We finished making our questions, and it was time we tried to answer the questions we were given (out of the ones our class made) as a class. I found (unfortunately) that some of the questions were challenging and the thing I found most frustrating was that some answers didn't give as much detail as we had to provide for our real test answers. I also thought it would be difficult to have to review stuff we learned about a month ago. Now I'm glad I took notes.
I thought the questions about evolution and the theory would be the most difficult to answer, because I can't ever remember the dates and the details of how we came to being (except that we evolved from apes, but there was a lot more to it than that). Not to mention the ones where you have to provide a lot of detail and organization. Example of the most common that I try to avoid when we're allowed to choose: "compare", "describe", "explain and provide proof" (which is basically everything most likely to be on a test). Mostly because I probably can't remember enough proof or examples to give. Or I might not have enough space.
The questions I thought would be easiest to answer were the ones without as much detail in the wiki because that meant I would have to try my best to find the answers myself (and by doing that reviewing more thoroughly.) And also the questions that I made myself of course (because I already thought of my answers when I made my questions).
Then we had our test. I freaked out (inside and not openly, of course) when I realized we weren't supposed to write more than the lines given and that was a problem. It meant we were supposed to organize our paragraph well enough so that it included enough detail. Naturally we were given what seemed like were the hardest questions, but covered all the information we learned over the unit. I was able to answer some in depth, but some caught me by surprise, because there were some that I wasn't expecting to be on the test (which was a big mistake). I still remember that it was about the native art. To describe the test in general, I think I could answer all the questions according to all the notes I took.
Things I still want to know about but will probably not learn...yet:
- Tribes in depth, like their everyday life today, in the modern world. Do they still participate in the activities they did back then?
- Why do the natives just decide all of a sudden to start being violent when they don't have a reason to? I thought all of them respected nature in the same way.
Tip: Don't ever rely on luck to get you through a test! (Not that I ever did. Or did I? [Probably])
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Wow! Awesome post, Sabrina. You reflected really well on that week. It's great! Also, I really like your questions, although I am sorry that I do not know the answer to either one of them. Your blog is fantastic so far, I really think that it is good! Nice tip and title, by the way! :) Keep up the FANTASTIC work!
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