What is your learning style?

Take the following quiz: 
What is my learning style? Quiz Link

After you have reviewed your results, in a comment to this blog, post your Learning Style Results by stating your percentage in each category learning style. Next post your learning style that you were most dominant in and post the tips for learning that the website offered you about your learning style. (If you click on the learning style in the chart it explains this style for you and gives you tips for learning). Lastly, explain how knowing your learning styles will help you personally.

What is the ACT / SAT ?????

This seminar is designed to inform you about the ACT and SAT. As Juniors you are required to take the ACT in March with WECHS and you are encouraged to take the SAT. Copy and paste the links below in a new window to find out more about the ACT and SAT. Based on this information, answer the following 12 questions as a comment to this blog. You need to answer by Friday. Your answers need to be in complete sentences.

http://testprep.about.com/od/act/a/Basic_ACT_Info.htm
http://www.actstudent.org/
http://sat.collegeboard.org/about-tests
http://www.collegeboard.com/testing
http://www.studypoint.com/ed/act-vs-sat/
http://www.princetonreview.com/sat-act.aspx

  1. What is the ACT?

  2. What is the SAT?

  3. What is the difference between the two?

  4. How many sections are on the ACT? the SAT?

  5. What is considered a good score on the ACT? What is considered a good score for the SAT?

  6. How can/do you prep for the ACT? How can/do you prep for the SAT? (Provide at least one link to a test prep website for each test)

  7. Do you prep for the ACT or SAT currently? why or why not?

   8. Why is it important to do well on the ACT or SAT?

 9. What colleges do you plan on applying to? what are the SAT or ACT requirements for that school?

  10. How much does it cost to take the ACT? the SAT?

   11. When is the ACT offered? When is the SAT offered?

   12. How do you register for ACT? How do you register for SAT?

SOAR SEMINAR 3: STUDY GROUPS

An expectation of WECHS is for students to form and participate in study groups on their own. A part of your grade in SOAR depends on how you spend your free time and whether you are participating in study groups. It is your responsibility to form, participate, and document study groups. Below is a link to my teacher page and a PowerPoint titled "Creating Study Groups" Click on the document and download. Go through the PowerPoint and post your response to the final slide on the blog as a comment and contractual agreement. http://teacherpages.nhcs.net/schools/wechs/nikkistrawn/Pages/ClassDocuments.aspx?RootFolder=%2fschools%2fwechs%2fnikkistrawn%2fDocuments%2fSOAR&FolderCTID=&View=%7b1D4D3AB5-0564-477B-B94C-CA4B1C87B91D%7d