Station to Station Exam Review
I broke today’s exam review into stations. It worked well, so here it is.
I waited until one minute after class began to let students into class and broke them into groups of five while they were still in the hallway. When they came in, they had to put their backpacks in one corner to allow for movement. There was an unusual seating arrangement.
Five stations, five minutes per station. Each station has a question like:
- Mechanics: Write a works cited for “The Gift of the Magi.”
- Analytic Terminology: Explain the difference between personification, metaphor, and simile. Explain how they are similar.
- Writing Form: Turn the following five phrases into a one-sentence thesis statement.
- Interpretation and Analysis
- Comparison / Contrast
Content Review: There was a ten minute mega-station that every group did at the end.
We then used the digital projector to create answers and refresh processes that we’d gone over during class.
I pointed out the daily exam study questions that I’d put on Moodle for them to use as well as the quizlet flashcard review that I’d set up. (Many students have just printed the set, so they don’t show up as users.)
The last minutes of class were about stress and study procedures.
