2. READ
• Start by skimming the passage
• Read the questions and directions
– AVID strategy: number the paragraphs
3.
4.
5. ANNOTATE
• While reading, annotate the passage
– BOX the command terms in the questions
– Circle the key vocabulary
– Underline the claims and evidence in the passage
6. Command Terms
• These are the terms in the question that describe
what you should do
– 95% of all AP Biology command terms include:
• Justify
• Predict
• Explain
• Discuss
• Identify
• Calculate
• evaluate
– Science questions will always ask you to use EVIDENCE
in the reading passage
7. Vocabulary
• Circle vocabulary terms that are essential for
answering the question, or key to your content
• Key terms are include terms that are repeated,
defined, or used in class
• Words that you should also pay attention to
should be starred/squiggled
– EXCEPT for
– Including
– NONE
– Any numbers
8. Underlining Claims and Evidence
• Claims
– The cause is….
– The results of the experiment are…
– The data indicates….
– Explanation
• Evidence
– Quantitative data (numbers)
– Qualitative data
– Trends on graphs
– Support for the claim
9.
10.
11. Decode
• Make sense of your annotations
– Define terms you don’t know
– Identify variables and controls
– Chart the claims with a “C” in the left column
– Chart the evidence with an “E” in the right column
12.
13. Answer
• Re-read the question
• Use your annotation and decoding to help you
answer the question!
16. Review
• Re-read the question
• Review your answer
– Is it reasonable? (if a calculation)
– Did you answer the question that was asked using
the command term?
– Can you find the evidence in the passage to
support your answer? Draw a line if you can make
a connection!
17. Yes, this
makes
sense! It is
directly
from
paragraph
5
The first paragraph
mentions the turn of
the century, and the
4th paragraph
mentions the failure
of transfusions. This
gives us the idea that
blood transfusions
were being
performed before
1900!
