One of the most useful multiple-choice strategies to use is what I'm calling the "compass." Like a compass, the purpose of the strategy is to point students in the right direction and not get distracted.
For the purposes of this discussion, we will be referring to the passage about the Dodsons and Tullivers from the AP's 2014 Course Description, available publicly online. Advanced Placement (R) is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this website. Note: I did not invent the compass strategy. I no longer remember where I learned it. If you invented it, let me know so I can give you credit. |
What is a Compass?
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Why This Matters
Here's Another Helpful Way to Understand This!
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What Does This Have to Do With AP?
SOLUTION: Write the answers yourself.
Hard To Keep from Peeking
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Part One
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Part Two: See Passage WITH the Distractors
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Working Through an Example
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Let's Work Through an Example Together
Now a Game of Matchy-Matchy
Why Matchy-Matchy Works
Okay, But Help! What if I Don't Know the Words?
Use Emoji to Help You
Look for the Matching Emoji
Why This Works We may not know what a word means specifically, but we can often generate a sense of how it feels through context, word parts, second-language skills, or just unconscious association of where we may have heard it before. |