Thursday, January 10, 2008

Begin final examination reviews; comprehensive review sheets given to EVERY student.

Warning about my exams, paraphrased from class discussions:

In the event that you haven't noticed, I am extremely right-brained, and my tests tend to reflect this. They are long, rambly, and conversational in tone--not difficult, I don't think, but specific and long. Thus, the three-page review sheet. I try very hard to run a relaxed classroom atmosphere, so sometimes it's deceptive how much material we are actually getting through. Even in a class in which we giggle much of the time, a wealth of "stuff" has been covered. (See how sneaky?) Don't panic about my exam--but definitely organize your notes and study.

The AP exam has 148 multiple choice questions and an FRQ from a previous College Board test; the Gifted II exam has 195 and contains multiple reading passages. Both take a while to finish, but if you go in assuming it's like a game of Trivial Pursuit you'll feel better.

And I haven't had anyone fail in quite a while.

Sophys: Julius Caesar Memorizations!!!