10th Lit/Comp Fall Semester Final Exam Study Guide
Exam Schedule
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Wednesday December 16: A2, A3, A4
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Thursday December 17: B2, B3, B4
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Friday December 18: A1, B1
Important
Reminders
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The final exam is worth 20% of your final grade
in this course.
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Please bring a #2 pencil to the exam.
Exam Format
and Content
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The final exam will ask students to read
passages that they haven’t seen before, and answer comprehension and analysis
questions based on those passages.
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To prepare for the final exam, please practice
reading strategies with challenging informational and literary texts, and
review the following skills and concepts:
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Informational texts:
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Identifying audience
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Organization
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Main idea
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Persuasive techniques
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Making predictions
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Author’s purpose
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Telling the difference between opinion and fact
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Literary texts:
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Characteristics of different genres
(specifically, what are the identifying characteristics of myths, stories,
satires, and legends)
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Types of conflict
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Setting
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Drawing inferences
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Tone
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Metaphor
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Allegory
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Simile
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Irony
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Figurative language
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Identifying climax
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Identifying theme
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Mood
