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 Units 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:
  1. Review Glossary terms.
  2. Tutorials: 
  3. Review the Open-Book Reviews for Modules 2 and 3.

Exam Two is composed of three sections:

Part A: Reading Comprehension (32 marks)

  1. 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.
  2. 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: Planning (25 marks)

  1. In this section of the exam, you will plan a critical response to one of the essential questions provided on the exam.  You must refer to either the film or the novel you studied in Module 2 or 3 as your support.

    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?

  2. 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.

  3. You will be provided planning space on the exam to outline your response.

Part C: Critical Response (40 marks)

  1. In this section of the exam, you will write a critical response using the plan you developed in Part B.

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!