Meet in Ms. Tong's room by 12:35 at the latest. Be sure to go to the bathroom before the exam starts as we don't have anyone to accompany you.
Bring water, two sharpened pencils, two pens, and dress in layers in case the room's temperature varies. It will be cool if you are in line of a vent, for example.
You cannot double space as there is not enough room in the booklet so clear writing is absolutely essential. You will have scrap paper to create what / so what charts or to revise thesis statements.
You will need post-it notes as you cannot write in the mock readings booklet.
You must stay the entire time or until you have finished each section completely.
If you leave early and you have not finished the exam, none of it will be marked.
Make arrangements to be picked up after school if you miss your bus.
The exam lasts 3 hours. 12:36 to 3:36 (depending on what time we get started)
Study.
Make sure you know:
1. our vocabulary words
2. our literary must-have lists
3. where you need to improve your writing
4. how to integrate and cite quotations
5. how to use sentence variety and verbs for a formal effect
6. how to show and not tell
7. how to punctuate dialogue (for the story you have to write on the exam)
8.
how to make your story interesting (details, description, short
paragraphs, accurate word choice, good character development, symbols,
put the symbol in the title, show but don't TELL your theme
9. reading on and between the lines
10. how to create a what/so what chart
11. how to infer
12. how to go beyond the obvious
13. how to write a literary paragraph with a strong thesis
14. how to make your writing style stand out from the crowd. Never start with the prompt. Make your writing unique. Start with in medias res. You can even do that on the compare and contrast section C of the exam.
When you read the poem, do so slowly and carefully. It make take several readings to understand it completely.
Re-read all the work Ms. Moyes and I have marked so that you are confident going in.
Good luck.
