Instructions for Corrections for Multiple Choice Section

This must be done on your own, it is not group work.  You will receive half-credit back only if you follow the instructions.  Following only part of the instructions will not get you credit.  Your original graded scantron must be turned in with the corrections.  If you lose the scantron then you can’t get credit.  You must have your name at the top of the corrections and indicate which quiz or test you are correcting.  All corrections must be handwritten, you CANNOT type.  All book quizzes must have quotations from the textbook not from any other source.  Tests should also have corrections primarily from the book.  You should only resort to other sources when the answer is not in your textbook which should never really happen with quizzes.  If the answer was clearly in your book and you use the web for your quotations you will not receive credit.   

This is not meant to be a simple process it will take some time.  The point is to master the information that you did not know.

Corrections:

For each answer you got wrong you must state the reason you chose the answer you did.

“I Guessed” is not acceptable.  No one totally guesses, explain why you came to that “guess”.  Then write the correct answer followed by a quotation or quotations with page number(s) from the textbook to support the answer.  The quotations must be completely written out, no abbreviations allowed.  Make sure you clearly indicate the number of the question.  While the example below contains the question, you do not need to rewrite the question as long as you clearly indicate which number you are correcting.

Example:

A major economic development between 1897 and 1904 was the

a)devaluation of the dollar (chosen)

b)acceleration of the tendency toward industrial concentration. (correct)

c)successful unionization of basic industries such as steel

d)major depression brought on by Cleveland’s tight money policies

I chose A because I remembered we talked about the value of money in class.  However, on p. 623 of the text  I found this sentence: “Between 1897 and 1904 the trend toward concentration in industry accelerated.” This proves that B is the correct choice.

IF there is no direct quotation that mirrors the wording of the question then you will have to add an explanation of how the quote you are using can be used to support the correct answer.  This should only really happen in AP classes on tests (not quizzes) where the questions do not come from your book.

If it is an EXCEPT or NOT question where you were asked to find which of the 4 was not true then you may not find one quotation to prove that.  You may have to find 3 quotations that prove the other 3 to be true.

Challenges: This is for AP courses only and only for tests.  Quizzes come from directly from the book and can't be challenged.  Although it is always possible that the testbank contained an error in which case tell the teacher and show him/her exactly where in the book.

For AP tests if you believe that your answer is also correct and you should be given full credit you must do the following. First figure out what the correct answer really was and find the quotations in the book to back it up and write them out with page numbers.  Then provide the quotations and page numbers from 2 SOURCES by 2 different authors to prove that you are correct and explain why your answer should be given full credit.  Write the word challenge in the margin to indicate that you are challenging and not just correcting.