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Pre- Exam reminders

Pre- Exam reminders. Eye on the prize . . . Bring:. A black ink pen (Pencil is harder to read – don’t make your reader’s task more difficult if you don’t have to.) Pencils with fresh erasers A watch (a clock in the room may be difficult to view).

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Pre- Exam reminders

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  1. Pre-Exam reminders

  2. Eye on the prize . . .

  3. Bring: • A black ink pen (Pencil is harder to read – don’t make your reader’s task more difficult if you don’t have to.) • Pencils with fresh erasers • A watch (a clock in the room may be difficult to view)

  4. Appropriate titles for Essay Question 3(from your readings this year) • Pride and Prejudice • Hamlet • Heart of Darkness • Any of your British Classics Selections: Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Portrait of the Artist Frankenstein Passage to India Great Expectations)

  5. Apt titles cont. • These titles from your independent reading choices: The Kite Runner Sense and Sensibility Brave New World The Picture of Dorian Gray Remains of the Day The Hours The Road Atonement

  6. Inside the mind of AP Readers • The AP reader will seek to reward you for what you do well. Know your strengths, and strive to push these to the front in your essays. • They don’t want to know your personal experience or the extent of your knowledge base – just your understanding of what the author has to say, and how they say it. • Write legibly – readers will resent having to slow down in order to re-read your words.

  7. What to Review • Absolutely carefully review your Trail Guide directives. • Literary terms. • Novel cards. Dwell upon two you like best.

  8. Last Minute, Misc. Tips • When you need to correct an error, draw a single line through it. Do not scribble over it! • Take care with these stumbles: • The author “uses diction”- Of course the author uses diction! What kind of diction? • “Want” is not the same as “desire” - want is a state of deprivation. Synonyms: dearth, absence. For example, “Crops are dwindling in California for want of rain”. • The pretentious “utilize” when serviceable “use” will do. Save unique, attention-grabbing words for important purposes. Utilize is just too big for its little britches of meaning.

  9. Misc. Tips Cont. • Avoid sexism in language. Here are some alternatives to the awkward “he or she”: • Use plurals A lawyerLawyers must pass the bar exam before he they can practice. • Change the verb form A lawyer must pass the bar exam before he can practicepracticing.

  10. Avoiding sexism You decide: Each applicant must complete his or her credential by the end of the month. Each applicant must complete their credential by the end of the month. * *This is a controversial topic among grammarians. The use of “they/their” as singular, to include both sexes, goes back to the time of Chaucer!

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