Midterm Review
Did you know founder of FACEBOOK set up a blog for a course he was taking and passed the class simply by reading the posts? Let's see how much we can help each other prepare for the midterm. Below are some areas you may want to post on. Please post 2-3 review items on 5.2 and 5.3.You may have one page of handwritten notes to reference on the midterm. The following are some key areas that you can expect to see on the exam:
1) Questions that test your understanding of a reading selection.
2) Questions that test your understanding of the way in which a selection is written.
Examples:
- The main purpose of the first paragraph is to...
- The main purpose of the essay is to...
- Identifying examples of irony, metaphor, hyperbole, simile,symbolism, and personification in the selection.
-Identifying the use of extended metaphor, hyperbole, logical persuasion, and sensory language.
- Which details support the idea that____?
3) Questions that ask you to analyze the way in which a selection is written.
Examples:
- How does the author organize and present ideas in the essay?
- How does the author support his ideas?
- How does the author's personality affect his writing?
- How does that author express his ideas? ( allusions, use of irony, persuasive argumnet,or use of allegory)
- What bias does the author reveal in his/her writing?
- Describe the mood in the first half of the story and tell how it changes in the second half.
4) Questions that ask you to analyze and evaluate a passage.
Examples:
- Is the author's argument still valuable today? In which ways is it archaic and outdated?
- Describe the tone of the essay.
- What theme is expressed in the first paragraph of the essay?
- Which statements show the use an emotional appeal to a person's conscience rather than an appeal to reason?
- Why does the author draw a comparison between ____ and ____?
- In your opinion, how persuasive is the author's argumnet and why?
5) Proofreading and Revision:
- subject/ verb agreement
- correct word usage ( that, which/ who/ whom)
- sentence structure
- correct capitalization and punctuation
- use of transitions
* For practice on revision and proffreeading, go to the textbook link from the Parkview website and select "High School Language Arts" and then "Test Practice."
Please begin to review for your semester exam. You may post examples from previouse lessons where you have practiced the above skills.
Other terms to know:
Allusions
Irony
Allegory
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
4 comments:
In Discussion Board 2.3 2011-2012, we studied literary devices. Literary devices such as similes, metaphors, hyperboles, etc. are often tested on midterms and finals. It may also be useful to refer back to Discussion Board 3.2 2011-2012, in which we studied theme. Being able to understand and analyze the theme of a story is an important skill that becomes helpful during testing.
In 3.4, we learned about Active and Passive voice. Passive voice has more words in a sentence, which makes it wordier; and active voice has less words, and it’s right to the point. Rearranging your sentences so they will fit better in the sentence can help you get a better grade on essay questions. In 4.1, we studied about thesis statements. A thesis statement should have the following: Position, purpose, format, parallelism, and bias. Writing a good thesis statement will capture the reader’s attention.
In Discussion Board 4.2 we studied conflict. Conflict is the essence of fiction. It creats plot. The conflicts we encounter can usually be identified as one of four kinds. The four kinds include, Man versus Man, Man versus Nature, Man versus Society, and Man versus Self. I believe that being able to understand conflict is important and helpful during mid-terms.
In The discussion board 3.4 we learned about active and passive voice. "Active voice makes the writing more interesting. And when the subject receives the action or is not personally doing the action, the voice is passive."
Here is active and passive voice in a shorter defenition.
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