May 6, 2025-Lesson 1- Diagnostic Tests- What are Your literacy Skills?
Overall Expectations:
• demonstrate the ability to read and respond to a variety of texts;
• use knowledge of writing forms and the connections between form, audience, and purpose,
to write summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces
Specific Expectation:
• demonstrate the ability to read independently for personal, school-related, and career-related
purposes
• construct a series of paragraphs, clearly stating an opinion in the opening paragraph and
supporting it in subsequent paragraphs with clear, sufficient, and convincing reasons
Learning Goals:
Today you will:
• Understand the requirements of the course
• Begin to create your Portfolio
• Complete a diagnostic test based on OSSLT reading, writing, and grammar.
One important aspect of this course is your learning Journal. In this Journal, you will keep copies of all your written work and the reading tasks you complete. Your teacher will let you know when to add something to your Journal.
Your Journal should have the following sections:
Vocabulary- new words and their definitions
Written work- Opinion Pieces, Summaries, News Articles, Informational texts
Responses to Readings - Short and extended answers
Self Reflections
Overview: Throughout the course, you will be asked to review and update several pieces of work. Keep the updates work in a separate section.
Be sure to add your name, date, lesson number, and assignment title to all your work.
Format.
If you are taking this class In-person, you will be expected to produce a physical Portfolio. You may keep typed copies of your work on your computer but should be prepared to print and submit your work when asked.
This is the document we worked with today in class. It contains REAL answers from students who took the OSSLT text in the past.