English II Regents Final Exam Format and Essay Review Sheet

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ENGLISH II REGENTS
FINAL EXAMINATION REVIEW
FORMAT:
PART 1: Vocabulary & Literary Concepts
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Study your vocab review sheet AND literary terms review sheet for this section
PART II: Literature Objective Questions
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JULIUS CAESAR
o Review Past Tests, Notes, and Comprehension Questions
o This section consists of Multiple Choice, Quote Identification and one short answer
List the Themes and Motifs in Julius Caesar here:
THEMES
MOTIFS
List the Major Characters of the play here and provide a brief description of each:
BRUTUS:
CASSIUS:
MARC ANTONY:
JULIUS CAESAR:
What happens in . . .
Act 1 (exposition)
Act 2 (rising action)
Act 3 (climax)
Act 4 (falling action)
Act 5 (catastrophe/denoument)
LORD OF THE FLIES:
List the characters and give a brief description here:
Consider the allegorical aspects of the novel . . . . what would the characters and object represent in
terms of . . .
Religious Allegory?
Political Allegory?
List the THEMES of LORD OF THE FLIES here:
READING COMPREHENSION
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Read through the passages carefully
Use context clues
Use process of elimination in the multiple choice
PART II: Critical Lens Essay
You must write a 5 paragraph essay in which you discuss TWO works
of literature about the statement provided for you. For example . . .
take the following quote:
“A hero is someone who give his life to something bigger than
himself”.
Interpret the quote here:
List two works of literature you have read this year that confirm the
truth of the quote:
1.
2.
List two literary elements used by the authors in order to convey that
truth: (Examples: characterization, symbol, setting, conflict, imagery)
1.
2.
Write a Sample Critical Lens Introduction Here:
PART III: Independent Novel Essay
You MUST write a 5 paragraph essay on Zusak’s The Book Thief.
The essay will deal with characters in the novel and how they affect
Death’s conflict concerning humans. Think about the ways certain
characters are revealed DIRECTLY and INDIRECTLY.
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