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 Welcome to the Michigan Merit Prep Site

Dear parents and students, I have created this site to enable you to easily access many of the available tools to prepare students for success on the Michigan Merit Exam.  The site is broken in to many sections to allow you the quickest access to those links most pertinent to you.   All resources are on the right side of this webpage.

Please email me if you have any questions.

Angie Jefferson

ajefferson@tkschools.org  

*Many of these documents can also be found at www.swiftpens.com

*Thank you to the Macomb ISD for creating many of these resources
  		 

 Resources
General Information
Components of the 2009 MME
A basic description of the components of the 2009 MME
Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library has free practice ACT tests with automatic grading. Please feel free to use this tool in your classroom or as a suggestion to students as they can access MEL from home as well.
Preparing for Workkeys
Student workbook with basic information, test taking tips and practice tests at many levels.
ACT exam success
ACT Exam Success - Student Workbook has subject specific test taking strategies and mini tests that you may want to use in your classroom. ACT exam success includes: English, Math, Reading, and Science Reasoning
MME Assessment Design
This link will give you a clear picture of the set up of the MME.
Strand Names by Subject
This link will provide you with the content covered in each strand for the following areas: Math, Science, Reading, Writing, and Social Studies.
Performance Level Descriptors
This link will explain at what level students need to perform to reach a particular benchmark.
Math
Workkeys- applied math
Description of the applied math portion of work keys and sample questions at variouse levels.
Test Taking Tips- wrap around
Math test taking tips for the "wrap around" Math portion of the MME
Math "book marks"
These book marks show the breakdown of content on the Math ACT and gives content definitions
ACT exam success
This workbook gives subject specific test taking strategies as well as mini practice tests.
Science
Science Vocabulary
Comprehensive list of Science vocabulary words commonly found on the ACT Science portion as well as the Science wraparound portion of the test.
ACT Exam Success
Student workbook has subject specific test taking strategies as well as mini practice tests
Social Studies
Workkeys- locating information
Description and sample questions for the locating information portion of the Workkeys test. This counts for a portion of the MME Social Studies score
Work keys - reading for information
Sample questions from the reading for information section of the work keys test
ELA
ACT Cliff's Notes Bookmark
Book marks for Michigan Merit Exam w/ characteristics of complex text
Academic Vocabulary
comprehensive list of vocabulary for ELA that students should be familiar with for success on the MME
ACT Exam Success
Student workbook has subject specific test taking strategies as well as mini practice tests
Electives
Work Keys website
This link will bring you directly to the work keys portion of ACT's website look here for general information and sample questions
Work keys student test prep
Basic information Test taking tips Practice Tests
Work keys - reading for information
Student practice for the "reading for information" portion of the work keys
ACT applied Math
Practice questions and examples of levels of applied math on the work keys test
Work keys - locating information
Samples and practice questiions from the locating information section of the work keys test
Persuasive Writing
ACT Persuasive Writing
Comprehensive location for ACT persuasive writing including general informaion, rubrics, sample papers, scoring guides, and multiple graphic organizers