AMERICAN LITERATURE MILESTONE
WHEN: May 4th and 5th, 2020 WHAT: ONE 90-MINUTE SECTION ON DAY 1 and TWO 70-MINUTE SECTIONS ON DAY 2. SELECTED (multiple choice), CONSTRUCTED (short answer), EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED (narrative), AND EXTENDED RESPONSE (essay) QUESTIONS WILL BE INCLUDED. RESOURCES AMERICAN LITERATURE MILESTONE EXAM BLUEPRINT HERE. AMERICAN LITERATURE ASSESSMENT GUIDE (as close as we can get to a study guide...) HERE TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES POWERPOINT TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES PDF |
Literary Time Periods Review:
American Literary Time Periods Through Post-Modernism PPT
American Literary Time Periods Through Postmodernism Quizlet
Literary Terms and Literary Time Period Kahoot
American Literary Time Periods Through Post-Modernism PPT
American Literary Time Periods Through Postmodernism Quizlet
Literary Terms and Literary Time Period Kahoot
Skills Review Practice Activities:
If there is a skill for which you feel you need more practice, and I have not added any
interactive exercises below, please let me know what you need so that I can add something for you.
If there is a skill for which you feel you need more practice, and I have not added any
interactive exercises below, please let me know what you need so that I can add something for you.
writingSelecting related evidence
Argument Ethos, pathos, and logos Structure of a paragraph Parallel Structure Explanation Parallel Structure Review 1 Parallel Structure Review 2 WRITING THE ESSAY
Persuasive Writing Quiz
Elements of the Essay Writing the Introductory Paragraph Thesis Statement/Topic Sentences Quiz Writing the Body Paragraph Writing the Conclusion the narrativeCOnstructed response
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READING SKILLSReading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension Practice 1 Reading Comprehension Practice 1 with answers Reading Comprehension Practice 2 Reading Comprehension Practice 2 with answers Foreshadowing
Explanation and Examples Literary Devices
Literary Devices Quiz: This is a pretty good overview of the literary devices you will see on your benchmark. Do not worry if you see some words on this review (synecdoche, metonymy, etc.) that we have not covered. :) A literary devices quizlet: HTTPS://QUIZLET.COM/83509945/LITERARY-TERMS-FLASH-CARDS/ Connotation and Denotation
Connotation and Denotation Quia with answers Analogies
Analogies explanation and practice quiz (You will get feedback at the end of the quiz. This is a review with simple examples, but it gives you a good overview of the types of analogies you might see on any given test.) |
GRAMMAR AND MECHANICSCapitalization
Conventions of Capitalization Cheat Sheet Capitalization Quiz (You will get feedback at the end of the quiz) Punctuation
Punctuation Cheat Sheet Colons and Semi-colons Quiz (You will get feedback at the end of the quiz.) Comma, Colon, Semi-Colon, or Period Quiz (You will get immediate feedback) |