ap language and composition december 14, 2012 mr. houghteling “it’s a frenetic friday, and...
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AP Language and Composition
December 14, 2012Mr. Houghteling
“It’s a Frenetic Friday, and because it’s Friday, you know
what that means…”
“It’s great to be alive!”
…with only seven more shopping days before winter break to get your favorite teacher a lovely fruit basket!
AGENDA
• JFK Take home test—Results. • Step-by-Step ACT English Passage
–Timed Reading–Argument and Main Idea–Underlined portion–Underlined with answer choices
JFK Test Grade TotalsGrade Number of Students
A 2B 7C 6
D or F 5Test Average / 76.3%
JFK Test Grade Percentage
Grade %A
B
C
D or F
ACT English – Step by Step
• Read the entire passage at a brisk but comfortable reading speed.
• When you are down, write down the number that appears on the screen. THIS IS IMPORTANT!
.5
.75
1
1.25
1.5
1.75
2
2.25
2.5
2.75
3
Compute your reading rate. • Take the number of words read = 305• Then, divide 305 by how many minutes
you read (did you write down your number?)
Example = 305 1.75 = @174 words per
minute.
Argument / Main Idea / Tone
• Re-read the passage, one paragraph at a time ONLY.
• Answer the questions (per paragraph) on the appropriate lines.
Reading Underlined portion
• Turn the sheet over. DO NOT, for any reason, TURN THE SHEET BACK TO THE FRONT SIDE.
• Annotate any underlined portion that you think looks wrong, weird, or out-of-place.
ACT English— “A Reflection on Bubbles”
• Re-read the text quickly. • Answer questions 31-45, directly on the
handout. • Look for and cross out the letters of
incorrect answers first. • On the left side of the questions, WRITE
the letter of the correct response. – Do this for every question.
ANSWER KEYQuestion Correct Rule Question Correct Rule
31 Thumb Rule 39 Look Left!
32 STOP/GO 40 Exaggerate the Pause / STOP-GO
33 Transitions 41 Parallelism
34 RS /POE 42 Go Short!
35 RS / RTFQ 43 Go Short!
36 RS / RTFQ 44 Look Left!
37 Look Left! 45 Transitions—Finger Rule
38 It’s /Its / Its’