Parma Senior High School

Ohio Graduation Test10th Grade AssemblyMarch 4, 2009

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

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.

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?"

No Electronic Devices!

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

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

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

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

PARMA SENIOR REDMEN!

GOOD LUCK!