Tuesday, January 20

Wow!  Only 20 days left until ISTEP begins! We can hardly wait!  This week we are preparing by focusing on ISTEP format. This morning we reviewed how to RACE through extended response questions. We also worked on making a plan for completing evidence based writing prompts. This afternoon we practiced using these skills in an academy wide writing session.
Tomorrow we are going to take an online practice test to familiarize our selves with the technology that will be used in the real ISTEP.  We can wait!! In 20 more days we are going to OWN THAT TEST!!!


Students are bringing home Feedback and Data Binders tonight. Please review the week 21 Literacy page with them and guide them in filling out the weekly reflection page. Students are allowed to redo number 8 and 15 on a separate sheet of paper if they would like to prove their grade. We reviewed both answers in clause today using the RACE method, so it should be an easy A.