GOKU Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 One down three to go. I had in sol of U.S history, it had 70 questions on it. Now next week I have Bio 1, Geomertry, and english 11 comprehesion test. And the Bio 1 sol is on my birthday which is on May 26. I have a question does anybody know any good sites for reading and writing because thats my down fall? Just hope i passed the U.S history test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I don't remember the SOLs being graded too harshly, but maybe things changed since I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 The irony of "SOL" is dripping down my screen... but I won't point it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Here's a link to Purdue University's Online Writing Lab. I don't know if that will help or not, but it's worth looking into I suppose. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/sitemap.html Go boilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I recall US History being sickeningly easy I think I finished it in about 11 minutes and got all the answers right (of course my class was the gunie pig) For reading and writing check out any of the college board websites as well as the princeton review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 This might be dating myself a little bit, but what are SOL's? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/solscope/#grade Up to you, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor 36 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 As a teacher in Virginia, I can tell you that a person has to really be ignorant or just straight out not care to fail an SOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Originally posted by ntotoro This might be dating myself a little bit, but what are SOL's? Nick Virginia's Standards Of Learning tests. They're used to make sure the students know what they're supposed to and the teachers are teaching what they're supposed to. If they're still run the way they were a few years ago though, they're a joke. Originally posted by Taylor 36 As a teacher in Virginia, I can tell you that a person has to really be ignorant or just straight out not care to fail an SOL. I can probably guess, but what do teachers think of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Hey, don't get cornrows or anything. you could distract other students... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Originally posted by zoony The irony of "SOL" is dripping down my screen... but I won't point it out. It's better than the "POS" tests we had when I was in kindergarten and elementary school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennState11 Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Originally posted by SkinsHokieFan I recall US History being sickeningly easy I think I finished it in about 11 minutes and got all the answers right (of course my class was the gunie pig) For reading and writing check out any of the college board websites as well as the princeton review yeah it was i finished it in like 10 minutes myself, ridiculously easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOKU Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 The problem in this school i have to deal with a bunch of rednecks in Orange Va Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOKU Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 They teach as good as they did when i lived back in virginia beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 we were part of the guinea pig classes for the SOL's, maybe they got harder. They try to cater it to the weakest parts educationally in VA, so places like NOVA seem to have a huge advantage. Makes me feel bad cause there are people who seem to struggle on them. Like everyone's said though, unless it is a flat out yes or no type deal like multiple choice questions, they dont grade that hard at all. I didnt even finish my writing essay in 12th grade and still got like advanced proficient or something, and I suck at writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I never got below an advanced on any of my SOLs. They were always so easy, especially when my teachers would always spend the week before the test reviewing for the SOL. It was so apparent that their success depended solely on how their students did on the SOL tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Not to brag, but my kid had two perfect scores on his SOLs, US history and writing. As I understand, they are ridiculously easy, especially when compared to AP tests. You'd have to be a dope to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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