Advanced Junior Final Exam Outline
Sub Section of Exam
Format
Vocabulary
Matching word to definition
10 items
Rhetoric
Multiple choice fill in the
blank sentences
Matching term to definition
Multiple choice questions
assessing correct appeal
identification and effects of
appeals
Matching quote/description
to character
assessing knowledge of
characterization and
motivation
Multiple choice questions
assessing knowledge of
main ideas and sequence of
events within the play
Multiple choice questions
assessing knowledge of
beliefs of the literary
movement
Multiple choice questions
related to analytical
knowledge of Self-Reliance,
Walden, and Resistance to
Civil Government (open
book)
Read Speech to the Virginia
Convention on page 81 of
literature books and apply
knowledge of rhetorical
appeals to the piece (open
book)
Select an argumentative
writing prompt and apply
knowledge of rhetoric to
prepare a well organized
essay supported by textual
evidence
5 items
The Crucible
Transcendentalism
Application
Writing Piece
Item
Count
45 items
5 items
Recommended Study Practice
Flash cards, online review games (create a
“Quizlet”)
Revisit vocabulary notebook exercises
Flash cards, online review games (create a
“Quizlet”)
Revisit analysis of speeches and notes,
summarize notes, explain summary to
someone
10 items Revisit character charts and motivation
quotation handout; summarize each
character, explain summary to someone
20 items
Revisit textbook; summarize each act or
create comic strip of events from each act,
explain summary to someone
10 items Flash cards, online review games (create a
“Quizlet”)
3 items
per
piece
(total of
9 items)
Revisit analysis of Thoreau quotes, SelfReliance, and notes from class
presentations of Walden, summarize notes,
explain summary to someone
5 items
Read Speech to Virginia Convention ahead
of time.
choose
one of
three
prompts
available
Revisit Crucible Socratic seminar
questions; solidify your stances for each
one.
Review work on rhetorical analysis of
commercial; solidify your stance on how
the media influences the mass public’s
opinion/way of life