3/28/2014- SAGE Practice

Dear Parents & Guardians,

As you may know, your student has been preparing to take the end of year writing test. We have been working hard in class to make sure that each student has the writing skills necessary to not only do well on the test, but be a successful writer in the future. But some students are still nervous about the test or their ability to perform well.

Some students may want additional practice to prepare for the SAGE Writing assessment. If that is the case, here is a link and instructions for the SAGE practice exam.
To access these tests click here: http://sageportal.org/training-tests/
-Select "Training Tests"
-Sign in as a guest user. (First Name and SSID should both be "GUEST")
-The next page should ask "is this you?" Select grade 7 and click "Yes"
-Choose "Start Writing Grades 6-8"
-Select your settings on the next page
-Click "Yes, Start My Test"
-If a page comes up saying that text to speech is not available, don't worry. Click "Continue"
-Finally you can click "Begin Test Now"

Taking the practice test is not necessary, but it will help your student get used to the format of the test.

I can analyze a writing prompt, read, outline, and write infomationally.

Today we worked on getting ready for the SAGE Test which we will start on Monday. Please use the Power Point and notes below to help you know what to do when we start testing. Afterward, do the practice test provided.

Practice Test

Follow the steps for on demand writing (Purple Ape loves Oreos because cookies rule) to outline and write an on demand essay. You will need to write the essay on your own piece of paper.

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