In this new trimester we are doing something different for our reading projects. We are doing our project in a Pecha Kucha designed presentation. Which is basically a timed slideshow that will reflect the subject that we decide to pursue for the next twelve weeks or so. For my two books I chose 1984 and Brave New World. My inspiration for picking these two books came from an internet post I saw the other day. It was re-post when I saw it and I do not have the original image but it resurfaced around the Presidential Election. The post contrasted the two books and was really thought provoking at the time. And Brave New World has been a book that I have wanted to read for a couple of years now, so I figured now was as good as time as any.
In addition to starting our new reading project we did a practice AP test, but only the multiple choice part. I realized that I needed to really refresh my knowledge of literature vocab. There were a couple of times that I was not confident of my answer because of not understanding a word. Which instictively made me pick a random answer. After finishing our tests we talked about what we thought were the best test taking stragies. Personally the thing that helps me the most is forgetting that it is a timed test. If I am actively being timed or feel rushed I do significantly worse. The part that I did the worst on was section regarding the man who talked about his gold. I am confident the reason I did so poorly on this section was because I noticed everyone sitting around me was already a story ahead of me which made me rush through the story and answer poorly. If I had answered only half of those questions correctly I would have gotten 5 points better. Putting me at a 43/55 instead of 38/55. Same thing with my SAT during every practice where we were never told how close to the end we were getting I was doing crazy good. In math I was scoring low 700's every time and in the reading I was only missing on average 5 questions in total. But when I have taken the actual SAT they rush you along at specfic intervals which I feel messes me up.
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