3: Test Taking Strategies with Non-Fiction

By Tiffany Solod

Multiple Choice

Who said this quote: "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."

• Abraham Lincoln

• Wolfgang Amadaeus Mozart

• Benjamin Button

• Benjamin Franklin

Multiple Choice

Your brain isn't focused to________.

• make short-term focused decisions

• make long-term focused decisions

• make semi-long term focused decisions

• make any decisions that are focused

Multiple Choice

What is the number one way to prepare for a test?

• cram the night before

• watch TikTok or YouTube videos all night

• create a study schedule

• play with your smart devices

Open Ended

The video suggests finding the dates of your major tests/exams and creating your study schedule around those dates.

So what are your EOG dates?

What schedule can you create for those dates?

Multiple Choice

True or False: Memory is very context-based, so if you can review the material under conditions that are similar to those of the test, recalling it will be much easier when you're actually taking it.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What is a suggestion made with regards to studying/preparing for the exam?

• Find out everything the test will cover.

• Find out what materials are needed/allowed.

• Set up conditions to mimic where you will be taking the test.

• Find out how long the test will be.

Multiple Choice

Is timing yourself when you quiz yourself helpful to prepare for the EOG?

• Yes, in the video it even states that timing yourself helps prepare you for exams as they are typically timed.

• No, it stresses me out too much and I don't do well.

• Maybe, depends on what you are studying for.

• I am going to just randomly click this answer because I didn't watch the video and don't know if I am right or wrong.

Today you are working on a Nonfiction Commonlit assignment.

Review the difference between Fiction & Non-Fiction​

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1. Annotate as you read - focus on what the article tells you to focus on.

2. Pay attention to the title, headers, etc.

3. If there is vocabular​y you don't understand, look it up or try to figure it out based on Context.

4. Understand the sub-genre you are working with.

   1. For example, today is History based, so you know this will surround with dates, time periods, etc.

How to work with NonFiction:

Some text here about the topic of discussion

The article you are reading is a History/Social Studies based article.

Your EOG will have a LOT of Non-Fiction items.

To help you prepare for the assignment, the next slide is a Crash Course History video on the Revolutionary War.

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The Commonlit article today is about a specific person from the war, named Benedict Arnold.​

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Learning context (background information) will help you with History based informational texts.​

Today's Commonlit:

Make sure you screenshot your Quizziz results and place in Activity #1 for your assignment today

1. ​It has Guided Reading activated - make sure you take that seriously as it will help you break up the article and assist in understanding the parts you are reading.

2. The assessment is also included, this is all multiple-choice and those questions mimic the EOG

3. As you work on the actual Commonlit, practice your test-taking strategies:

   1. ​All items need to be packed up except for your computer and put to the side of the room or away.

   2. No other browsers open

   3. No music videos or other distractions

​Make sure you screenshot the completion page at the end and turn in to Activity #2

Poll

How are you feeling about the ELA EOG?

• Confident

• Semi-Confident

• Nervous

• Extremely Nervous