Wednesday, February 24, 2016

SNOW DAY 2/25 - MEETING CANCELLED

Due to the snow day tomorrow, the Units 9, 10, and 11 quiz will be pushed until our next meeting, March 3rd. See you then.

Reminder

We will be having a quiz on Units 9, 10, and 11 tomorrow at our next meeting. Remember to study hard!

Monday, February 15, 2016

If you have any questions...

If you have any questions on this week's assignments, email me at ajz1998@gmail.com or comment below. See you guys next week!

Monday, February 8, 2016

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

THERE IS NO MEETING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11.

Because of the lack of time until competition, here are the assignments that you MUST complete by the following meeting, February 25. They will be checked for completion! You have an entire week to do this, so there is no excuse!

UNIT 9 (you should have all of this already): Notes, Assignment Sheet, Reading
UNIT 10 (everything here, print it off!): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1czmSKiJDsy_WH-izNli5AIpQcsPSdE6XqiDzHSY4FwWGaKroL2Q9g5ipTGlVALwS_XzlGi4BAYCyeixZ/view?usp=sharing
UNIT 11 (everything here, print it off!): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iSMp1_Pzz6EkhfZNE79KXvKhLdhRStVCI7K1Rg9cWBIczGhoc0D6czuH3FfBvN0mPpocQOTPENdpCE7b/view?usp=sharing

This is the plan for next meeting:
  • Check in HW
  • Take Unit 9 Quiz
  • Take Unit 10 Quiz
  • Take Unit 11 Quiz
  • Talk about Midterm, if time

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Units 1-8 Exam

Here is a copy of the test we took on Thursday:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K4b1b9B4o6TtKAXYW9Z71gfU5tQK3iGOK9Kpqt7bG9c

Questions you got wrong:

#1 should be (E), but you answered (C).
#2 should be (B), but you answered (C).
#4 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#8 should be (B), but you answered (A).
#9 should be (B), but you answered (C).
#16 should be (B), but you answered (A).
#18 should be (E), but you answered (C).
#19 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#22 should be (E), but you answered (C).
#24 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#27 should be (A), but you answered (B).

Wow... for the first eleven questions you got wrong, they all had (A), (B), or (E) as an answer... and you always answered (A), (B), or (C). And no (D)'s yet either.

#29 should be (C), but you answered (B).
#30 should be (E), but you answered (D).
#33 should be (C), but you answered (D).
#34 should be (C), but you answered (E).
#39 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#40 should be (B), but you answered (A).
#41 should be (C), but you answered (A).
#42 should be (E), but you answered (B).
#43 should be (B), but you answered (A).
#45 should be (A), but you answered (B)
#46 should be (D), but you answered (E).
#47 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#54 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#55 should be (B), but you answered (A).
#56 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#62 should be (D), but you answered (E).
#64 should be (A), but you answered (B).
#66 should be (C), but you answered (D).
#70 should be (A), but you answered (C).
#73 should be (E), but you answered (B).
#77 should be (E), but you answered (A).
#80 should be (A), but you didn't even answer the question.

You guys got 33 questions wrong on an 80 question test. That's around 58%. The only reason you guys got 60% instead is because the T/F questions were only worth 1 point while the MC questions were worth 2 (and the essays were worth 5). You guys should do better next time.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Meeting #8

Today, we took the Unit 1-8 test. Your score was 78/130, or 60%.

Last year's score was actually 92%, not 68%. Considering that the test you took today was the same as the one that was taken last year (and that I graded your essays easier), today's result reflected a poor performance. It seems that you guys have not mastered the material that we covered earlier this year to the extent that you should.

At the next meeting we will discuss the test answers and any difficulties you may have had with any of the questions. I noticed many dumb mistakes while grading — mistakes that would've been corrected had you actually used your extra time to check over your work rather than dance and goof around.

For homework this week, complete the Unit 9 notes, assignment sheet, and reading. Also, do the Units 7-8 quiz at home. Because of today's poor test performance, I will actually check to see if you did your homework next week. Hopefully slacking wasn't the reason that contributed to today's score.

Once again, we are training for an actual test. If you guys really want 1st place, you have to put work into it. Last year's team got 1st, and they didn't even have as many resources as you have right now. If they can get 1st, so can you.

I'll see you guys next week to discuss test answers. In addition, we'll be taking the Unit 9 quiz at the next meeting.