Happy Monday! Well, got the results from both the multiple-choice as well as the FRQ's. Not the greatest....About 50% of the class (15 students) received 50% or above on the multiple choice. I think that is a workable percentage. Five students received 30 to 40% on the multiple-choice. That's not very good. Eight students received 30% or below on the multiple-choice. Those scores are simply unacceptable. I will reiterate. Those students either (1) Were lazy and didn't study the material, or, (2) Don't understand the material (neither lecture nor textbook). I am available to tutor if necessary, but if this trend continues for the same eight students on the next exam, they should consider changing their schedules....
About the FRQ's. For a five point essay, about one-third of the class received 3/5's on their FRQ's. The rest of the class received two's or one's. I think we can continue to work on FRQ's. A good number of you wrote TOO MUCH. You can scale it down. That's the good news. I will work with you on this. USE THE OUTLINE FORMAT. Some of you wrote long paragraphs. Don't do it!!! For some students the bad news is that they tried to BS their way through the FRQ. IT WON'T WORK. The ironic thing is that the question was one in which we had covered already in class with a very similar FRQ from two weeks ago. Also, all of the factors leading to voter participation was read about as well as lectured about. So, we need to work on this more. I am more than happy to work with all of you to refine your skills. Check out the Free Response Writing Guide in the APGO workspace of the website ...We'll talk tomorrow. Remember, all is not lost. You guys have great potential. Let's get better.
OH YEAH, DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TOMORROW!!!
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