Thursday, December 8, 2016

What's on the LA Exam?

LA Exam Dec. 2016 - AM takes 12/14; PM takes 12/13

50 questions - mix of multiple choice, short answer and mini-essay

·         Grammar and Writing
o   Word Crimes
o   Capitalization
o   Paragraphing
o   Quotations – dialogue and quote
·         Story Elements
o   Plot
o   Characterization
o   Conflict
o   Setting
o   POV
o   Foreshadowing
·         Literary Devices/Techniques
o   Figurative language
o   Irony
o   idiom/cliché
o   repetition
·         Literary Analysis
o   Author’s purpose
o   Theme
o   Mood/tone
·         Classical and Traditional Stories
o   Archetypes
o   Cultural values

o   Stylistic Elements