ENG I Midterm Exam Review 2024 PDF

Midterm Exam Review 2024 English I Exam Format Your exam will consist of three different kinds of questions: 1.​ 40 Multiple Choice - These questions will test your knowledge of what we read for class. You must be able to identify authors, titles, characters, quotes and important feature...

Midterm Exam Review 2024 English I Exam Format Your exam will consist of three different kinds of questions: 1.​ 40 Multiple Choice - These questions will test your knowledge of what we read for class. You must be able to identify authors, titles, characters, quotes and important features of the text (see Texts and Key Concepts below). The multiple choice questions will also address grammar concepts. Some questions will introduce short passages followed by questions covering key concepts from class. Some of the passages may be new to you. 2.​ 1 Sentence Diagram 3.​ 2 Analytical Paragraphs - You will be given an unfamiliar passage to read. You will then be asked to provide an analytical paragraph (of 8-10 sentences) in response to a prompt. Use the analytical paragraphs from past assignments to help you study. See paragraph rubric below. Texts and Key Concepts The exam will cover the following topics from class: Texts: Grammatical concepts: ​ True Grit by Charles Portis ​ Sentence Diagramming ​ Short Stories: ​ Parts of Speech ○​ ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’ by Ernest ​ Prepositions / Prepositional Phrases Hemingway (Adverbial and Adjectival) ○​ ‘Araby’ by James Joyce ​ Compounds ○​ ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ by Ray ​ Verbs and Verb Types (IC, TA) Bradbury ​ Verb Complements (DOs, IOs) ○​ ‘Harrison Bergeron’ by Kurt Vonnegut ○​ ‘The Luncheon’ by Somerset Maugham Literary concepts: ○​ ‘The Cask of Amontillado’ by Edgar Allen ​ Characterisation Poe ​ Setting ​ Poems: ​ Conflict ○​ ‘Ozymandius’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley ​ Plot ○​ ‘We Wear the Mask’ by Paul Laurence ​ Dramatic Situation (SOAPSTone) Dunbar ​ Tone (DIDLS) ○​ ‘Those Winter Sundays’ by Robert Hayden ○​ ‘The Tyger’ by William Blake ○​ ‘Digging’ by Seamus Heaney  Paragraph Reminders Your paragraph should have the following elements: 1.​ Topic sentence that states your central argument. 2.​ Evidence (a minimum of two direct quotes) that proves, explains or illustrates your argument. It should be accompanied by analysis that provides further context and insight into the meaning of the evidence and how it relates to your argument. (Think ‘P-I-E’.) 3.​ Concluding sentence/’clincher’. 4.​ Also, note that your paragraphs should utilise proper sentence structures, correct punctuation, capitalisation and spelling throughout your paragraph. 1.​ Paragraph Rubric Points Focus (20%) Failure to meet basic Your topic sentence is ☐ argumentative, ☐ accurate, ☐ precise and requirements may necessitate a ☐ insightful. Your paragraph ☐ maintains focus for its entirety. rewrite and late penalty. Development of Ideas (40%) ☐ Misreading leads to a faulty You support your argument with ☐ sufficient ☐ well-chosen assertion. evidence. You ☐ embed and incorporate your evidence with ☐ ☐ Insufficient or irrelevant appropriate context. evidence. Your commentary ☐ thoroughly establishes how and why your evidence supports your claim. You maintain a ☐ coherent line of reasoning. Organization (10%) ☐ Connections between ideas Your paragraph presents all of your ideas in a ☐ logical order and are confusing or absent. employs ☐ transitions. Style (15%) ☐ Relies on forms of ‘to be’. Your style is unique: You employ ☐ strong verbs, ☐ limit repetition ☐ Repetitive or confusing and use ☐ all words in their proper context. phrasing. ☐ Poor word choice. Grammar & Mechanics (15%) ☐ Distracting errors. Your writing demonstrates a command of ☐ spelling, ☐ capitalisation, ☐ punctuation and ☐ grammar usage. Total (out of 100)