Final+Exam+Information

=FINAL EXAM FOR SEMESTER 2 (10% of semester grade)=

== We will practice for this essay in the week leading up to the exam. On *, you will receive the exam article packet. You will have the period and then overnight, to read the article packet, annotate, and prepare an outline. On *, you will write the in-class essay about the articles. You may use a brief, bullet-point outline to write the essay, plus the annotated articles. ** (KEY ELEMENTS BELOW) ** ==

== On exam day, you will take a 45-item test that will assess your ability to read closely and understand the elements of standard English. You will need your copy of the chapter from "Kaffir Boy," so be sure to bring it with you! You will also earn 5 points for having annotated the story well. ==

== The first __20 reading items__ will be based upon "Kaffir Boy." The __20 English items__ that follow the reading portion will test you on these skills: sentence structure, commas, semi-colons, pronoun agreement, subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, apostrophes, prepositions, consistency in style. Finally, 5 items will ask you to analyze elements of a POEM. ==

**Grammar Review **

 * (Page with many tutorials and links to practice websites!)**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7yvnUz2PLE
=__ Guidelines for a Successful Synthesis Essay __=

Essay uses proper grammar and mechanics and correct sentence structure.


= EXAM SCHEDULE -- Spring, 2018 =