OGT ACADEMIC ASSEMBLIES

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OGT ACADEMIC ASSEMBLIES

• 5 Days until the OGT

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OGT Academic Assemblies

• Today we will focus on
• What will it be like the week of testing.
• Scoring Constructed Responses. This will help
  you better understand what the test scorers are
  looking for when they read and score your answers.

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March 16th-20th

• Testing begins March 16th with Reading, followed
  by Math, Writing, Science and Social Studies.
• Each day you are to report directly to the
  commons, find your assigned seat, and clear your
  table.
• Bring with you pencils, a book to read silently,
  or work to complete when you are finished.
• Dress WARM it is chilly in the commons.
• You will be in the commons from 720-1030 am.
• Make sure you eat a big breakfast before coming
  to school.
• Be on time to school.
• Do not schedule Dr. appointments in the morning,
  because you cannot leave testing once you have
  started.

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Any questions about testing?
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What are constructed responses?

• Constructed responses equal 1/3 of the overall
  points on the Reading, Math, Science, and Social
  Studies OGTs.
• You cannot pass the OGTs without answering the
  constructed response questions!! (see point
  values on blueprints)
• They include short answer questions worth 2
  points each and extended response questions worth
  4 points each.

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Practice scoring

• Begin with the Social Studies History Question
  35.
• Read the prompt and think about your answer.
• Review each student answer and give it a score
  from 0-2 with zero being no credit and 2 equaling
  full credit.
• Did they answer all parts of the question
  completely?

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History Answers

• Dangerous machinery 2 points
• During the 19th century 1 point
• In the 19th century 0 points
• How did you come up with your answers?

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Practice scoring Reading

• Read the story prompt to yourself.
• Think about how you would answer the question.
• Read each sample response and give it a score
  from 0-4.
• Refer to the 4 pt response rubric when scoring.

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Reading Answers

• One reference the author makes is 4 points
• The author describes 3 points
• In this passage 2 points
• Characters would be an example 1 point
• The author uses a lot of 0 points
• How did you come to these conclusions?

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Additional Practice

• OGT Teachers
• Open Score a constructed response
• Select Science 2008 Physical Sciences Question
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• Answer the question independently
• View a 2 point answer and then compare it to yours