Name ______
Grocery List
Although it may seem obvious, one common error that occurs during the final exam is not answering all parts of the question for the constructed response (written portion). Being successful on the CR (constructed response) is not necessarily dependent on getting the correct answer. Many times you can answer the question correctly by providing justification for your response, even if the person grading the CR has a differing opinion. One way to guarantee that you answer all parts of the question is to create a grocery list. Creating a grocery list simply involves turning the question into a checklist to ensure that all areas of the question have been addressed.
For example:
1. Define what a theocracy is and list two examples from “The Crucible” of how Salem, Massachusetts operates as a theocracy.
Grocery List
Provide the definition of a theocracy Detail 1: Provide a supporting detail of how Salem operates as a theocracy Detail 2: Provide a supporting detail of how Salem operates as a theocracy
Yes, this does seem like a redundant & unnecessary step, but this method will guarantee that all parts of the question have been addressed. When you take the final exam, you may experience anxiety, excitement (to finish), sleepiness, or the need to use the restroom. Any one of these factors could interfere with you making the most basic decisions when taking the exam, so creating a grocery list can help.
Grocery List – Practice
Listed below is one short passage from the English 9th & 10th curriculum followed by two multiple choice and two CR (constructed response) questions. In order to receive full credit you must: read the passage, create a grocery list for each CR, and then answer the question.
Swansboro High School English 11 & 12 Name ______
LOL
In 1862, the author Victor Hugo sent his paper or a business letter just because it’s easier and publisher a telegram containing a very brief saves time. But many people, especially the young, message: “?” His publisher replied: “!” To any have become so accustomed to this informal, outsider, such a correspondence would be shorthard style or writing, this “textese”, that it’s incomprehensible, but Hugo and the publisher almost like a new language. Being brief isn’t the understood each other; Hugo was inquiring about problem; it’s when a new language becomes the success of his recent novel, Les Miserables. incomprehensible that people should become Suddenly, now that you know this fact, his concerned. publisher’s response makes more sense. 1. The central idea of this passage is that – What does this story show? For one, it illustrates how the invention of the telegraph prompted people to be as concise as possible with a. Victor Hugo was the first person to their messages, because they were charged by the use text message-like language in a word. Even with the advanced technology that exists telegram. today, the tradition of brevity still remains in the form of text messages. One reason is practicality. b. some text abbreviations, like “lol,” Some cellphones limit the length of a text message, have ambiguous meanings that and phone carries may charge users by the number rely on context. of characters sent. c. textese should never be used But another, perhaps greater, reason is that because it makes people sloppy, people can see some benefits in writing concisely, lazy writings. shortening or entirely omitting words, and using slang. People always like shortcuts. If they’re on the d. language can be shortened in go, people don’t want to take the extra time to type certain situations, as long as it gets out full sentences with proper capitalization and the message across. punctuation. They’re more likely to text “thx 4 ur gift. ur a gr8 friend. ttyl” than spelling each word out properly. Words are shortened (thanks becomes “thx”), numbers are inserted to represented words 2. All of the following are reason that author and sound (“4” means for, “gr8” means great), and gives to explain the popular use of textese common expressions become abbreviations (“ttyl” except – means talk to you later). In the case of text abbreviations with multiple meanings, the context matters just as it did in the Victor Hugo story. The a. it is quicker and easier to type shortcut “ur” may stand for you are or your, and shorthand. “lol” may mean laughing out loud or lots of love. b. it confuses and annoys parents and Text language isn’t too concerned with teachers. standard grammar rules, however, which is why teachers frequently remind student not to use these c. phone carriers may charge by the lax language shortcuts in formal papers. It’s not character. appropriate to use abbreviations in an academic
Swansboro High School English 11 & 12 Name ______
d. it allows informality and relaxed three ways the story supports the writer’s grammar. main arguments.
3. What points did the writer make with the 4. Write an objective summary of this article. story about Victor Hugo? Name at least
Swansboro High School English 11 & 12