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This link can be accessed by going to the NH Dept of Ed website. This link provides helpful, comprehensive information regarding the new Smarter Balance test that will be occurring in Spring 2015
I use this as a lead-in to procedural writing. It is a 'trick' test - if you follow the directions, you don't actually do anything. Students are marked down (the grade doesn't count) for everything that appears on their paper beyond the month. I use it to illustrate the importance of: following directions by carefully reading all the information; and how to look at procedure.