PREPARING FOR THE OSSLT Thursday, March 27 Glenforest S. S. ()
Preparing for the OSSLT
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Preparing for the OSSLT
At North Park Secondary School
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March Break is over...
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What is the OSSLT?
The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is a provincially-mandated test of reading and writing.
The OSSLT is published by the Ontario Ministry of Education and is administered yearly to all grade 10 students in the province.
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Why is the OSSLT important?
The successful completion of the OSSLT is required for a high school diploma.
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When do we write the OSSLT?
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
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Bring
Pencils Pens A highlighter
DON’T Bring
iPods Cell phones
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What does this test look like?
The test consists of two 75 min. sessions. You will complete one booklet during the 1st
75 min. session and a second booklet during the 2nd session.
At the end of each session, the booklet will be sealed and collected.
You will have a 15 minute break between sessions.
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What does the test consist of?
Reading: Three Types
Informational - paragraph and news report Literary - dialogue and real-life narrative Graphical - a schedule, map, diagram, graph,
or other form of visual text
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What kind of questions will there be on the reading section?
The questions will be multiple choice or short answer and will ask for information
• directly stated• inference (logical guess based on evidence in the text)
• connections (personal opinion, connections to experiences).
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Writing Questions
Multiple Choice Questions and Writing Tasks
organization of ideas sentence and paragraph structure conventions
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Writing Tasks
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Writing Tasks
Two Short Writing Tasks Six lines each, based on your response to
set prompts
Two Long Writing Tasks News report (1 page) Supported Opinion (2 pages)
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Preparing....
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Preparing...
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Schedule
8:00 a.m. Arrive at your designated classroom rested, well-fed, and prepared with your materials. Your teacher will meet you there.
8:15 a.m. Instructions and test distribution8:30-9:45 a.m. Booklet #19:45 a.m. Break10:00-11:15 a.m. Booklet #2
The OSSLT ends at 11:15 a.m.
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How to succeed on the OSSLT
Manage your time Follow the instructions Listen to the teacher in charge Read the questions carefully Answer every question Write to an adult audience Allow time to check your work at the end
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That’s it for now North Park! More information to come at the assembly March 30th. Start being resourceful and preparing!
AND... Who says you can’t pretend that March Break is not over!