Study+Guide

Trim 1 Exam Study Guide:

 * 1) Literary elements.
 * 2) Theme-pg. 19
 * 3) Setting- pg. 50
 * 4) Humor- pg. 63
 * 5) Folktale- pg. 76
 * 6) Frame Story- pg. 125


 * 1) Grammar.
 * 2) Subject, Verb agreement (as seen in Quia)
 * 3) Antecedent Agreement (Quia)


 * 1) Reading
 * 2) “Left to Tell” (text placed on the exam, but please be familiar with the general background of the story)
 * 3) Vocabulary from: //Iguana, Tselane and the Giant, Anansi’s Fishing Expedition, The Voter, Sundiata, Tribal Scars.//
 * 4) Questions from the biography of “Oladuah Equiano”. (The text will NOT be placed on the exam, you will be sent a copy by email. If you do not get a copy from me, you have to let me know. My email is: profesor.smart@gmail.com)

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 * 1) Listening
 * 2) Questions about the following in-class activities:
 * 3) Ghosts of Rwanda Part I
 * 1) Ghosts of Rwanda Part II
 * 1) “I Forgive You”

October 4th Weekly Test Study Guide:

I. "Tselane and the Giant" a. Literature-based questions.

II. Assigned story from 5 selections.- YOU ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STORY ASSIGNED TO YOU AND YOUR GROUP. ("Sundiata", "Dress that Sang", "Tribal Scars", "The Voter", "Life in Benin") a. Literary Elements: Character description, Plot, Setting, Conflict. b. Go over plot diagram elements.

IV. Cumulative vocabulary from ALL stories a. Identifying terms in context.

V. Grammar- Centers reviewed in class on Thursday 09/29 and Monday 10/01 a. Appositives b. Pronouns c. Past participle use.

VI. Reading Comprehension Section a. SAT prompt with multiple choice questionnaire

September 6th Weekly Test Study Guide

As you know by now, Tuesday the 6th of September marks the day of our first weekly test. Hopefully you have been participating in class, writing, reading and studying in English. If not, this is your final hope. Please go over the study guide and ask any questions you might have before it's too late.

As far as I understand so far, the only competencies that the test will cover are READING and LITERATURE. That said, there isn't much to study. However, if you have not read //The Iguana// and //Anansi's Fishing Exposition// you better do so now. There are plenty of RECALLING and INTERPRETING questions that require you to have read the story. So please DO it! For good measure, you should answer the reading comprehension questions which follow the story in your textbook. There are only 10. Don't exhaust yourself, but you should be able to answer a few of the questions without breaking much of a sweat. Besides, we did some of these exercises in class. If you want to discuss aspects of the story with me or others, please feel free to do so.

In addition to reading the two short stories, you should review the short article on African Culture pages 30-37. There is a reading guide and activity in the Module section which I showed you in class today.

Most of the exam is multiple choice. This does not mean it is easy. If you do not know the answer to a question, you will only have a 25% chance at guessing the correct answer. Studying will improve those odds a great deal. In addition there are a couple of short essay type questions. They refer to the stories and the article on African culture like the multiple choice questions. Again, if you do the readings and the exercise I made for you in module 1 you should have no trouble getting through the test ok.

Cheers.
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