2nd GP English Exam
Start: Nov 23, '12Location: 2nd year wing
Pointers for Review: Noting Details (sequencing), Making Inferences and Getting the Meaning of Vocabulary through Context Clues (multiple choice), Identifying Figures of Speech (multiple choice), Explaining Figures of Speech/Figurative Language (short answer), Identifying Descriptive Details and Dominant Impression (chart completion), Writing Adjective Clauses (short answer), Making Connections between the text and your experiences in school (paragraph writing). For Honors 2-A: Also explaining the satire ("a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc.") in The Ugly Duckling. Some tips for the Tristan and Isolda reading material: Look up the summaries of Tristan and Isolda and write notes on the 13th-14th pages. Also summarize each of the 7 scenes in Tristan and Isolda. Lastly, look up all C/S and Sensory Words, Figures of Speech (make sure you can explain them), and Adjective Clauses. Be conscious of the Dominant Impression you are creating.