Freshman+2013-2014+Final+Exam

** EXAM- Tuesday June 17th at 7:45-9:45 in room 43 ** Bring a blue or black pen and a number 2 pencil and an eraser to the exam!

**Part 1- Theme Essay **
>> Study Suggestions- Review your past theme essays. Note what you did well and how you could improve the essays. Review the. Review the and  .
 * ACTIVELY read a short story.
 * Write a theme essay on the short story.
 * Introduction- state the theme of the short story. Include the title of the short story and the author. Provide information on how you will support your theme in your essay.
 * Body Paragraphs- each paragraph must support the theme of the essay. Include evidence from the text. Use the quote sandwich formula: a lead to the quote, the quote, followed by an explanation of how the quote supports the theme. Make certain not to announce. Quotes should blend smoothly into the paragraphs of your essay. Use MLA format to cite the quotes. (2)
 * Conclusion- refer back to your thesis. Move beyond summary.
 * Essays will be graded with The Morgan School Reading Rubric.

**Part 2- Shakespeare Passage **

 * Actively read a short passage from a Shakespeare play
 * Answer multiple choice questions on the passage.

**Part 4- To Kill a Mockingbird **
>>> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%; line-height: 27px;">Study Suggestions- Review your reading quizzes and assignments from To Kill a Mockingbird. Make certain you can answer these To Kill a Mockingbird study questions. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%; line-height: 27px;">
 * <span style="color: #ce1cdd; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Answer multiple choice questions on the novel.

**<span style="color: #cc1cdd; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Part 5- Vocabulary from lessons 8-14 **
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Study Suggestions- Review with the Power Plus online flashcards and the online games: Power Plus Quizlet site- select 9th grade- or the Power Plus Vocabulary Test site.


 * <span style="color: #cc1cdd; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Part 6-Identifying Sentence Errors **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Study Suggestions: Review all of the identifying sentence errors and improving sentence exercise in the vocabulary book. Practice with the interactive exercises on Grammar Bytes