Your second semester will have several components. Please take careful note:
1. You will have a vocab review of chapters 8-15.
2. You will have a 50 question objective exam that covers what we studied this semester. Your focus should be on the various forms of poetry (free verse, sonnet, haiku, and creative response), as well as on argumentative essays and the leads and conclusions we have studied this year.
3. You will have an essay exam that fits the following prompt (note that it's an argumentative essay, but you will be assigned which side to argue for at random):
Essay Prompt: Recently, cell phones in schools have become a hot-button topic, with strong reasons for and against allowing cell phones in schools. Imagine your school is going to ban all cell phones from the campus, even from lockers and backpacks. Anyone caught with a cell phone will be immediately suspended, regardless of circumstance. In an essay, argue (FOR or AGAINST - you will be assigned a side at random) this ban, citing evidence you have collected. You must cite the evidence correctly, either in blocked or in-text citation form, as you build your case in order to get credit. You also must use one of the lead and conclusion techniques we have studied this year, and if you use a question technique, either in the lead or conclusion, your essay will earn a grade of zero. YOU MUST TURN IN YOUR RESEARCH WITH YOUR ESSAY.
4. Fort the essay, you must do some independent research on your own prior to the exam. You must record this research on 6 3x5 cards. You must have a minimum of 3 facts FOR the ban, and 3 facts AGAINST the ban. Your 3x5s will be collected and you will get a grade for them. You will only be able to use the 3x5s on the exam - printouts, etc. will not be accepted.
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