Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Final Exam

FINAL EXAM- Monday, June 15th, 8:00 AM in the Gym--- Be there at 7:45. We will begin at 8:00.

Final Exam

  • Vocabulary: All words from this year are fair game--- Could be writing your own sentences, inserting the correct word into a sentence, etc.
  • Reading comprehension passages with questions
    • Be able to identify literary devices, why authors make particular choices and common themes
  • Argument
    • Read two articles
      • Develop a claim, counterclaim and refute it
  • Text analysis
    • Read a speech
      • Identify a central idea in the text
        • Analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or rhetorical device) develops this central idea.

          • Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc.

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