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=**Final Exam 183RW- Review -**= = = =Test Date: Tuesday, December 14, 7:30-9:30pm= Rules: The test starts at 7:30pm and ends at 9:30pm sharp. Arrive early. You will not be allowed to us any dictionaries. Bring two pencils and your own eraser.

85 POINTS TOTAL - 15% 0F OVERALL GRADE

Types of Questions:

Sentence fill-in - you must provide the correct form of a verb provided for you. Examples: Gerund or infinitive? (teach) you how to swim has been my biggest challenge.

Active or passive? He _(take) to the police station for questioning. He __(eat) with his children every night.__

__You choose the correct word from a word bank and then you put it in its proper form within a sentence or a paragraph:__ __put on figure out take back grow up sit around keep on__

__Jamie__ the sweater she bought because it was too small.

We just had to _ __and wait for the man to finish fixing our car.__

__(You should know the meanings of all the phrasal verbs in Ch 6 and Ch 8)__

__Matching: Vocabulary word - Definition__

__Make sure you know the definitions to these words from Unit 1. Some of these will be on the final:__

__Nouns:__ __(People)__ __anchor__ __reporterjournalistcorrespondenteditorcelebritymedia__ __Verbs__ __convicthoundbombardarrestpay the price__ __justifyallege__

__Nouns: tabloid__ __scrutiny (scrutinize-verb)__ __speculation (speculate-verb)__ __judgment (judge- verb)__ __anguish (She was sick from her anguish.)__

__Combine a pair of sentences using an identifying adjective clause:__

__Examples:__

__The shoe fell out of the box.__ __The box was sitting on the shelf.__ _

The man began to cough uncontrollably. The man was standing in line in front of me. _

__The animal shelter is closed on Saturdays.__ __The animal shelter is located next to the police station.__ _

Reading Comprehension - You will be given an excerpt from a reading in your book. You will answer questions regarding that selection.

Writing: You will read one short article that is not in your book and you will write a well-organized paragraph of up to 100 words to answer the question provided. Your paragraph must be NO MORE than 100 words, so you must be very organized. You will need to cite the article and its author, provide a clear topic sentence, 2-3 supporting details, and a concluding sentence. You must use reporting verbs and paraphrase techniques to avoid plagiarism. (See Ch 4)

Paragraph Structure 1. You will be given a paragraph in which you have to identify the following: the topic sentence, controlling idea, supporting details, transition words, unnecessary sentences, and the concluding sentence.

2. You will have to identify ideas which support or do not support a given topic sentence.

Example: Which idea does not support the topic sentence? Mrs. Olsen serves at the homeless shelter on Thursdays because she remembers growing up in a poor family with lots of children. a. the services offered at the homeless shelter b. what her childhood was like c. how many children Mrs. Olsen has You should be able to identify the following writing strategies: Parallel structure Chronological sequence Sentence length variation Quoted or direct speech.

**Tests:**
//Unit Tests will be on Tuesdays in order to allow you more time to prepare.// Study for your test on Chapter 2 December 6 - Study Guide: Read //Frank McCourt// ( Focus: paragraph 12, and paragraph 19, paragraphs 28-33) Read //The Miracle// (Focus: paragraphs 3-5) Study and memorize the vocabulary on page 37. You should know what all those words mean. What is a synonym? What is an antonym? What is an analogy? (page 37) Study the rules for gerunds and infinitives on page 39-40. Practice them. Memorize the rules. Do #2 on page 40. Practice making sentences like those on page 41. You should know how to do p. 42-45. You should know the parts of a paragraph. Practice finding all the parts of a paragraph in the paragraph on page 19 at the bottom of the page (#1) also - go to the following link and try to analyze that paragraph. Look for topic sentences, controlling ideas, supporting details, transitions, conclusions. Underline and label them. []

**__Here is your study guide:__**
1. P. 116 Make sure you know the meaning of the vocabulary words and how they are used in sentences. Look up the words you do not know.

2. Read //Justin Lebo// and pay special attention to the last paragraph. Make sure you understand WHY Justin Lebo does what he does. Do you think it is a good reason? Why do you do the voluntary things you do? Think about it.

3. Memorize the list of the benefits of community service on page 123.

4. Study the words on pages 128-129 and study the sentences we made for them. Make sure you know how to use each word.

5. Study the words used in writing for concessions: __although, though, even though, inspite of the fact that, despite the fact that__. You will have to read a paragraph and identify sentences in it which are concessions... it is not hard if you know these key words. They are the key to cue you in that the author is making a concession.

6. Study p. 141 about Introductions -- there are three techniques people use in introductions -- you should be able to identify which one is being used: 1) a statement about why the topic is important 2) a provocative question 3) a relevant story.

7. P 142 talks about three techniques for conclusions: 1. tell a relevant story (an anecdote) 2. ask a final qustion that makes the reader think, and 3. make a prediction about the future.

8. You will also be asked to write about the community center you researched for your homework.

Tuesday (during the second hour): Mid-term on Vocabulary /grammar/ reading comprehension from chapter 8
Study suggestions: Write down each __vocabulary__ word that is in the bold letters in the reading from page 177 on a card. Write down its meaning on the other side of the card. Study the __phrasal verb hand-out__ I gave you. You will have to know what those words mean for the test. For example, do you know what phrasal verbs have the same meaning as: **invented, examined, increased, became popular, exploited, removed, lowered, flipped, appeared, started?** Do you know how to write the the phrasal verbs in their past tense forms?

**Thursday - (during first hour) Writing** - You will have to write an in-class essay of 200-300 words.
Suggestions for study: Review your transitional words and paragraph structure. The Review the readings in chapter 8 and everything you have written. Look at and study the mistakes you made. Re-write the sentences correctly...practice...practice...practice. This will help you pass the mid-term.

__**You must reduce your grammatical mistakes**__ **in order to pass into the next level of ESL.** YOU must work at it and spend extra time on it. Here are some ideas for you to do this. 1. __**Review your Bluebook Journals** for common mistakes__. Make a list of the mistakes that you made over and over and try to figure out what the problems are. If you have any questions, bring them on Tuesday or e-mail me. 2. __Here is the **best website for you to practice**__ those grammar problems you have: [] Type in whatever you are having trouble with -- click on verb tenses or modals and try the exercises - it's fun! 3. Are you having trouble with articles? start here: [] and go through all the exercises and more.

4**. __Review pp 218-223 about Comparison and Contrast Essays__**
 * Practice charting your ideas (page 218).
 * Memorize the important points of essay writing (page 219)
 * Review and memorize how to use special subordinators for this kind of essay (page 222-223)
 * Practice using "just as" and "as" in sentences. Write some sentences.
 * Practice using " whereas" and "while" in sentences. Write some sentences.


 * Write sentences with "similarly" and "in the same way" and "likewise".
 * Write sentences with "in contrast" and "on the other hand" and "however".

__Tuesday Sept. 28 Unit 4 Test --__
-Read a selection and answer questions on it. (**Reading Comprehension)** -Group similar **vocabulary** words together. See p. 80 in your book for this (go to Homework 9-23 for more on this) -Complete sentences with the correct **vocabulary** words. -Identify adjective clauses in a paragraph. (see p. 82) -Choose the best paraphrase of a given sentence (p.88-89 - __**review the rules**__ on p 89 carefully) -Write a summary paragraph with these 4 items: 1. Thesis 2. Important Details 3. Paraphrasing - Use your own words! 4. Vocabulary and grammar from the unit. Use four or more words from the vocabulary Use at least two adjective clauses.
 * What should you be able to do?**

For page 87 - most of you missed some of these. Please review them. You were to choose the BEST sentence that describes the main idea of the paragraph. Your answers should be: 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a

Tuesday, Sept. 14 Unit 1 test Identify the main idea of a paragraph and identify a topic sentence. You should know the vocabulary, idioms and passive verb forms. You will have to read a passage and answer questions about it. You will have 25 min. to write a paragraph using vocabulary and grammar from the unit. I will be looking for a topic sentence with a controlling idea and details that support your topic sentence.

**Quizzes:**
1. You should be able to spell the words correctly. 2. You should be able to use each word in a sentence. For practice: __Use your dictionary__ over the weekend and look up each word. You can look them up on "Dictionary.com" or other on-line dictionaries. All of these dictionaries should give you sentence examples. Write down these examples and study them.
 * October 5 -** __**Spelling and Vocabulary Test . Study the words on page 177.**__