Exam Two Study Guide
This exam is designed to be completed in 2 ½ hours, but you may take an additional 30 minutes if
needed. It is based on the content you learned in Modules 2 and 3. This exam is worth 25% of your final
mark.
You must bring your Sightlines 10 textbook, and you are encouraged to bring a dictionary,
thesaurus, and Writer's Handbook to the exam.
1. Before the exam, read the following novel excerpts: "Warren Pryor", "Ancestors: The Genetic
Source", "Short Biography of a Washerwoman", the monologue from As You Like It, and "A Letter to
the Media" in Sightlines 10.
2. Review:
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Kevin's "Lord, What Fools!"
exemplars: Author/Setting, Analyst/Character, Artist/Symbols&Irony, Archivist/Theme
Review Glossary terms.
Tutorials: Graphic Organizers, SMART Reading Strategies, Irony, How to View Television
Shows, Film Study, Writing Critical Responses, Annotated Reading
Strategies, Setting, Character, Symbols and Irony, and Theme.
Review the Open-Book Reviews for Modules 2 and 3.
Exam Two is composed of three sections:
Part A: Reading Comprehension (32 marks)
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Course Theory: Answer questions relating to key terms you have studied in the course. Remember
key terms appear in purple or red in the margins throughout the workbook/lessons.
Reading Comprehension: Answer questions based on your understanding of a selection from
"Warren Pryor", "Ancestors: The Genetic Source", "Short Biography of a Washerwoman", the
monologue from As You Like It, and "A Letter to the Media".
Part B: Personal Response (25 marks)
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In this section of the exam, you will write a personal response to text in connection to an essential
question, choosing from the texts provided on the exam.
Some samples of Essential Questions might include: What makes a good reader? How do we deal
with conflicting perspectives? How do writers engage their readers? How do our surroundings
influence who we are and who we become? What factors influence our acceptance of others? What
is the relationship between fiction and truth? How do text creators persuade their audience? How do
our choices today define our future?
You will write three paragraphs exploring the author’s big idea, your personal connection to the big
idea, and why this big idea is important to
everyone else to pay attention to. You will choose to either prepare a graphic organizer or work with
an outline template provided in the exam to organize your ideas.
You will be provided planning space on the exam to outline your response.
Part C: Critical Response (40 marks)
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In this section of the exam, you will write a one-paragraph critical response to text on one of the
essential questions from the course and how it connects to your novel or film.
If you have any further questions, please contact your teacher. Congratulations on your hard work so far!
We wish you success on your final exam!