Thursday, April 11, 2019
Today we will continue the SBAC.  Some strategies include:

• Use the linereader
• Read questions before reading the text
• Reread the text
• Use the highlighting tool to locate answers
• Use the copy/paste function to use the text as evidence
• Use the strikethrough tool to eliminate unlikely answers.

Some possible tips for doing well on the test before you start:

• Get plenty of sleep
• Eat breakfast
• Wear comfortable clothes

During fifth period, we will read the Background Essay for the DBQ "The Maya:  What was their most remarkable achievement?" and answer the questions.  First, write the definitions for the unfamiliar words in question 6:

Question 6 definitions:

Mesoamerica--the southern part of North

America, extending from central Mexico to

Honduras and Nicaragua

slash-and-burn agriculture--the practice of

cutting and burning forests to prepare fields

for farming

classic--relating to the period of highest

development

city-states--independent settlements,

sometimes walled, and often including the

surrounding territory

ritual--a ceremony with an established order,

often related to religion

glyphs--picture writing