凡是在加拿大安省读过中学的人都知道“安省中学读写能力测试”,即OSSLT(Secondary School Literacy Test )。它是安大略省高中生的强制性标准化考试,是学生拿到安大略省中学文凭 (Ontario Secondary School Diploma, OSSD)的前提条件之一。
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer 成功并不是幸福的关键。 快乐是成功的关键。 如果你热爱你正在做的事情,你就会成功。 ——阿尔伯特·史怀哲
其实OSSLT并没有太长的历史。第一次OSSLT考试是在2001 年,当时加拿大保守党政府执政,并推出了这一考试,目的是确保学生获得基本阅读的和写作技能,以在未来的学术和事业中取得成功。OSSLT考试由教育质量和问责办公室 (Education Quality and Accountability Office, EQAO) 负责管理。
新闻报道:学生阅读新闻体裁的文章,分析新闻报道的特点。 如 “Local Athlete Breaks World Kettlebell Record”(OSSLT, 2023-Practice Test), “Welcome back, Keewatin: Last Great Lakes steamship comes home”(OSSLT, 2017), “A Huge Mural Marks a Graffiti Philosophy in Montreal”(OSSLT, 2015), “An Animator from Scarborough”(OSSLT, 2013 April) 等;
例如,OSSLT, 2023-Practice Test 中第三篇阅读文章“The Ordinary Extraordinary Mechanic”中,
(二) 写作部分
写作部分评估学生通过书面交流有效表达自己的能力。 这包括:
简短回答:学生对于阅读文章的理解和概括能力,是否能够简洁地回答问题,表现出清晰度和连贯性。
如“Local Athlete Breaks World Kettlebell Record ” Question 6
What makes kettlebells a challenging sport? Use specific details from the reading selection to support your answer. (approximately 100 words). (OSSLT, 2023-Practice Test)
Section IV Question 5
Does Gerry believe that Hanna’s suggestions will help him? Use specific details from the selection to support your answer. (OSSLT, 2014)
长作文:学生根据提供的提示,写一篇较长的观点文章。
如 “Do people depend too much on technology?”(OSSLT, 2019)
“Does homework improve learning?”(OSSLT, 2018)
“Is what you are learning in school affecting the way you live your life now?”(OSSLT, 2016) 等。
写作练习:定期进行不同体裁的写作练习,例如观点文章、新闻报道和essays。比如,写一篇评论文章,表达您对高中生社区服务重要性的看法。 用你自己的经历或观察中的例子来支持你的观点。(Write an opinion piece expressing your views on the importance of community service for high school students. Support your opinion with examples from your own experiences or observations.)
复习语法规范:重点关注常见的语法规则、句子结构和标点符号。
比如:”The dog, as well as the cats, (is/are) waiting for its dinner.”
又如: Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:
A) “Neither the teacher nor the students is aware of the upcoming test.”
B) “Neither the teacher nor the students are aware of the upcoming test.”
批判性阅读和思考:练习批判性地分析文本,考虑作者的观点、目的和潜在偏见。比如,分析说服性广告,确定用于影响受众的技术并讨论其有效性(Analyze a persuasive advertisement, identifying the techniques used to influence the audience and discussing their effectiveness.)。