8th grade

MOOC's may be the future of educating students. with the teacher shortage MOOC's will allow students to learn from home without student and teacher interaction.

"Students who are not consistently steered back on the right track often fall off of it."

How is the author’s purpose achieved through rhetoric or figurative language?

• The author uses alliteration to exaggerate the disadvantages that MOOC’s bring to students who are not able to receive immediate feedback.

• The author uses a metaphor to compare students to vehicles to show that MOOCs do not provide enough support for students to allow them to be successful with the content.

• The author uses logos to appeal to the reader's emotions and persuade them to believe that MOOCs will not allow students to be successful.

• The author uses pathos to convince the reader that MOOCs provide more than enough support for students to allow them to be successful with the content.

How old is Mrs. Cominio?

• 46

• 49

• 64

• 56

The author argues that current MOOCs are not a plausible alternative path to traditional education. Select one quotation that does not support this argument .

• This learning model allows students all over the globe to participate in a network of college level courses from the comfort of their homes and offices

• “. . . they lack one major aspect of learning support: interaction-driven success"

• “Regular, in-person contact reinforces instruction, promotes idea exchange, and offers a recognized pathway from beginning to end.”

Which reasoning supports the position that MOOCs could become a preferred form of higher learning?_________________________

• A standardized multiple-choice assessment indicates mastery of a given topic and allows students to move on in the scope and sequence of learning.” (MOOCs are more cost-effective than traditional forms of higher learning.

• “Many MOOC providers are now trying to provide the technology for more personal one-on-one connections . . .”

• “These videos usually run 10–15 minutes—the maximum attention span of the average student

• “MOOCs lack this constant feedback and assurance that students are succeeding.”

The capacity to rewind portions or replay complete videos further reinforces learning.

MOOC students watch a coordinated series of videos, similar to online tutorials. These videos usually run 10–15 minutes—the maximum attention span of the average student. The capacity to rewind portions or replay complete videos further reinforces learning

Based on the context, which definition of capacity is used correctly?

• The maximum amount in a given space

• The ability to perform a task

• The volume of a container

• The potential to generate powerful results

  The mental aptitude for understanding

Which of the following is not an 8th grade teacher?

​ ​ (a)  

• Mrs. Inks
• Mr. Douglas
• Mrs. Cominio
• Ms.Collado

“Listen, kiddo, let’s take this one chunk at a time, ” Dad said. “Your

assignment isn’t to save my job, though you are considerate to

think of this possible consequence. Your assignment is to make a

strong argument about an important issue, so let me ask you this:

How many lives would be improved if college were available to

everyone?”

How does this plot event begin Joelle’s character development?

• A. The father’s question provides Joelle a clearer understanding

  of what the assignment is.

• The father’s question was a hint to Joelle about how to win

  the school debate.

• The father’s question shifts Joelle’s outlook on the

  assignment, allowing her to move forward and create a

  strong argument.

• The father’s question helps Joelle understand the purpose of a

  debate, allowing her to list the pros and cons of the

  argument.

How the author uses irony

to appeal to the reader’s emotions?

• “‘It’s the debate,’ she told her father, ‘I just don’t know how

  I’m going to convince the crowd that I’m arguing the right

  side.’”

• “Students didn’t choose their topics or the side they would

  argue, and she was conflicted about her topic—the concept of

  states providing community college to students at no cost.”

• “She was on the team that would argue for free community

  college, and this felt difficult for her because her dad was a

  college professor.”“”

• “She was on the team that would argue for free community

  college, and this felt difficult for her because her dad was a

  college professor.”

Tears filled his eyes as his poised daughter spoke her conclusion

in a crystal clear voice that betrayed none of her difficult

emotions from the morning.

What does the word betrayed mean in this sentence?

• showed

• Concealed

• triumphed

• denied

Many parents and teachers feel that cell phones are a problem

because students will text too much, use the Internet, or be

distracted.

• they will text too much,

• students will text too much

• they will text too much

• correct as is