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Villanova Junior High
	Grade 8 Language Arts 
Final Exam Study Guide 
June 2017

Your final exam will consist of three parts:  

A. Unseen Short Story (20 points)		
B. Unseen Poem (20 points)				
C. Drama/Creative Writing (40 points)					

In preparation for the exam, students would review the following:

•	All handouts and class notes
•	All definitions in your language arts exercise book
•	Model answers completed throughout the year

PART A: UNSEEN SHORT STORY:

Be able to:
•	Worth 20 points of your exam
•	Identify and discuss appropriate literary terms: conflict, theme, setting, etc. (refer to class notes and handouts)
•	Complete TDSC and multi-paragraph answers based on the models 
	studied in class. 

Terms: 
- Setting					- Purpose
- Circumstance				- Audience
- Theme 					- Mood
- Point of View				- Character					 
- Character Trait				- Irony		
- Conflict (external, internal, and interpersonal)
- Plot (including exposition, complication, climax, and resolution)		
- Connections (text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world)

TDSC Answers:
- Theme					- Mood				
- Connections 				- Irony			
- Character Trait
- Conflict	

PART B: UNSEEN POEM:

Be able to:
•	Worth 20 points of your exam 
•	Identify and discuss appropriate poetry terms. 
•	Find examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, imagery.  Be able to discuss how these contribute to the poem. 
•	Complete TDSC answers based on the models studied in class.

Terms:
- Alliteration				- Repetition
- Simile				- Mood
- Metaphor				- Onomatopoeia	
- Personification			- Irony	
- Imagery				- Symbol					
- Rhyme
- Literal meaning
- Figurative meaning
- Figurative language 

TDSC Answers:
- Literal meaning			- Mood
- Simile				- Imagery				
- Metaphor				- Irony
- Personification				
- Connections						

PART C: CREATIVE WRITING:

•	Multi-paragraph, worth 40 points of your exam 
•	Be able to brainstorm and organize ideas using a thought web, story board, jot notes etc. 
•	Write a descriptive essay based on a visual. 
•	Be sure to follow the elements of descriptive writing (i.e. proper organization, descriptive/vivid word choice, imagery, etc.)