Final Exam Overview Reading and Writing 2

What this exam measures How ready you are for the Keystone Exam How closely you can read and interpret Fiction and Nonfiction How much you’ve learned in this class this year.

What this exam consists of 40 Multiple Choice Questions (40 Points) One Constructed Response Paragraph (20 Points) The readings One Poem (fiction) One excerpt from a Short Story (fiction) One Informative Text (nonfiction) One Speech (nonfiction)

How should you review/study for this test? Review the Final Exam Terms sheet. You will be able to use this on the test but you should look it over anyways. Review the Final Exam Question Types sheet. This breaks down what you’ll basically see in each section. In class practice today and tomorrow.

Paragraph Reminders: Make sure you answer the prompt in the first sentence. BUT don’t say more than you need to in your topic sentence. Make sure you use the correct terminology when using literature terms, speech terms, or propaganda terms. Make sure you provide quotes that go along with you supporting details. Make sure you explain your supporting details and quoted material.

What else can you do? Reread Poe’s “Annabel Lee” Read Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” Read Poe’s Biography, “Poe’s Life: Who is Edgar Allan Poe?” Read Mary Fisher’s speech, “A Whisper of AIDS”

Other things to keep in mind… Be willing to take your time and read the entire passage. IF YOU TRY TO JUST SCAN FOR ANSWERS YOU WILL PROBABLY FAIL THE TEST Be willing to go back to the text to identify the best possible answer. Read the questions closely so you know what you’re being asked. Spend A LOT of time writing a solid paragraph. 7-15 sentences, use of quoted material, explain supporting details, focus on the prompt’s question