Tuesday, December 16 th Wednesday, December 17 th
1 7:20 – 8:15
2 8:20 – 9:35 (Exam)
3 9:40 – 10:25
4A 10:30 – 10:55
4B 11:00 – 11:25
5A 11:30 – 11:55
5B 12:00 – 12:25
6A 12:30 – 12:55
6B 1:00 – 1:25
7A 1:30 – 1:55
7B 2:00 – 2:25
8 2:30 – 3:15
4 8:20 - 9:35 Exam
5 9:40 - 10:55 Exam
6 11:00 -12:15 Exam
7 12:20 -1:35 Exam
Exam make-up 1:40 - 3:15
Thursday, December 18 th
3 8:20 - 9:35
8 9:40 - 10:55
1 11:00 - 12:15
Exam make-up 12:20 - 3:15
Reminders:
Additional Testing/Projects may be done prior to Final Exam days
No lunches served Wednesday and Thursday; no passes during lunch periods
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• If you will be out of town during exams, contact the main office and Dean to make arrangements to take the finals before the end of 1 st semester.
• If your child is sick during final exams, immediately contact the attendance office.
• Student must schedule final with teacher!
• Exam Make-up must be PRE-APPROVED
• Attendance Office 815-727-6900
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• Freshmen will ride the bus with upperclassmen on the 17 th and 18 th of
December
• Bus drivers will provide route pick up times to students prior to final exams
• Further information can be found on the
District’s website
• There will be no bus service for Exam
Make-ups
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• Breakfast will be served on December 17 th and 18 th
• No lunch will be served on December 17 th and 18 th
• Students are expected to attend lunch/Advisory on test days
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• English-
4 years
• Math-
3 years
(Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry)
• Science-
2 years (
One credit must be Biology
)
• Social Science-
2.5 years (
World Affairs or AP Human
Geography, US History and American Government
)
• Consumer Education –
1 semester (
Consumer
Economics, Economics, Intro to Business and Personal Finance
)
• Health-
1 semester
• P.E./ROTC-
3.5 years
• Art/Career & Technical Education/Foreign
Language/Music1 year
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• What is your present situation in your classes?
Course
1.
Algebra
2.
Spanish 1
3.
Biology 1
4.
World Affairs
5.
PE
6.
English 1
7.
General Business
Overall grade before finals
86%
93%
89%
76%
81%
72%
87%
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• Estimate what catch-up work and new work needs to be done between now and the final exams.
• Learn all you can about what to expect on your final exams
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• Plan a TENTATIVE study schedule for the remainder of the semester
• Start allotting study hours to different courses.
• Remember to BE REALISTIC.
• You cannot study every waking hour; you will burn yourself out.
• Also, allow time for current class work, practices, errands and other necessary jobs.
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Time Monday
12/8
7:00 AM School
Final Exam Study Schedule
Tuesday
12/9
Wednesday
12/10
Thursday
12/11
Friday
12/12
School School School School
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
Saturday
12/13
Sunday
12/14
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• Avoid cramming
•
Organize
• Summarize notes
• Study from old tests and quizzes
• Ask about the test and study guides
• Form a study group
•
Teach it to someone
• Over learn
• Study your outline
• Find the Syllabus
• Relax
•
Sleep
• Eat well
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What do I need to score on my Final Exams?
The final exam will make up 20% of your semester grade. In order to calculate what you need to score on the final exam in order to receive the grade you hope to earn this semester, you can do the following calculation.
Semester percentage = 80%
Final Exam Grade = 20%
(Semester % x 0.80) + (Final Exam % x 0.20) = Semester Grade
For Example:
A student currently earning an
88% in class and is hoping to earn an A for the semester…
(88 x .80) + ( 96 x .20)= 89.6%
…would need to earn a 96% or better on the final exam.
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D
F
B
C
JTHS Grading Scale
A 90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
59% or lower
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Student #1
• Semester grade 61%
• Final exam grade 53%
• (61 x 0.8) + (53 x 0.2) =
• 48.8 + 10.6 = 59.4
• The student will not pass the class having percentage below 60%
Student #2
• Semester grade 93%
• Final exam 80%
• (93 x 0.8) + (80 x 0.2) =
• 74.4 + 16 = 90.4
• The student will keep his/her A for the semester
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I currently have a 75% in class…
75 * .8= 60 The student has earned a 60% so far
Exam
Score
Final
Grade
Score
Report
Card
Grade
0
60%
D
50
70%
C
75
75%
C
90
78%
C
100
80%
B
Earn every point possible before exams
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Foundations
• All English and Social
Science classes required to graduate were targeted for alignment with the
Common Core and
Integration with Academy
• Courses are horizontally and vertically aligned in skill and content
Assessment Requirements
• Formal district assessments were developed in June, 2013
• All teachers are required to assign a minimum of one summative assessment in addition to the district summative
Final Exam all students take
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Skills and Content
• Skills
– Reading
–
Writing
– Listening
– Speaking
–
Grammar
– Rhetorical Situation
• Content
–
Themes of identity and relationships
• Culture
• Experience
• 3-5 short texts per unit plus one extended text
– Oedipus/Antigone/Mythology
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Final Exam
•
Format of final exam
– This year, the final will be multiple choice. This will be the same final given be each English 1 teacher.
•
There will be passages students need to read, then find the answers within the text.
•
Study strategies
– Pay attention in class, especially during review days.
– Take notes in class and study the notes before the exam.
– Work with the literary terms given to you throughout the year and familiarize yourself with their uses in literature .
– “Read like a detective” to search for critical clues in passages to answer the questions.
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Skills Covered
• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking
• Grammar
• Rhetorical Situation
Content Covered
• Identity
– Global religions
– Global geography
• Map skills
– Global culture
• Race, ethnicity, etc.
• The multiple choice final exam consists of geography, political cartoons, timelines, reading passages, and charts and graphs
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• Conflicts ( including but not limited to):
– Genocide
– Racism
– Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
– Terrorism
– Colonization/decolonization
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• Content covered Unit 1-2
(All or most will be covered)
–
Mitosis
– Meiosis
– Microscopy
– Energy (Photosynthesis and
Cellular Respiration)
– DNA
– Experimental Design
– Graph Interpretation
–
Cell Structure and Function
–
Characteristics of life
– Measurement
– Variations of Traits
• Format of final exam
– Multiple choice, short answer or essay depending on your teacher
– Lab Practical/Lab Write - up portion given the week before final exams
• Study strategies
– Use Unit review guides and final exam review guides
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• Units 1-4
–
– Classify numbers
Interpret Statistics
– Use properties and orders of using histograms, box
– Solve equations,
– Solve first degree linear inequalities, and
• Format of final exam
– multiple choice questions
• Study strategies
– Review Guides
– After school study sessions (ask your teacher)
– Work out problems independently
– involving linear equations
Apply transformations on the coordinate
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– Prove triangles linear plane congruent
*** Bring a calculator! – (the
TI-Nspire CX is the suggested calculator)
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• Content covered
– Softball
– Track and field
– Fitness
– CPR
– Dance
– Fitness Concepts
• Format of final exam
– 40 questions
– Multiple choice
• Study strategies
– Study guide
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• Contact individual teacher
• All classes will provide study guides
• Same integrated curriculum as college prep classes except with teacher modifications for students.
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