It's MCAS and We Know It!

Dear Sophomores,

Grrrrr-eetings!  You are hopefully fur-ever done with the ELA MCAS. We hope it wasn't too "rrrr-uff!"  BOL(barking out loud!)  

Love, Lola & Roscoe   

Yes!!!  Congratulations!  You're done with MCAS (for now).    

• Up Next:  Math MCAS
• When:  Tuesday May 15th & Wednesday May 16th

Relax and enjoy this coming weekend!

Here is the weather outlook....

       

• After this weekend, you should start preparing for the 

     math MCAS in May.

• STAY TUNED FOR HELPFUL TEST PREPARATION 

     TIPS FOR THE MATH MCAS!

Rachel Blomstedt
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District

Is this what your teachers sound like?  

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MCAS Preparation Time!

2012 MCAS ELA Testing Schedule
Tuesday, March 20th
Wednesday, March 21st
Thursday, March 22nd


Things you should do to prepare:


FOR TUESDAY:

• Familiarize yourself with one or two novels that you have read and understood really well.  Make sure you know the author of the book, the characters, setting, theme, etc.  
• Here is an example of a writing prompt from a previous year:

WRITING PROMPTOften in works of literature, a character stands up for something he or she believes in.From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who stands up for something he or she believes in. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character stands up for something he or she believes in, and explain how the character’s actions relate to the work as a whole.

Check out more examples of MCAS writing prompts at:  http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html