Mr. Stone shared a text from Proverbs for devotions.
In class, he reviewed a life skill, a couple of test skills, and a study skill.
Mr. Stone reminded students that interpreting narratives/stories is a skill used daily in life. Understanding the relationships between plots, discerning themes and recognizing irony are useful not only in reading, but in making sense of our own personal experiences.
As the class reviewed potential test questions, Mr. Stone shared the test skill of breaking a short answer/essay question prompt into parts. He emphasized the importance of reading a prompt thoroughly, identifying the key words of the prompt (He'll be providing a list of common test terms.), being aware that the order of the steps to thinking through a prompt may be different from the order the material will be presented in the written response.
Mr. Stone encouraged students to prepare practice responses as a way of studying for the test. He suggested students share their responses with a classmate and critique each other's response for thoroughness and accuracy of information.
Homework: Continue to study for the second test over Great Expectations: plot and subplot, title and irony, theme, and setting.
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