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EOC List-Minute ReviewI. Literature Comprehension Review1. Taking theTest -The test is not timed. Take advantage. -Review the question stems! Make sure to read each word carefully, and break the question down. -Use process of elimination, and cross out the answers you don’t want. Remember there are often TWO good answers, but only one is right. -Remember that one question sometimes informs another question. -Know the language of literature…see below.

2. Annotate the text, noting the difference between claims/opinions and evidence (facts, anecdotes, details).

3. Reading Poetry: Analyze poems using TPCASTT Method Title: What is it about? What double meanings may the title have? Paraphrasing: Be sure you can put the poem’s meanings into your own words. Connotative language: What parts of the poem are literal (realistic, factual), and what parts are connotative (figurative language, associations in meaning, thematic). Watch for repeated words, metaphors, conceits. Attitude toward subject: How does the author feel? Don’t forget authors often use IRONY, and can sometimes say the opposite of what they mean. Especially watch for UNDERSTATEMENT, where something important is expressed as not important for dramatic effect. Shifts in language/meaning: Poems usually “turn” to move toward a climax in action and/or meaning. Pay attention to the middle sections. Title Again: How the poem changes the meaning of the Title upon multiple readings Theme: What is the poem’s main idea? Don’t confuse the literal topic with the poem’s theme. Remember Sylvia Plath’s “Metaphors”. **Review Actively Learn Poetry Tasks to refresh your memory!

4. Reading Fiction: Fiction and poem have a lot in common, and TPCASTT method applies here too. However, with fiction, remember some key elements of narrative:

-IRONY…usually related to characters’ epiphanies-CHARACTERIZATION…usually the focus of most questions and writing prompts. Pay attention to what’s NOT said, and look for dramatic irony-FLASHBACKS & FORESHADOWING…know the difference-POINT OF VIEW…look for shifts in points of view, who is telling the story? -ALLUSIONs to other works of literature…especially Biblical and mythological allusions-DIALOGUE…look for words that suggest ideas or feelings from the characters…look for meaningful double entendre or language that suggests unspoken meaning s-SYMBOLISM…when OBJECTS, NAMES, COLORS & SETTING stand for ideas that connect to the theme. -CONFLICT…the theme of a work of literature is always connected to what characters learn from the conflict. Remember there is interior conflict and exterior, and these are not always the same. -MOOD & TONE…the mood is the emotional, physical feelings of the setting. The TONE is the author’s attitude. REVIEW TONE WORDs.

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5. Reading Nonfiction: Analyze nonfiction using SOAPSTONE Method

-SPEAKER: Who is writing/giving the speech? How is that important?--OCCASION: Why/Where was it written? What is the time period?-AUDIENCE: Who is the writing meant for, and how does this affect the writing?-PURPOSE: What is the author’s purpose for writing? -SUBJECT: Is the subject announced in the title? Is there a thesis? What is the real topic?-TONE: What is the author’s attitude? Does the author approve/disapprove? -STYLE: How does the author write? Are figures of speech (metaphor, allusion, similes, etc) used to describe important points?

Remember that nonfiction will be essays, charts & graphs, and research-based writing. Look for author’s main ideas, argumentative claims, and author’s strategies for organization. When annotating, take note of HOW the writing is organized: Classification, comparison-contrast, narrative, argument with reasons & evidence.

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II. WRITING ESSENTIALS REVIEW: 10th Grade English

GENERAL ADVICE

Short answers (one paragraph) These may or may not appear, and are usually worth 4 points.

1. Write a medium-long paragraph, 7-10 sentences.2. Break down the prompt, and answer all parts of it. If the prompt asks for two pieces of evidence, give at least two.

3. Pay attention to the rules for writing described in this review.

Multiparagraph compositions This is part of the test for certain, and is worth 12 points.

1. Write 5 paragraphs. See HIT/SEEC/BED method. 2. DO NOT submit without writing a draft and revising. Review your writing from this past year and take note of strengths and weaknesses.3. Break down the prompt and make sure your Thesis ANSWERS the prompt. 4. Use the prompt to ORGANIZE your BODY PARAGRAPHS.5. Use the editing and revision guide provided to revise before typing and submitting your answer. 6. Read aloud, even if its’ just in your own head!

7. Review sample essays from previous tests and how they were scored!

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ESSAY (“Multiparagraph Composition”) ORGANIZATION1. HAVE A METHOD. Write 3-5 paragraphs. Use HIT/SEEC/BED Method

HIT the INTRO (1 paragraph)--Hook: the reader with something interesting that appeals to the senses. DO NOT start with a summary. DO NOT start by discussing the text as though it has been introduced already.--Introduce: Introduce the text or address the topic using key words from the prompt.--Thesis: Make sure your thesis contains the topic and the controlling idea (opinion about the topic. Use the prompt to check your thesis!

SEEC BODY PARAGRAPHS (1-3 paragraphs)

---State the topic as it SUPPORTS YOUR THESIS: State the topic in a topic sentence, making certain your topic is a claim or assertion that proves the thesis.

---Explain: Explain how your assertion connects to the text or topic.

---Evidence: Provide 2-3 pieces of evidence using both paraphrase and direct quotes (10 words or less). CITE YOUR EVIDENCE with the last name or page number, or as directed by the assignment.

---Connect: Affirm how your discussion proves your thesis, and provide a transition to the next paragraph

Put the essay to BED in your CONCLUSION

---Bookend: Connect back to the Introduction. Give reader a sense of CLOSURE.

---End: End on something thought-provoking that connects your discussion to larger ideas or themes. Remember your reader!

---Don’t do the following: Review your essay one last time, editing for punctuation. DON’T use clichés such as “In conclusion,” “In my essay,” “Many similarities and differences,” “In society today, “ and so on.

2. KNOW HOW TO INCREASE YOUR SCORE:

A. Do not quote the text in the Introduction or Conclusion. B. Make your Thesis crystal clear, and make it the last sentence of the introduction

paragraph.C. Make sure each body paragraph STARTS with a topic sentence. D. AVOID “You” and “I” unless it’s appropriate. ABSOLUTELY AVOID vague, circular

reasoning. Always write from general to specific . E. READ ALOUD and check your transition words. Don’t use “although” when you mean

“however.”

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Integrating Quotes (Punctuation) Integrate Quotations into Sentences. Not every quote needs a comma!

  You should never have a quotation standing alone as a complete sentence, or, worse yet, as an incomplete sentence, in your writing.

There are at least four ways to integrate quotations.

1. Introduce the quotation with a complete sentence and a colon.

Example: In "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau states directly his purpose for going into the woods: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

Example: Thoreau's philosophy might be summed up best by his repeated request for people to ignore the insignificant details of life: "Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!"

Example: Thoreau ends his essay with a metaphor: "Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in."

This is an easy rule to remember: if you use a complete sentence to introduce a quotation, you need a colon after the sentence. Be careful not to confuse a colon (:) with a semicolon (;). Using a comma in this situation will most likely create a comma splice, one of the serious sentence-boundary errors.

2. Use an introductory or explanatory phrase, but not a complete sentence, separated from the quotation with a comma.

Example: In "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau states directly his purpose for going into the woods when he says, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

Example: Thoreau suggests the consequences of making ourselves slaves to progress when he says, "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us."

Example: Thoreau asks, "Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life?"

Example: According to Thoreau, "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us."

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You should use a comma to separate your own words from the quotation when your introductory or explanatory phrase ends with a verb such as "says," "said," "thinks," "believes," "pondered," "recalls," "questions," and "asks" (and many more). You should also use a comma when you introduce a quotation with a phrase such as "According to Thoreau."

3. Make the quotation a part of your own sentence without any punctuation between your own words and the words you are quoting.

Example: In "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau states directly his purpose for going into the woods when he says that "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."

Example: Thoreau suggests the consequences of making ourselves slaves to progress when he says that "We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us."

Example: Thoreau argues that "shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths, while reality is fabulous."

Example: According to Thoreau, people are too often "thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito's wing that falls on the rails."

Notice that the word "that" is used in three of the examples above, and when it is used as it is in the examples, "that" replaces the comma which would be necessary without "that" in the sentence. You usually have a choice, then, when you begin a sentence with a phrase such as "Thoreau says." You either can add a comma after "says" (Thoreau says, "quotation")  or you can add the word "that" with no comma (Thoreau says that "quotation.")

4. Use short quotations--only a few words--as part of your own sentence.

Example: In "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau states that his retreat to the woods around Walden Pond was motivated by his desire "to live deliberately" and to face only "the essential facts of life."

Example: Thoreau argues that people blindly accept "shams and delusions" as the "soundest truths," while regarding reality as "fabulous."

Example: Although Thoreau "drink[s] at" the stream of Time, he can "detect how shallow it is."

When you integrate quotations in this way, you do not use any special punctuation. Instead, you should punctuate the sentence just as you would if all of the words were your own. No punctuation is needed in the sentences above in part because the sentences do not follow the pattern explained under number 1 and 2 above: there is not a complete sentence in front

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of the quotations, and a word such as "says," "said," or "asks" does not appear directly in front of the quoted words.

All of the methods above for integrating quotations are correct, but you should avoid relying too much on just one method. You should instead use a variety of methods.

Notice the Punctuation!

Notice that there are only two punctuation marks that are used to introduce quotations: the comma and the colon (:). Note that a semicolon (;) is not used to introduce quotations.

Notice as well the punctuation of the sentences above in relation to the quotations.

If there are no parenthetical citations in the sentences (no author's name and page number in parentheses), the commas and periods go inside the final quotation mark ("like this.").

Semicolons and colons go outside of the final quotation mark ("like this";).

Question marks and exclamation points go outside of the final quotation mark if the punctuation mark is part of your sentence--your question or your exclamation ("like this"?). Those marks go inside of the final quotation mark if they are a part of the original--the writer's question or exclamation ("like this!").

The Proper Punctuation: Keeping in Simple

Remembering just a few simple forms can help you use the correct punctuation as you introduce quotations. There are some exceptions to the forms below, but they should help you use the correct punctuation with quotations most of the time.

Form 1: Complete sentence: "quotation." (If you use a complete sentence to introduce a quotation, use a colon (:) just before the quotation.)

Form 2: Someone says, "quotation." (If the word just before the quotation is a verb indicating someone uttering the quoted words, use a comma. Examples include the words "says," "said," "states," "asks," and "yells." But remember that there is no punctuation if the word "that" comes just before the quotation, as in "the narrator says that.") 

Form 3: Complete integration of short quotes. We have practiced this using MLA style all year. With completely integrated quotes, You should be able to remove the quotation marks and your sentence NOT be interrupted or incomplete!

Notice the periods and commas are inside the quotation marks. If you choose to use MLA parentheses, the periods and commas move to the RIGHT of the parentheses.

And remember that a semicolon ( ; ) never is used to introduce quotations.

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Quiz: From each set of sentences below, choose the sentence with the correct punctuation, if any punctuation is needed, between the writer's words and the quoted words.

Show questions one by one

1. Thoreau asks "If the bell rings, why should we run?"

A. Thoreau asks "If the bell rings, why should we run?" (no punctuation)

B. Thoreau asks, "If the bell rings, why should we run?"

C. Thoreau asks; "If the bell rings, why should we run?"

D.  Thoreau asks: "If the bell rings, why should we run?"

2. Thoreau says that "We are determined to be starved before we are hungry."

A.  Thoreau says that "We are determined to be starved before we are hungry." (no punctuation)

B.  Thoreau says that, "We are determined to be starved before we are hungry."

C.  Thoreau says that; "We are determined to be starved before we are hungry."

D.  Thoreau says that: "We are determined to be starved before we are hungry."

3. Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

A. Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary." (no punctuation)

B.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods, "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

C.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods; "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

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D.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods: "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

4. Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says that "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

A.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says that "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary." (no punctuation)

B.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says that, "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

C.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says that; "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

D.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says that: "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

5. Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

A.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary." (no punctuation)

B.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says, "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

C.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says; "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

D.   Thoreau explains why he decided to live in the woods when he says: "I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary."

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6. Thoreau summarizes how he thinks we can improve our lives "Simplify, simplify."

A.   Thoreau summarizes how he thinks we can improve our lives "Simplify, simplify." (no punctuation)

B.   Thoreau summarizes how he thinks we can improve our lives, "Simplify, simplify."

C.  Thoreau summarizes how he thinks we can improve our lives; "Simplify, simplify."

D.  Thoreau summarizes how he thinks we can improve our lives: "Simplify, simplify."

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COMMON PROBLEMS…YOU CAN AVOID

1. Punctuating & Capitalizing Titles. Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/8784835/punctuating-titles-flash-cards/ --See Chart For Examples.

2. Common Mistakes With Word Choice:--Spell “supposed to” with and -ED: SupposED to, UsED to, etc.--Write If I/he/she WERE, not If I/he/she WAS--Conditionals: HAD HE BEEN nicer, not “if he would have been nicer”--Dual pronoun mistake: “his…he” should be “the…he”. NO: She likes HER food that SHE ordered. YES: She like THE food that SHE ordered. --NOT “based off of” but based ON--TRANSITION WORDS that take COMMAS & their mistakes:

NO YES Though, = Nonetheless,

| But,= However,And also, = Moreover, Furthermore,And so, = Thus,Although, = (NEVER use this as first word of a sentence or paragraph!)Plus, = In additionComparing , = By comparison, Similarly, By contrast

3. More Common Style problems with essays:-Don’t start paragraphs with “THIS” or “Also”. There isn’t anything before that sentence!-Wordiness: Don’t repeat the same subject in two sentences. Combine instead. Example:

NO: Othello doesn’t believe Desdemona. Othello wants her dead.YES: Othello doesn’t believe Desdemona and wants her dead.

-Don’t put commas between compound verbs:NO: Othello doesn’t believe Desdemona, and wants her dead. YES: Othello doesn’t believe Desdemona and wants her dead.

-Don’t use the phrase “Being that” -Do not use “Although” when you mean “However,”-Review your work for fragements, comma splices, fused sentences-DO NOT use “In this essay I will” or similar phrases.-Don’t use direct quotes from your text in the Intro or Conclusion

4. Common Usage Errors To/Too/Two Hour/Our They’re/Their Its/Its LIE/LAY!

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Your/You’re Allusion/Illusion ` A lot/A lot REVIEW HERE: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

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