Parma Senior High School

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Parma Senior High School

• Ohio Graduation Test
• 10th Grade Assembly
• March 4, 2009

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Expectations Guidelines

• Required by the Ohio Department of Education to
  assess your achievement levels in the areas of
  Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, and
  Science
• Must pass all Five parts in order to receive your
  high school diploma
• Students will receive 5 chances to pass the
  test.Students must receive 400 to pass a test
  (less than 50)
• Limited
• Basic
• Proficient (400)
• Accelerated
• Advanced
• Impacts how Parma Senior High School is view by
  other schools and school officials Report Card
  Rating

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Short Answer Extended Response Questions

• Be serious, confident, and strategic. Try to
  answer every questions.
• When answering questions read, or at least skim,
  the questions before you read the passage. Then,
  while reading the passage, they should keep those
  questions in mind and underline words and phrases
  that might help them home in on the correct
  answer.
• Eat breakfast
• Get enough sleep
• Avoid chronic tardiness prior to testing week.
  Prepare to be on time everyday during the testing
  week.

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Think about all kinds of Questions

• "Right There" Questions The answer to these
  questions is right there in the passage. To find
  it, students recall information from or refer
  back to one place in the passage. Example "Who
  gave John the dog?
• "Think and Search" Questions Students can also
  find the answer to these questions by using their
  memories or looking back at the passage. However,
  the answer is usually in more than one place.
  Students need to assemble information for the
  answer. Example "What was the same about every
  dog in the story?
• "Author and You" Questions These questions are
  often the toughest because they can't be answered
  just by reading the passage. Students need to use
  what they already know, plus what they learn from
  the passage, to answer. Example "How did John
  probably feel when he found the dog?"

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No Electronic Devices!

• This will result in immediate removal from the
  testing area, failure on the test, and major
  disciplinary consequences.

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Math Science

• Answer the short answer and extended response
  questions
• The final moments of a test period are valuable
  for checking work and guessing on remaining
  questions.
• Take the time to truly review graphs and charts

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Attendance Incentive Program

• Perfect attendance during the first week of
  testing will qualify a student to participate in
  the OGT breakfast
• Breakfast will be held the week before Spring
  Break

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Passage Incentive Program

• Passing a test will exempt a student if they so
  choose from taking the final in that testing area
• Student must have 5 points in the class with 2 of
  those points occurring in the second semester
• Set grades will be given for students that choose
  to be exempt
• Proficient C
• Accelerated B
• Advanced A
• Students that pass the test will have the right
  to take the final if they so choose in order to
  attempt to receive a higher grade on the final

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PARMA SENIOR REDMEN!

• GOOD LUCK!