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Mississauga Secondary School. Getting Ready for the. osslt. Thursday, March 29, 2012. The basics…. Who: All Grade 10 students Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012 Time: 8:15 a.m. Format: Two Booklets 75 mins for each booklet Purpose: To Test Reading and Writing.

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  1. Mississauga Secondary School Getting Ready for the osslt Thursday, March 29, 2012

  2. The basics… • Who: All Grade 10 students • Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Time: 8:15 a.m. • Format: Two Booklets 75 minsfor each booklet • Purpose: To Test Reading and Writing

  3. Do you know where you are writing the test?

  4. Check the letter you received in HF today • Next week: Your HF teacher will have a list • Day of the OSSLT: Check the walls in the atrium

  5. If your name isn’t there or you don’t know where to write your test, go and see Ms Shire. Mississauga Secondary School

  6. What is the day going to look like…

  7. What you will need to bring … • A pencilwith an eraser (for Multiple Choice) • Black or Blue Pen(for written answers) • Bottled water is permitted

  8. What you cannot bring … • A dictionary • iPods, cell phones or other electronic devices • Food of any kind • Any type of beverage other than water

  9. Before you begin

  10. Make sure you … • Ask QUESTIONS, before the test • Once the test begins, you will NOT be allowed to talk or share with others • You will NOT be able to ask anyone for assistance

  11. Yes that is right, you cannotask any questions once the test begins!

  12. When instructed to do so … • Check to make sure you have Booklets I and II and the student answer sheet • Check to make sure the 12 digit numbers are the same on all items • Pay close attention to the last three digits

  13. Read the directionscarefully!

  14. Read the questionscarefully!

  15. Identify the KEY WORDS used in the question

  16. Circle or underline KEY WORDS in the questions

  17. This will help you focus on the information most needed to identify the correct answer choice

  18. There are five different reading selections: 1) News Article 2) Dialogue 3) Information paragraph 4) Graphical Text 5) Real-life narrative

  19. With the reading selections, you will have to answer: • Multiple Choice Questions • open response (short answer) questions

  20. Writing on the osslt

  21. Writing on the OSSLT • You will have two long writing tasks: • A news report • A series of paragraphs expressing an opinion • You will have two short writing tasks: • Both tasks will be a six-line paragraph response to a question or statement • Example: What is your favourite time of the year? Explain why

  22. Essential Survival Strategies for the OSSLT Read all instructionscarefully. Keep track of time. Look for key words and phrases in the questions. Write the required amount. Do not write too much or too little.

  23. The number 1 reason for students NOTpassing the OSSLT…

  24. They don’t read the instructions properly!

  25. When writing…

  26. REVIEW your responses and make ROUGH NOTES and PLAN using the spaces provided.

  27. What else can you do to ensure that you are ready for success?

  28. Check out the sample Literacy test on the EQAO site! www.eqao.com

  29. Get some sleep, eat a healthybreakfast and get to school early on Thursday, March 29th.

  30. See you … At 7:45on Thursday29th!

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