Trimester3+Exam

= = Period 2 6/1 =Exam Study Materials...USE them!!!=

=The Exam:= The exam is 2 hours long. It is a collegiate suggestion that students study a minimum of 2 hours for EACH hour of an exam…so 4 hours would be the minimum amount of study time suggested for this exam. Of course, if students have been keeping up with the mastery of material throughout the semester, study time will be less. For those who did not master material as it was introduced, practiced and tested, the study time may be longer.

1. Use the OWL website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ 2. MLA Guide 3. Summarizing, paraphrasing, direct quoting http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/930/02/ and: 4. Sample MLA paper 5. MLA Checklist 6. Shakespeare and citation
 * I. MLA Format- 19 questions**

What are some strategies for planning and completing projects over the course of a quarter (i.e. //Tuesdays with Morrie//), a school year (i.e autobiographies), or multiple school years (i.e. senior project)?
 * II. Long-Term Projects- 3 questions**

Use pages 48-52 of the purple Elements of Language grammar book. You also took notes on this section to help with your TWM project.
 * III. Narrative Writing- 4 questions**

Use Ch 24, Ch 12, and Ch 10-11 in the Elements of Language purple grammar book to review. You can also use the Grammar sections of your unit packets. You should use all of the infinite wisdom you have gleaned this year from the countless revisions and edits you have been "encouraged" to do.
 * IV. Revising and Editing**- **15 questions ON LEVEL; 22 questions HONORS**


 * V. Reading Comprehension**
 * 1) Informational- 5 questions-ON; 10 questions-Honors
 * 2) Fiction- 8 questions

Use the 21st century skills notes that you have taken from lectures over the course of the year to help you review for this section.
 * VI. 21st Century Skills Questions- 5 questions**


 * VII. Grammar**
 * 1) Parts of Speech- 6 questions-ON, 5 questions-Honors Use the Grammar tab on the class website
 * 2) Adj/Adv (from grammar text book)- 5 questions-ON, 12 questions- Honors Use Ch 22 of the Elements of Language grammar book "Using Modifiers Correctly"
 * 3) Punctuating Dialog- 3 questions Use punctuating dialog practice sheets & page 44 in Elements of Language grammar text book

3 time periods: lit devices, authors, poetic forms for each (Renaissance, 18th Century, Romantic)
 * VIII. Poetry- 3 questions**

(Hint: If you did not keep your notes ?!?!?, you may find some of this on the Hamlet page of this website, in your organized friend's notebook, or Google it...)
 * IX. Shakespeare- 7 questions**
 * Use your Hamlet notes to review:**
 * 1) Dramatic Devices
 * 2) Sarcasm/Understatement
 * 3) Types and uses of irony
 * 4) Shakespeare’s figurative language
 * 5) Impact of word choice (one example: you vs thou)
 * 6) Tragic hero


 * X. Essay: THIS SECTION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM (36 points) **

**ON LEVEL:**
** ELA 12 On-Level Final Exam: Take-Home essay DUE 5/26 by 8am. *This is a HALF DAY / HOUSE CUP, so submit early if you think this will be a problem. ** IX. Essay(36 points)- This is your final opportunity to show how much growth you have made this year in writing formal essays. The importance of the process of writing has been explained to you (and forced upon you) ad nauseam: plan, write, revise, step away for a day or more, re-read, revise/reword/improve strength of word choice, proofread, and print before class (had to throw that last one in there). Recently, you have boldly been asked to revise to perfection. This is your last piece of ELA12 writing- bring it!

In a your best writing, paying particular attention to conventions, answer one of the following prompts: ***NOTE: You MUST USE THE NOVEL/PLAY LISTED at the end of the prompt to answer the question.***

In many works of literature, a physical journey - the literal movement from one place to another - plays a central role. Choose a novel, play, or epic poem in which a physical journey is an important element and discuss how the journey adds to the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. (Frankenstein or Dracula)

In many works of literature, a main character has a mentor or mentor-like acquaintance whose influence dramatically changes how the character views not only himself or herself, but the world as well. Choose a novel or play in which a mentor exhibits such a strong influence, either beneficial or harmful, on one of the main characters. Then, in a well-organized essay, discuss the nature of the mentor's influence and its significance to the work as a whole. (Frankenstein or TWM) Select a moment or scene in a novel, epic poem, or play that you find especially memorable. Write an essay in which you identify the line or the passage, explain its relationship to the work in which it is found, and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness. (choose either Dracula,Hamlet or TWM)


 * HONORS:**
 * ELA 12 Honors Final Exam: Take-Home essay DUE 5/26 by 8am. *This is a HALF DAY / HOUSE CUP, so submit early if you think this will be a problem. **

IX. Essay(36 points) DUE: This is your final opportunity to show how much growth you have made this year in writing formal essays. The importance of the process of writing has been explained to you (and forced upon you) ad nauseam: plan, write, revise, step away for a day or more, re-read, revise/reword/improve strength of word choice, proofread, and print before class (had to throw that last one in there). Recently, you have boldly been asked to revise to perfection. This is your last piece of ELA12 writing- bring it! In a your best writing, paying particular attention to conventions, answer one of the following prompts: ***NOTE: You MUST USE THE NOVEL/PLAY LISTED at the end of the prompt to answer the question.*** HONORS CHOICES: In many works of literature, a main character has a mentor or mentor-like acquaintance whose influence dramatically changes how the character views not only himself or herself, but the world as well. Choose a novel or play in which a mentor exhibits such a strong influence, either beneficial or harmful, on one of the main characters. Then, in a well-organized essay, discuss the nature of the mentor's influence and its significance to the work as a whole. (TWM or Frankenstein) According to critic Northrop Frye, "Tragic heroes are so much the highest points in their human landscape that they seem the inevitable conductors of the power about them, great trees more likely to be struck by lightning than a clump of grass. Conductors may of course be instruments as well as victims of the divisive lightning." Select a novel or play in which a tragic figure functions as an instrument of the suffering of others. Then write an essay in which you explain how the suffering brought upon others by that figure contributes to the tragic vision of the work as a whole. (Hamlet or Frankenstein) Select a moment or scene in a novel, epic poem, or play that you find especially memorable. Write an essay in which you identify the line or the passage, explain its relationship to the work in which it is found, and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness. (Frankenstein or Dracula) According to Bernie S. Siegel, “Diseases can be our spiritual flat tires- disruptions in our lives that seem to be disastrous at the time but end by redirecting our lives in a meaningful way.” Select a novel, epic poem, or play where a character’s life has a disruption that redirects his/her life. Then write an essay in which you explain how the author’s choice of point of view enables the reader to learn from the character’s experience and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness. (TWM or Dracula)


 * Top Scores

9-8

36-34 pts || These are well-written papers which respond fully to the question asked. The best papers show a full understanding of the issues and support their points with appropriate textual evidence and examples. Writers of these essays demonstrate stylistic maturity by an effective command of sentence structure, diction, and organization. The writing need not be without flaws, but it should reveal the writer’s ability to choose from and control a wide range of elements of effective writing. ||
 * Upper Scores

7-6

33- 31 pts || These essays also respond correctly to the questions asked but do so less fully or less effectively than the essays in the top range. Their discussion may be less thorough and less specific. These essays are well-written in an appropriate style but reveal less maturity than the top papers. They do make use of textual evidence to support their points. Some lapses in diction or syntax may appear, but the writing demonstrates sufficient control over the elements of composition to present the writer’s ideas clearly. ||
 * Middle Score

5

30-28 pts || These essays respond to the question, but the comments may be simplistic or imprecise; they may be overly generalized, vague, or inadequately supported. These essays are adequately written, but may demonstrate inconsistent control over the elements of composition. Organization is attempted, but it may not be fully realized or particularly effective. ||
 * Lower Scores

4-3

27-25 pts || These essays attempt to deal with the question, but do so either inaccurately or without support or specific evidence. They may show some misunderstanding or omit pertinent analysis. The writing can convey the writer’s ideas, but it reveals weak control over diction, syntax, organization. These essays may contain excessive and distracting spelling and grammatical errors. Statements are seldom supported with specific or persuasive evidence, or inappropriately lengthy quotations may replace discussion and analysis. ||
 * Lowest Scores

2-1

24-20 pts || These essays fail to respond adequately to the question. They may reveal misunderstanding or may distort the interpretation. They compound the problems of the Lower Score papers. Generally these essays are unacceptably brief or poorly written. Although some attempts to answer the question may be indicated, the writer’s view has little clarity and only slight, if any, evidence in its support. ||