Wednesday, November 2, 2011

CAT Practice # 3

From I Can Has Cheezburger?
A. Preparing for the Test

We will watch two short films from Supersize Me, where Morgan Spurlock experiences the consequences of a diet of McDonald's food for one month.

  • The first is a seven-minute version of the film HERE.
  • The second a Special Feature called "The Smoking Fry" HERE.




B. Practice Test #3

You will have one hour and thirty minutes to write a practice CAT by hand. You may use a paper dictionary only. Cell phones must be off. You cannot talk to each other, ask me any questions, or get up once the exam has begun. I will call time after 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour and fifteen minutes, and when there are 5 minutes left to help you with the pacing.

If I were you, I would take the full hour and thirty minutes to complete the test!

C. Cross-Evaluating CAT Practice # 3
Please read a classmate's response, circling the scores that you judge s/he got in each category. Double circle the one category that s/he should work on most urgently.

HOMEWORK

  1. Finish all work for the Food Unit. See "Evaluation of the Food Unit" on the top right for details.
  2. Review student responses to "Hype," ranked from Score 6 to Score 1 HERE. For the "Hype" reading, see HERE.

The Evaluation of the Food Unit will be Tuesday, November 8 starting at 9:00am.