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ENG 3UI Final Exam. The Overview for your 3U exam with Mr. Graham!. WheN and Where?. Your exam is scheduled on the very first day of exams! WOOT! Thursday, June 13 th , 2013 8:30 a.m. Section 03 – Rm. 505 Section 04 – Rm. 506 You are only given 1.5 hours to complete your exam in full!.
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ENG 3UI Final Exam The Overview for your 3U exam with Mr. Graham!
WheN and Where? • Your exam is scheduled on the very first day of exams! WOOT! • Thursday, June 13th, 2013 • 8:30 a.m. • Section 03 – Rm. 505 • Section 04 – Rm. 506 • You are only given 1.5 hours to complete your exam in full!
What to Expect When you’re expecting an exam
The Layout • The exam is broken into three sections: • Section One – Brave New World • Section Two – Macbeth • Section Three – Poetry
Mark Breakdown • Sections One and Two comprise 30 out of the 45 total marks for the exam (Three responses worth 10 marks each). • Section Three is worth the remaining 15 points (five to six questions related to a single poem).
Budgeting your time Because you don’t have much of it!
Time frame of the exam • Remember: you only have an hour and a half to complete your exam, which means that you should be following this time frame in order to complete your exam in time. • Part One and Two • Response One – 20 minutes • Response Two – 20 minutes • Response Three – 20 minutes • Section Three • Read poem and answer questions – 30 minutes
Section One – Brave New World You will have five questions from which to choose from. You will respond to one or two. Questions relate to plot, characters, and themes.
Section Two - Macbeth • You will have three questions from which to choose from. You will respond to one or two. • Questions relate to plot, characters, and themes.
Section Three - Poetry • You will be given a sight poem to read and analyze. • Questions relate to identifying the form, literary devices, themes, and overall meaning.
Example Macbeth Question • Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. – Helen Keller • If one of the themes of the play Macbeth is ambition, whose ambition drives the action: Macbeth's or Lady Macbeth's? Explain your reasoning with specific references to the text.