Dr. Debs’ AmLit Study Guide
Part
Name
Time Allotted
Points
I
Grammar and Punctuation
20 Minutes
40
II
Unseen Text - Annotation
15 Minutes
30
III
Unseen Text – Comp Short Answers
15 Minutes
30
IV
Speech Analysis – Annotations
10 Minutes
20
V
Speech Analysis – Outlining
25 Minutes
40
VI
Speech Analysis – Essay
25 Minutes
40
Revision
10 Minutes
Total Possible
200
Part I.
You are accountable for all the grammar lessons covered during quarter four, including
adjectives with commas, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, coordinating
conjunctions, comma splices, tense confusion, subject-verb confusion, apostrophes,
commas with appositives, and parts of a sentence (simple subject, subject, verb, object,
predicate).
Part II.
You are accountable for demonstrating good annotation skills on an unseen short story.
This skill includes notations regarding plot, theme, devices, and new vocabulary.
Part III.
You are accountable for demonstrating basic and thematic reading comprehension
using textual evidence.
Part IV.
You are accountable for demonstrating good annotation skills on a speech studied
during quarter three. This skill includes notations on purpose, message, speaker and
speaker’s ideology, intended audience, context, rhetorical devices, and figurative
devices.
Part V.
You are accountable for synthesizing your speech annotations into a formal outline. This
includes correct numbering/lettering, indentation, and logical construction.
Part VI.
You are accountable for writing two of the four paragraphs outlined in Part V. These
paragraphs must use evidence in the form of embedded quotation. The paragraphs must
be clear, correct, thoughtful, and thorough.
***You will need a highlighter for this exam.***