how to prepare a graph

How to Prepare a GraphTracking your TCAP progress

An Arvola lesson guide production

Gather your materials.

• Two sheets of paper• Two

colored pencils• Ruler

Head your paper correctly.

NamePeriodDate

Title your paper.

HeadingTitle of

Paper

Draw a vertical line three inches.

Draw a horizontal line four inches.

Vertical Line

Horizontal Line

Title your graph 1.5 inches below the horizontal axis.

The name of the first graph is called “TCAP Reading Graph.”

Outline your graph and title of your graph in the color of your choice.

Place ten grid lines on your y-axis.

These are grid lines.

Label the y-axis grid lines 100 to 1000.

100

200300400

1000

Label the y-axis “Scale Score.”

100

200300400

1000

Sca

le S

core

Place four grid lines on the x-axis one inch apart.

1 2 3 4

Label the x-axis grid marks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

Under the dates, place the grade you were in during that year.

20103rd

20114th

20125th

20136th

Label the x-axis “Dates.”

Dates

Pick up the second colored pencil. Trace the grid marks on the y and x axes, the numbers on the y-axis, the dates and grades on the x-axis, and the titles of both x and y axes. Whew!

Write the words “SMART Goal:” under the title of your graph.

Graph one is complete!!!!

But your assignment isnot complete.

Turn your paper over. Repeat the steps forGraph Two.

The title of graph two will be “TCAP Writing Graph.”

Once graphs one and two are complete, set up graph three. Call it “TCAP Math Graph.”

Now, you are ready to plot your scores on the graphs. I’m excited to see how well you did!