Exam Review: And so it begins

Exam Preparation Guide - Pick a partner and address each topic in 5-7 sentences. Define, explain, decipher. Submit to Mr. Roark for 10% of your exam grade. Make sure both partners names are on the sheet (first and last).

1. 5 General A.C.T. Test-Taking Strategies-
2. Content Area Information (things you learned) -
5 Each for English, Reading, Math, Science
3. College Experience Information (things you learned about the process, college life, or academic programming)5 things.
4. THE MOST important thing you learned in this class (Consult your partner and give your own most important thing). Explain
5. Self-Awareness...What did you learn about yourself
6. Scholarship Application Essay...What is it? What is it used for?
7. Scholarship Application Process...
8. FAFSA - What is it? What is it used for? What is the timeline?
9. Scholarships, Grants, Loans - what are they? what are the differences?
10. Timeline for Senior Year (consult the Wells Fargo handout)
11. Grammar Topic YOU became an expert in (any of the topics from Grammarfest)
12. Writing - How do you eliminate subjectivity in your writing?

Exam Preparation

Please use the handouts to guide your preparation for exam week:
1. portfolio rubric
2. speech rubric
3. exam information (use the blog as well)

English/Roark Requirements for A.C.T. Portfolio

1. all grammarfest sheets (I-V) checked
2. all English and Reading tests scored and converted
3. Timeline for Senior Year
4. College Visit Sheets
5. Writing Information/Sample
6. Scholarship News (SHS)
7. Article Summaries (completed in Mr. Helenius' class, but no need to print for me)

Exam Review Focus Points

The topics listed below will all be covered on the exam. Corresponding page numbers for topics can be found at the beginning of the Red Book in the table of contents.

1. General A.C.T. Test-Taking Strategies
2. Content Area Information (things you learned) - 3 Each for English, Reading, Math, Science
3. College Experience Information (things you learned about the process, college life, or academic programming)
4. THE MOST important thing you learned in this class (Consult yourself)
5. Self-Awareness...What did you learn about yourself
6. Scholarship Application Essay...What is it? What is it used for?
7. Scholarship Application Process...
8. FAFSA - What is it? What is it used for? What is the timeline?
9. Scholarships, Grants, Loans - what are they? what are the differences?
10. Timeline for Senior Year (consult the Wells Fargo handout)
11. Grammar Topic YOU became an expert in (any of the topics from Grammarfest)
12. Writing - How do you eliminate subjectivity in your writing?

Please consult the Red Textbook for Any of the subject area questions. Start in the table of contents.

Grammarfest: Batch V

Sentence Stucture:

Subordinate and Dependent Clauses: 134 A, 137 A, 552 A, 553 B (no answer sheet), 556 A, 559 A, 562 A, 563 A, 566 A, 571 B

Run-ons: 586 A

Comma Splices (defined on 585): 587 B, 588 checkpoint

Sentence Fragments: 578 A, 579 A, 582 A,

Misplaced Modifiers: 545 A, B (dangling participles)

Verb Tense Shift (or voice): 611 A

Pronoun Shift (person, number, case): 667 checkpoint (1-15)

Updated First Semester Schedule

New Calendar:

Jan 19 and 20 were Exams days, are now normal days of instruction.
Jan 21 and 22 mid winter break
Jan 25 is a normal day of instruction.
Jan 26 and 27 are Exam days.
Jan 28 start of the second semester.

Grammarfest - Batch IV

Pronouns (471-477), (660-685)
473, 474, 476 EX., 662, 664 EX., 666 A,B; 667 checkpoint, 669, 673, 674 EX., 671 A,B, 676 A, 679, 681 EX., 682 Checkpoint, 684 A,B,C Application and Review.

Comparitive and Superlative Modifiers (692-694), (697-698), (838)
694 A, 695 B, Checkpoint A,B, 698 A, 701 A, B, 703 A

READ p. 838 - Comparative and Superlative Forms