Ms. Hatfield’s 2015 Semester I Exam
Study Guide for English II
You will have
two Open Response questions on the literature portion of your exam. The short
essay questions are designed for you to show mastery in the following areas:
· Identifying
and explaining theme between two texts, including how the author uses characters,
setting, and plot developments to shape the theme.
·
Continuing
a creative narrative while maintain the same tone and mood as the author.
The pieces
of literature will be:
-
"Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
- An excerpt from Bram Stoker's "To the Rescue"
- An excerpt from "Ice" by Toni Cade Bambara
The remainder of the exam will be used to assess your mastery of the skills that you have studied this semester.
Common Core State Standards Taught and Studied during 1st Semester
Reading Literature Skills
RL.10.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.10.2 - Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
RL.10.3 - Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
RL.10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
RL.10.5 - Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
Reading Informational Text Skills
RI.10.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI.10.2 - Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI.10.3 - Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
RI.10.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
RI.10.5 - Analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).
RI.10.6 - Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
Language Skills
L.10.1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.10.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Language Progressive Skills
LP.10.3.1f -Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
LP.10.4.1f - Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to/too/two; there/their).
LP.10.5.1d - Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
LP.10.6.1d - Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
LP.10.6.1e - Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.
LP.10.6.3a - . Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.3
LP.10.6.3b - Maintain consistency in style and tone.