Created by Miss Crosby

Inspired by Mrs. Laurie Bryant’s original

“Swagger Test Prep” idea

Edited and Tested by Miss Crosby’s Students

Much thanks to the graphic designers that allowed

this unit to be so appealing to students. Also, thank

you to Sienna family who inspired the unit!

by learning how to

Become a

reflect

your true

ability

by learning how to

Become a

like this

guy

SWAJ-ik

You’ll be

like,

like this

girl

You’ll be

like,

useful

reading

tools

to earn these:

Become a

Hint: When you think “van,” do you think

cool, and/ or hot? (No, you shouldn’t.)

As you watch the following

video, think about why are

these guys #Swaggerskills

Masters.

Check out these

Having a safe car is more

important than looking

“cool” and “hot” while

driving. These parents

have two young children,

and new priorities.

Instead of looking cool,

they want to be safe.

These parents find a way

to turn safe into cool!

Soooo why are

these guys

?!

Sooo, what’s the

punch line?

Regardless of your age, subject, interests,

or school, you will always have assessments.

Take your time now to master understanding

assessment strategies. Gradually, these steps

will become a quick habit for you. From here on

out, let the scores you earn reflect your actual

ability. Thus, if you must learn these skills (you

must), you might as well have a little fun. So,

be cheesy, laugh, have fun, stay positive, and

learn to love working hard.

Use the acronym

SWAGGER to remember

the skills and resources to become

a #Swaggerskills Master. The

following slides break down each

letter.

SStay positive. Stay positive.

WWait to read.Wait to read.

Always think-read.Always think-read.

Go

backwards.

Go

backwards.

Gain

confidence.

Gain

confidence.

Evidence

.

Evidence

.

RereadReread

WS

Always think-read.

Wait to

read.

Stay positive.

Reread

.

Evidence

.

Go backwards. Gain

confidence.

So, if you put each #swaggerskill

together, you can create a

helpful checklist. Check out the

examples.

W

S

Always think-read.

Wait to

read.

Stay positive.

Reread

.

Evidence

.

Go backwards. Gain

confidence.

Fill in the Blanks (try without peeking!)

Fill in the Blanks (okay, now you can peak)

maintain

hunt

evidence

difficult

smile

rewritten

patience

reasoning

defend

notes

topic

active

retain

courage

correct

focused

Now that you understand

the skills, it’s time to earn

your #Swaggerskills Master status.

Earn a dog tag for each letter of the

acronym by demonstrating mastery of

that specific skill.

1. You will get a blank

swagger board. Everyone

needs to tape it to the

same safe place.

You earn

this. You tape this

on your

swagger

board.

2. Continue until your

entire swagger board

is full.

ER

G

4. The final step to

becoming a

#Swaggerskills Master is

to demonstrate your

ability to walk and/or

dance with swagger.

After you’ve earned all your dog tags,

you’ve shown you’ve mastered the

certificate! Now all you need to do is

practice your swagger dance skills and

help your classmates be ready for their

certificate, too!

useful

reading

tools

to earn these:

Become a

As your name is called, you may show us your swagger

moves on your way to receive your swagger certificate.

A letter was

sent home asking

parents/ kids to donate

a $5 each total. The

students chose to bring

in the money to buy the

swagger kits. You will

find the best deals and

pricing in the teacher

directions.

Visible Test Taking Strategies

1. Use a dry

erase marker to complete while

taking test.

2. Clean checklist with a tissue.

3. Throw tissue away.

4. Put back the checklist and

marker.

Once you know your swagger

strategies, you can enhance your performance

by effectively learning the reading and language arts

buzz words inside and out. Check out the Reading

Vocab Swagger which includes:five sets of thirty words (150 total)

student created memory tricks and helpful

examples for eachgraphic organizer templates, student print

outs, and answer sheets

multiple choice and extended answer quizzes

A Major Thanks to the Following Graphic

Designers

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each designer’s Etsy page.