1. February 17-18, 2015 SSR: Silent Reading 15 mins.
Yes, it is for a grade
-10 pts. If talking (every time!)
-10 pts. If writing
-10 pts. If texting/using social media
-automatic 0 if sleeping

2. Today’s Objectives
You will study a TEA score 3 short answer response to compare its pieces to those of your own SAR from BM #2
You will evaluate a BM#2 SAR for advanced pieces such as: content voc., higher level commentary, embedded and STRONG text evidence by color-coding and discussing erroneous aspects in order to improve your own SAR
You will check your multiple choice questions and note why you think you missed the ones you got wrong and update your growth chart to determine your strengths and weaknesses

3. TEA SCORE 3 Short Answer Responses
With a partner,
You will be given a score 3 SAR to analyze
Begin by color coding it
Yellow=Assertion
Orange=Text evidence #1
Green=Text evidence #2
Pink=Commentary
With your partner, write down on the paper why you think it scored a 3

4. Color code your partner’s SAR:
Short Answer Response
Color code your partner’s SAR:
Yellow=Assertion
Orange=Text evidence #1
Green=Text evidence #2
Pink=Commentary
Write down on their paper how they could improve their response

5. First let’s look at your writing and SARs
Short Answer 1 3X___= ____pts.
Short Answer 2 3X___=_____pts.
Essay Score __ +__ X3=____pts.
Add all these points together to get your total points for this section
Now color in your short answers on the back of your growth chart (the first one is in the middle-paired, the second is on the left-single)
0-1=failing
2-3=passing
Then color in your composition on the front 0-2=failing 3-4=passing

6. Revising Questions 1. B 2. F 3. B 4. J 5. A 6. H 7. B 8. J 9. C 10. F
On the front of your growth plan color in the number of revising questions that you got right.
1-7=failing
8-11=passing

7. Editing Questions 12. F 13. B 14. F 15. D 16. J 17. B 18. H 19. A
On the front of your growth plan color in the number of editing questions that you got right.
1-7=failing
8-11=passing

8. Across Genres (back of chart)
36. J
37. A
38. H
39. A
On the back of your growth plan color in the number of informational questions that you got right.
(Last column)
1-4=failing
5-6=passing

9. Literary Text (back of chart)
42. J
43. A
44. H
45.A
46. F
47. B
48. F
49. C
50. J
On the back of your growth plan color in the number of literary questions that you got right.
(Last column)
1-7=failing
8-11=passing

10. Informational Text (back of growth chart)
23. A 28. F 34. H
24. G 29. D
25. A 31. A
26. H 32. G
27. B 33. D
On the back of your growth plan color in the number of informational questions that you got right.
(Last column)
1-7=failing
8-11=passing

11. Now add all your points together!

12. STANDARDS
PASSING
52 POINTS
ADVANCED
80 POINTS!!
SHOOT FOR THIS SCORE!

13. Go to: javelinareaders.freeforums.net
With your partner(s) look at the frequently missed questions
Choose four to analyze
Tell me WHY you think you chose the wrong answer
What threw you off? Was it the vocabulary? The selection? The topic? Why did the wrong answer seem right to you? How will you work to improve on these types of questions?
Use your own words—this is YOUR opinion
At least 2 sentences per question
Example:
We missed #3 because Next time, we will try to----.