EWC4U-June 2013WRITER’S CRAFT EXAM INFO

DATE OF EXAM: Wednesday, June 19th. 12:30pm to 2:30 pm (plus 1 hr flex time). Room 216.

This exam requires much studying as well as the memorization of key concepts. You have all the information you need in the course books and handouts. You must answer all questions in INK and be sure to bring an extra pen as you will be doing a lot of writing! Dictionaries are NOT permitted. Manage your time wisely. Suggested times are indicated for each section. Remember to return all course materials/texts prior to the exam. The exam consists of the following sections: TOTAL: /80

PART A: SELF-CRITIQUE (15 min) /10 MarksPART B: EDITING (15 min) /15 MARKSPART C: POETRY ANALYSIS (30 min) /16 MARKSPART D: RHETORICAL STRATEGIES (60 min) /34 MARKSMECHANICS / STYLE* /5 MARKS

A. Self-Critique: In an approximately 350-word reflection, detail your strengths and weaknesses as a writer based on your experience in this course. You will be evaluated on the following: Your objectivity and insight into your work Your ability to support statements with examples from your works Organization and style of analysis

Strategies: Review all assignments and assignment expectations. How well did or didn’t you meet each expectation? Do not just rely on teacher comments, but review each piece as though you are re-evaluating it yourself.

B. Editing: Read a passage and answer the multiple-choice questions by circling the correct responses. Each sentence will be numbered for reference but it is a continuous passage..Know rules of punctuation (including semi-colon, colon, dash, commas, quotations, dialogue.), sentence errors (comma splice, run-on, fragment, verb tense shifts, faulty pronoun references, faulty subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, misplaced modifier), subject, predicate, noun, verb, articles, pronoun, preposition, phrases (prepositional, infinitive), clauses (adverb, adjective, participial, noun, subordinate, independent, restrictive, non-restrictive), sentence types (interrogative, declarative, imperative, exclamatory), subordinate conjunctions, coordinate conjunctions, syntax: simple sentences, compound sentences, compound-complex sentences, cumulative sentence, periodic sentence

Strategies: Study info from the yellow course book including Grammar Tips and Review, EWC Common Errors, Achieving Sentence Variety (answers in Appendix), Activity on Excerpt from Great Expectations and Hatchet, Active and Passive Voice, Punctuation, The Dashing Dash, Spelling Rules, etc.

C. Poetry Analysis: Literary Analysis (Prose or Poetry): You will read a poetry sight passage, and answer questions to test your knowledge of course skills.

Strategies: study the following handouts: Terms for Analysing Prose Passages, EWC4U Glossary of Literary/Poetic Terms, 10 Easy Steps to Explicating Poetry (review terms), All Lit. Terms

D. Rhetorical Strategies: You will read a non-fiction, prose sight passage and answer questions that test your knowledge of course skills.

Strategies: Review Satire conventions/Humour Devices, Tone words, All Literary Terms, Stylistic Devices, and Writing Conventions/Prose Skills Conventions (including Descriptive Notes, Character Development and Methods of Characterization, Conventions of Stream of Consciousness)