Mid-Year+Exam+Freshman+CP+English

Mid- Year Exam Freshman CP English Wednesday January 21, 2015 10:00 am- 12:00 pm Room 43 Arrive by 9:55 am

I. Writing About Theme
 * ACTIVELY read a story: mark the text with notes, questions, observations
 * Determine the theme of the story: write a statement about life
 * Write an essay explaining the theme of the story
 * include a theme statement in your introduction
 * include paragraphs that explain the theme by referring to details within the text
 * integrate excerpts smoothly into your paragraphs: QUOTE SANDWICH
 * include a conclusion that moves beyond summary


 * Resources for Exam Preparation
 * Guidelines for Writing a Theme Statement
 * Sample Theme Statements and Guidelines for writing the theme essay
 * Quote Sandwich Guidelines
 * Quote Sandwich Rubric

II. Text Dependent Question- Answer a text dependent question on the short story.
 * answer all parts of the questions
 * include specific references to the words and images of the text
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Resources for exam preparation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">review text dependent questions for "The Scarlet Ibis" and "Lamb to the Slaughter"
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">review text dependent questions rubric

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">II. Multiple Choice
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">vocabulary lessons 1-7
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Of Mice and Men
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">selection from an epic
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">epic hero
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Nonfiction reading passage
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Improving Sentence Structure and Identifying Sentence Errors
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Poem- read a poem associated with The Odyssey; answer questions

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Power Plus Vocabulary Practice- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Power Plus Vocabulary Practice- Vocab Test <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Review quizzes, reading notes, discussion notes >> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Chicago High Schools article with multiple choice questions and answers >> English 10 Item Sampler- pages 3-5 is a nonfiction reading with questions <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> MajorTests.com- Identifying sentence errors and correcting sentence errors <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> Grammar Bytes Interactive Quizzes <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> OWLPurdue Punctuation <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">SOAPSTone graphic organizer How to Read a Poem:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5;">Resources for Exam Preparation:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Vocabulary Practice:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Of Mice and Men:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Nonfiction Reading Practice: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">Why People Get Tattoos- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">reading comprehension exercise
 * Grammar - Identifying Sentence Errors and Improving Sentences
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">Poetry