act english bellringer
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ACT English Bellringer. Bicyclists streak past in a blur of color and a cloud of dust I don’t understand their hurry. F. NO CHANGE G. dust, however, H. dust. J. dust,. AP Language and Composition. “It’s a ‘Sense Making’ Monday!” March 11, 2013 Mr. Houghteling. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ACT English Bellringer• Bicyclists streak past in a blur of color
and a cloud of dust I don’t understand their hurry.
F. NO CHANGEG. dust, however, H. dust. J. dust,
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AP Language and Composition
“It’s a ‘Sense Making’ Monday!”
March 11, 2013Mr. Houghteling
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ACT English Bellringer• Bicyclists streak past in a blur of color
and a cloud of dust I don’t understand their hurry.
F. NO CHANGEG. dust, however, H. dust. J. dust,
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One of the worst questions—Question 12
•It’s STOP/GO!
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AGENDA
• Reviewing the test section data. • Online resources and work. • Reviewing the ACT English section.
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Growth for ACT
October 2012 ACT – All juniors
March ACT – All juniors
March –7th Period
Change
English 15.3 15.6 16.1 0.5
Reading 15 15 15 0
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ACT English Results
•Mean Score = 36.8 / ACT 16.1 •Median Score 36 / ACT 16• Highest Score = 57 ~ ACT 24• Lowest Score = 19 ~ ACT 8
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ACT Reading Results
•Mean Score = 16.2 / ACT 15.0 •Median Score 17 / ACT 15• Highest Score = 22 ~ ACT 19• Lowest Score = 9 ~ ACT 11
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Number of Students per range—English
Range Count ACT Score
10-20% 0 8<20-30% 1 9 11 total
students
<30-40% 4 10-14<40-50% 6 14-16<50-60% 6 17-19 9 total
students
<60-70% 2 20-21<70-80% 1 21-24<80-100% 0 25-36
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Reflection
• On a separate sheet of paper, write a reflection about the information you’ve just received.
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ACT English Results• Mean Score = 36.8 / ACT 16.1 • Most Difficult Questions— 7, 11, 17,
22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 35, 42, 43, 48, 56, 59 and most of passage 5. • Easiest Question—19, 20 students,
100% got it correct.
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Best Question—Question 19
• DELETE = • Good Job!
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One of the worst questions—Question 12
•It’s STOP/GO!
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HOMEWORK• For Wednesday, complete online
grammar quizzes—• “Choosing the correct form of
the irregular verb” self-tests 1-5. • http://www.cengage.com/devenglish/di
scipline_content/grammarquizzes.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
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HOMEWORK• For Friday, complete online
grammar quizzes—• “Choosing the correct word” self-
tests 1-5. • http
://www.cengage.com/devenglish/discipline_content/grammarquizzes.html
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
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HOMEWORK
• For Friday, complete online grammar quizzes—IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER—–#61–#60–#59
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
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STOPAll STOP punctuation separates TWO complete ideas.
GOIf there is an incomplete idea ANYWHERE in the sentence, we must
use GO punctuation. (CI | CI) (II | II, CI | II, II | CI)
Period ( . )CI . CI
No PunctuationCI IIII II
Semicolon ( ; ) CI ; CI
Example: I love to play video games; I have 34 titles in my collection. CI ; transition word, CI
Example: I love to play video games; however, my mother refuses to buy me any.
Comma ( , ) II , CI
Example: After all we’ve been through together, I cannot believe she wouldn’t go out with me.
CI , (which or other wh word) IIExample: Scientists say you should ingest Vitamin C, which supports your immune system.
CI , (-ing word used as present participle) IIExample: The stunt man drove his motorcycle into the wall, breaking his wrist in the process.
CI , (-ed word used as past participle) IIExample: He found his clean cat in the corner, dried by the sun and purring softly.
Colon ( : ) CI : II (which is a list)
Example: I went to the store to buy some groceries: kale, eggs, iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, and hot dogs.
Dash ( — )CI — II (which is an afterthought or explanation of the complete idea)
Example: My brother suffers from triskaidekaphobia—fear of the number 13.
Comma + a coordinating conjunctionCI , BOYSFAN CI
(But, Or, Yet, So, For, And, Nor)
Colon ( : ) CI : CI
Example: My love for video games has not swayed my mother: she refuses to give me money to buy any more titles. *Please note that the use of the colon is appropriate here because the second sentence directly relates to, or answers the first sentence.
Dash ( — )CI — CI
Example: My love for video games has not swayed my mother—she refuses to give me money to buy any more titles. *Please note that the use of the dash is appropriate here because the second sentence directly relates to, or answers the first sentence.
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STOP•Create one sentence for
each type of STOP listed below: – CI . CI– CI; transition word, CI– CI, boysfan word CI
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Conjunctive Adverbs—for use with CI ; CI
• accordingly, furthermore, moreover, similarly, also, hence, namely, still, anyway, however, nevertheless, then, besides, incidentally, next, thereafter, certainly, indeed, nonetheless, therefore, consequently, instead, now, thus, finally, likewise, otherwise, undoubtedly, further, meanwhile.
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GO•Create one sentence for each type of GO listed below: – II , CI– CI, II (wh word) – CI: II (a list)