radar presentation 2013
TRANSCRIPT
READ
• Start by skimming the passage
• Read the questions and directions
– AVID strategy: number the paragraphs
ANNOTATE
• While reading, annotate the passage
– BOX the command terms in the questions
– Circle the key vocabulary
– Underline the claims and evidence in the passage
Command Terms
• These are the terms in the question that describe what you should do– 95% of all AP Biology command terms include:
• Justify• Predict• Explain• Discuss• Identify• Calculate• evaluate
– Science questions will always ask you to use EVIDENCE in the reading passage
Vocabulary
• Circle vocabulary terms that are essential for answering the question, or key to your content
• Key terms are include terms that are repeated, defined, or used in class
• Words that you should also pay attention to should be starred/squiggled– EXCEPT for
– Including
– NONE
– Any numbers
Underlining Claims and Evidence
• Claims– The cause is….
– The results of the experiment are…
– The data indicates….
– Explanation
• Evidence– Quantitative data (numbers)
– Qualitative data
– Trends on graphs
– Support for the claim
Decode
• Make sense of your annotations
– Define terms you don’t know
– Identify variables and controls
– Chart the claims with a “C” in the left column
– Chart the evidence with an “E” in the right column
Read about type O,
paragraph 5
FIRST is important here, inference
means I have to put two pieces of
evidence together
Read about type O,
paragraph 5
FIRST is important here, inference
means I have to put two pieces of
evidence together
Review
• Re-read the question
• Review your answer
– Is it reasonable? (if a calculation)
– Did you answer the question that was asked using the command term?
– Can you find the evidence in the passage to support your answer? Draw a line if you can make a connection!
Yes, this makes
sense! It is directly
from paragraph
5
The first paragraph mentions the turn of the century, and the
4th paragraph mentions the failure of transfusions. This
gives us the idea that blood transfusions
were being performed before
1900!