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This Week’s Schedule O Monday – Individual Oral

Presentations O Tuesday – PSAE/ACT ReviewO Wednesday – PSAEO Thursday – PSAEO Friday –Post-PSAE Celebration

What is the PSAE?O DAY 1 – ACTO DAY 2 – Work Keys

O Prairie State Achievement ExamO Combines your scores from the ACT

and WorkKeys to determine if YOU meet the Illinois Standard

O Graduation requirementO Senior promotion requirement

ACTO EnglishO Math O Reading O Science O Writing

O How many questions and how long?

ACTO English- 75 questions, 45 minutes, Punctuation,

Grammar, Sentence Structure, Style, OrganizationO Math- 60 questions, 60 minutes, Easy Hard, Pre-

Algebra (14Q), Elementary/Intermediate Algebra (19Q), Geometry (23Q), Trig (4Q)

O Reading- 40 questions, 35 minutes… pacing is KEY!, 4 passages (8-9 min/passage),Main Idea, Vocabulary, Development, Voice, Implied Idea, Explicit Detail, Application

O Science- 40 questions, 35 minutes, Interpretation of graphs & charts, Data representation (15Q), Research Summary (18Q), Conflicting Viewpoint (7Q)

Reading StrategyO Know how many passages you can doO Choose your passages based on your

interestO Humanities, Prose Fiction, Natural

Science, and Social Science O Take your time on the passages you

have and when 5 minutes is called, bubble in the remaining passages with your LETTER OF THE DAY

Work KeysO 50% of your PSAE score

O What does this test? O Get half of the questions right and

you can get a certificate, which is GREAT for your resume and job interviews

Tips from Seniors/Ms. Moylan

O GUESS/DO NOT LEAVE ANY BUBBLE BLANK – Make sure you have a LETTER OF THE DAY

O Have a positive attitudeO Get enough sleep (go to bed by 10pm)O Eat breakfast O Show up prepared and on time O Take deep breathsO Wear a watch for time management

Affect/Effect

Affect Effect

O Think: “to influence”O MOST of the time =

verb

O The heat affected her mood.

O The bad news affected her spirit.

O Think: as a resultO MOST of the time =

noun

O The effect was eye-popping.

O The sound effects were amazing.

Affect/EffectO The Midwest has been severely _____ by

the flooding this spring. (affected/effected)O The fire in the apartment building _____

over 20 families. (affected/effected)O How will the new president _____ the

economy? (affect/effect)O The new seat belt law will go into ____ on

May 31. (affect/effect)O The _____ of the tornado was awful.

(affect/effect)

Comma SpliceO She obviously chose that candy bar,

she is a sucker for chocolate.

O Separate two independent clauses.

O She obviously chose that candy bar; she is a sucker for chocolate.

O She obviously chose that candy bar. She is a sucker for chocolate.

To fix or not to fix…O Since the music outside effected

Staci’s mood. She was now smiling instead of crying.

O Who’s money is that?O Chad goes to the grocery store and

got: milk, eggs, cheese and bread.O My mom is mad at me, I got home

late.

AnswersO Since the music outside AFFECTED

Staci’s mood, she was now smiling instead of crying.

O Whose money is that?O Chad went to the grocery store and

got several groceries: milk, eggs, cheese and bread.

O My mom is mad at me; I got home late.

ACTO The student felt

capable to do very well on the ACT exam.O A: NO CHANGEO B: capable of doing

very well on the ACT exam.

O C: capable to doing well on the ACT exam.

O D: capable in doing well on the ACT exam.

O The artist was totally aiming for perfection.O A: NO CHANGEO B: tried super

hardO C: made a lot of

effortsO D: aimed

ACTO The student felt

capable to do very well on the ACT exam.O A: NO CHANGEO B: capable of doing

very well on the ACT exam.

O C: capable to doing well on the ACT exam.

O D: capable in doing well on the ACT exam.

O The artist was totally aiming for perfection.O A: NO CHANGEO B: tried super

hardO C: made a lot of

effortsO D: aimed

ACTO When John saw the

book on the desk, he told his friend that he had better study it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: told his friend to

study it.O C: told his friend that

studying was necessary by him.

O D: told his friend that the book needed to be studied by him.

O The teacher and the student were engaged in a heated debate over the date of Joan of Arc’s capture, and it turned out that she was right.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the right one was

she.O C: the right one was

her.O D: the student was

right.

ACTO When John saw the

book on the desk, he told his friend that he had better study it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: told his friend to

study it.O C: told his friend that

studying was necessary by him.

O D: told his friend that the book needed to be studied by him.

O The teacher and the student were engaged in a heated debate over the date of Joan of Arc’s capture, and it turned out that she was right.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the right one was

she.O C: the right one was

her.O D: the student was

right

ACTO August Wilson’s cycle

of plays depicting the African-American experience garnered much attention because they were so realistic.O A: NO CHANGEO B: they had so much

realismO C: their realism was so

apparent.O D: it was so realistic.

O I saw a gorgeous heirloom tomato at the farmer’s market, so I bought it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: so I bought

they.O C: so I bought

this.O D: so I bought

them.

ACTO August Wilson’s cycle of

plays depicting the African-American experience garnered much attention because they were so realistic.O A: NO CHANGEO B: they had so much

realismO C: their realism was so

apparent.O D: it was so realistic.

O I saw a gorgeous heirloom tomato at the farmer’s market, so I bought it.O A: NO CHANGEO B: so I bought

they.O C: so I bought

this.O D: so I bought

them.

ACTO Machiavelli argues that if

one wants to be a good leader, one doesn’t necessarily have to be honest.O A: NO CHANGEO B: you don’t necessarily

have to be honest.O C: honesty is not

something that you’ll necessarily need.

O D: being honest is not required of you.

O If you park in front of fire hydrants, one will receive many parking tickets.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one will be

receivingO C: you will find

oneself having received

O D: you will receive

ACTO Machiavelli argues that if

one wants to be a good leader, one doesn’t necessarily have to be honest.O A: NO CHANGEO B: you don’t necessarily

have to be honest.O C: honesty is not

something that you’ll necessarily need.

O D: being honest is not required of you.

O If you park in front of fire hydrants, one will receive many parking tickets.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one will be

receivingO C: you will find

oneself having received

O D: you will receive

ACTO It was the peoples

impression that the criminal was guilty.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the peoples’

impressionO C: the peoples’s

impressionO D: the people’s

impression

O His teacher (probably not the most refined man always arrived to class with spaghetti-sauce stains on his shirt.O A: NO CHANGEO B: teacher, probably not

the most refined man)O C: teacher (probably not

the most refined man)O D: teacher probably –

not the most refined man)

ACTO It was the peoples

impression that the criminal was guilty.O A: NO CHANGEO B: the peoples’

impressionO C: the peoples’s

impressionO D: the people’s

impression

O His teacher (probably not the most refined man always arrived to class with spaghetti-sauce stains on his shirt.O A: NO CHANGEO B: teacher, probably not

the most refined man)O C: teacher (probably

not the most refined man)

O D: teacher probably – not the most refined man)

ACTO Without her contributions- her

probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would not have been successful.O A: NO CHANGEO B: her contributions, her

probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would

O C: her contributions – her probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would

O D: her contributions; her probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would

O The dapper gentleman sported a rare and delightful form of facial hair the French Fork.O A: NO CHANGEO B: a rare and delightful

form of facial hair; the French Fork.

O C: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork - .

O D: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork.

ACTO Without her contributions-

her probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would not have been successful.O A: NO CHANGEO B: her contributions, her

probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would

O C: her contributions – her probing questions, her insightful comments; the meeting would

O D: her contributions; her probing questions, her insightful comments – the meeting would

O The dapper gentleman sported a rare and delightful form of facial hair the French Fork.O A: NO CHANGEO B: a rare and delightful

form of facial hair; the French Fork.

O C: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork - .

O D: a rare and delightful form of facial hair – the French Fork.

ACTO His dim witted

jokes failed to amuse her.O A: NO CHANGEO B: His dim-

witted jokesO C: His dim

witted-jokesO D: His dim,

witted jokes

O Grammar is enjoyable, it elevates the soul.O A: NO CHANGEO B: enjoyable it

elevates the soul.O C: enjoyable; it

elevates the soul.O D: enjoyable, the

soul is elevated by it.

ACTO His dim witted

jokes failed to amuse her.O A: NO CHANGEO B: His dim-

witted jokesO C: His dim

witted-jokesO D: His dim,

witted jokes

O Grammar is enjoyable, it elevates the soul.O A: NO CHANGEO B: enjoyable it

elevates the soul.O C: enjoyable; it

elevates the soul.O D: enjoyable, the

soul is elevated by it.

ACTO The in class essay

made all of the students a little anxious.O A: NO CHANGEO B: The in-class-

essayO C: The in-class

essayO D: The in class-

essay

O After Jessica showed me her bejeweled gravy boat, I knew I must have one like her’s.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one like hers.O C: one like her.O D: one like hers’,

ACTO The in class essay

made all of the students a little anxious.O A: NO CHANGEO B: The in-class-

essayO C: The in-class

essayO D: The in class-

essay

O After Jessica showed me her bejeweled gravy boat, I knew I must have one like her’s.O A: NO CHANGEO B: one like

hers.O C: one like her.O D: one like hers’,

ReflectionO What was the

hardest skill/question/idea from today? Explain.

O How prepared do you feel for the ENGLISH portion of the ACT? Explain?

O How prepared do you feel for the other sections of the ACT? Explain.