(Not for St. Abe's; from an old class) Mr. Schwager's Final Exam Review

Your final exam consists of one essay response and one multiple choice test. 

I.  The Essay

• You will have 50 minutes to respond to an essay analysis prompt.  You will be given a passage to read along with a prompt to apply to the passage.  In your case, there will be two passages, and you may choose which one you would like to respond to. 

Example prompt:  

Background: In South Africa, countless men have died in the deep mines, extracting precious metals for the world (whether the traditional gold and diamond mines or the new tantalum mines for cell phones).  They leave families and tribes to live in large work camps, often disintegrating the social fabric and stability of their home region.

In a well-developed essay, explain how Paton employs literary elements and persuasive technique to show both the misuse (implied) and proper use (described) of money. What, fundamentally, has gone wrong with society's view of money?

“For [gold] mines are for men, not for money. And money is not something to go mad about, and throw your hat into the air for. Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures. Money is to make happy lives of children. Money is for security, and for dreams, and for hopes and for purposes. Money is for buying the fruits of the earth, of the land where you were born” ( Paton 204-205).


II. Multiple Choice Test

• You will have the following sections on your multiple choice test:
• Persuasion: ethos, pathos, logo (no logical fallacies)
• Poetry forms and terms
• Example forms and terms: villanelle, clerihew, limerick, imagery, blank verse, alliteration, sonnet, assonance, rhythm, rhyme, onomatopoeia, apostrophe, contrast, hyperbole, allusion, tone, pun, meter
• Suffixes: able--ity
• The final punctuators (dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipses, slash).  
  • Example question: Which punctuator above is best used to highlight information or cause an inserted phrase or expression to stand out?
   

Block Day 5/14-15 ~ Finish Debates!

*Open

• Suffixes
• ite - nature of, quality of, mineral product
• ity,ty - state of, quality

*Debates

HW: Finish *novel assignment and get Star app.

Wednesday 5/12 ~ Debates

*Open

• Suffixes
• ism - system, manner, condition, characteristic
• ist - one who, that which

*Debates

HW: Finish *novel assignment and get Star app.

Final Exam Schedule

Tuesday 5/12 ~ Debates!

*Open

• Suffixes
• ion, sion, tion - act, result, or state of
• ish - origin, nature, resembling

*Debates

HW: Finish the novel assignment and get Star app. 

Monday 5/11 ~ Are you ready for your debate?

*Open

• Suffixes
• ile - relating to, suited for, capable of
• ine - nature of

*Debate

• Periods 2 & 5 ~ Debate time!
• Periods 4 & 6 ~ Work time.

*Novel Assignment

*Homework: Please get the Star Testing app on your ipad. 

Debate Due Dates

Block Day ~ Can you FLOW?

*Open

• Suffixes
• ice - condition, state, quality
• id, ide - a thing connected with or belonging to.

*Grammar Review from Bedford

• Exercise 39-1 Directions: Edit the following sentences to correct errors in punctuation, focusing especially on appropriate use of the dash, parentheses, brackets, ellipsis mark, and slash. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Answers to lettered sentences appear in the back of the book. 

1. The old Valentine verse we used to chant says it all: “Sugar is sweet, / And so are you.”
2. In studies in which mothers gazed down at their infants in their cribs but remained facially unresponsive, for example, not smiling, laughing, or showing any change of expression, the infants responded with intense weariness and eventual withdrawal.
3. There are three points of etiquette in poker: 1. always allow someone to cut the cards, 2. don’t forget to ante up, and 3. never stack your chips.
4. In Lifeboat, Alfred Hitchcock appears [some say without his knowledge] in a newspaper advertisement for weight loss.
5. The writer Chitra Divakaruni explained her work with other Indian American immigrants: “Many women who came to Maitri [a women’s support group in San Francisco] needed to know simple things like opening a bank account or getting citizenship. . . . Many women in Maitri spoke English, but their English was functional rather than emotional. They needed someone who understands their problems and speaks their language.”

*Debate

• EQ: What is Flowing?

• A: Flowing is a specific way to take notes when listening to a debate.
• Watch this video and brainstorm arguments for one of these topics as a class debate.

• Should women be allowed in combat?
• Should Monte Vista stop having a dress code?
• Are selfies dumb?
• Should it be illegal for kids under the age of 5 to play video games?
• Should violent video games be banned?
• Is Twitter really better than Instagram? (or Facebook, etc...)
• Do school uniforms help the learning environment? 
• Should the U.S. give federal emergency funds to Nepal in their time of need? 

*Check for understanding: Did the team continue to address each of the main THEMES throughout the debate?

* The New SAT

• The new essay will be 50 min. and feature a passage to analyze.  Your study of persuasive argument (ethos, pathos, logos), research, article evaluation, annotations, and debate preparation are excellent analytical groundwork. 
• The new SAT will have a new scoring rubric. 
• You will be scored in three areas:
• 1. Reading: How well do you understand WHAT the text actually says?
• 2. Analysis: How well do you understand HOW it says what it says?  How well are you applying the prompt to the text in your essay (the analytical task)?
• 3. Writing: How well do you write (good structure, grammar, spelling, word choice)?
• In each of those three, you will receive a score of 1 to 4.  Instead of combining the three, you will have three separate numbers (such as 3,2,2).  To make matters a bit more complicated, you have two readers whose individual scores combine.  Thus, you will actually see something between 2 and 8 for each of the three categories when you actually take the test.  Yes, quite a few changes.
• Now look over the sample SAT rubric. 
• Review more details about what the new SAT will ask you to do. 

HW:

• Read your outside reading novel.
• Read over the sample SAT passage and example essays. 

Wednesday 5/6 ~ How will my debate be graded?

*Open

• Suffixes
• hood - order, condition, quality
• ic - nature of, like

An Example of Slash Misuse

• Go to Bedford Punctuation: The Slash (39: Other Punctuation)
• Copy down the rules.
• Give two example sentences.

*Debate

• Turn in printed speech outline.
• Go over rubric.
• Partner work time.

*HW: Finish cards (Five cards per person. Focus in on your three main THEMES. Each card must have at least three bullet points with the source on the back). 

Tuesday 5/2 ~ EQ: What three THEMES will your team focus on in the speeches?

*Open

• ful - full of
• fy - make

*Debate ~ Assign due dates for next week.

*Debate ~ Speech formats

• Write your speech outlines! Make sure you work with your partner so that you both focus on the same three THEMES and that you use different evidence in the opening and closing speeches. 

HW: Bullet-point speeches due tomorrow! Hard copy please.
*Five note cards due on block day.

Monday 5/1 ~ What actually happens in a debate?

*Open

• Suffixes
• et, ette - small one, group
• fic - making, causing

• Go to Bedford Punctuation: The Ellipsis (39: Other Punctuation)
• Copy down the two rules and the tip.
• Give two example sentences

*Debate

• Go over Debate Format.
• Get credit for HW charts filled out. Which are your strongest three THEMES? 
• Now use THEMES to prepare your cards! 

Lines Side
Organize your cards by THEME.

This one is all about MONEY.

Each number corresponds with its matching website on the reverse.



Blank Side

The numbered websites correspond the the numbered notes on the other side.




*It is important to keep track of your sources just in case your opponents ask you to prove the information isn't made up.

What kind of Evidence do I put on my card?

• Facts/Statistics
• Quotes
• Cause/Effect
• Anecdotes (short stories)
• Opinion (from experts or general)
• Hypothetical examples
• Comparisons 

In class, research with your partner. Make as many cards as you can. Do not repeat any information. Instead, split the THEMES between the two of you. Work together to form a well rounded argument with many angles and as much evidence as possible.

HW: 5 cards per person (at least 3 points each) are due on Block Day. You definitely want more cards before your debate, but this will be a good start.
*Don't forget to get your AWC on turnitin.com.
*Bring your day planner so that we can arrange your debate due dates.
*Keep reading your novel!