Common Core Standards: RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RI.11-12.2 Thursday, November 1st, 2018 Aim: How can we prepare for the English Regents Exam by practicing our test-taking skills in the Midterm Exam? Do Now Listen to the exam instructions and strategies for success (earn up to 20 extra credit points by showing evidence of #2, 3, 4, 5, and 6): 1.) Preview questions before reading passages. 2.) Circle key words in questions to to lead you to answers in the reading passages. 3.) Underline line #s in the reading passages (the line #s referred to in the questions). 4.) Annotate reading passages (write summary notes in the margins) 5.) Cover up the answer choices with the hand you don’t write with and write your own answer in the margin. 6.) POE (process of elimination) 7.) “Which of the following…” questions are the hardest and longest. Leave these questions at the end. Show any owed homework!

Common Core Standards: RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RI.11-12.2 Thursday, November 1st, 2018 Aim: How can we prepare for the English Regents Exam by practicing our test-taking skills in the Midterm Exam? Agenda Do Now: Listen to exam instructions and strategies for success Work Period: -Finish the Midterm Exam -Create vocabulary flashcards for the word walls! -Work on owed HW. -Begin HW due on Monday. Reflections: How did the exam go today? In which areas do you excel and which areas do you need to work on?

Date: 11.1.18 Word of the Week 9 Keyword: Participate (verb), Participatory (adjective) Information: to take part in; taking part in Memory Clues: