Let's Review English

by Chaitkin, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780764123788
• ISBN10: 0764123785
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Updated with recent exams, this book reviews all topics that high school students will encounter on the New York State English Regents Exam, or on equivalent exams given by secondary schools in other parts of the U.S. and Canada. Chapters review listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation, and prose and poetry. Two recently given Regents Exams are presented with answer keys.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION	viii
CHAPTER 1 LISTENING AND WRITING FOR INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING	1	(30)
How to Listen Well	1	(1)
Listening Passages and Questions for Review	2	(9)
Session One, Part A: Listening and Writing for Information and Understanding	11	(20)
Sample Passages, Tasks, Questions, and Essays	11	(20)
CHAPTER 2 READING AND WRITING FOR INFORMATION AND UNDERSTANDING	31	(30)
Writing to Inform or Persuade: A General Review	31	(1)
Personal Narrative	32	(2)
Persuasive Writing	34	(3)
Session One, Part B: Reading and Writing for Information and Understanding	37	(24)
Sample Texts, Tasks, Questions, and Essays	37	(24)
CHAPTER 3 READING PROSE	61	(26)
What Writers Do: A List of Useful Terms	61	(1)
Reading Fiction	62	(7)
Plot and Story	63	(1)
Plot and Conflict	63	(1)
Plot and Chronology	64	(1)
Plot and Time	65	(1)
Narrative Point of View	65	(2)
Setting	67	(1)
Character	67	(1)
Theme	68	(1)
Reading Nonfiction	69	(10)
Questions for the Critical Reader	69	(1)
Purpose	70	(1)
Methods of Development and Patterns of Organization	70	(8)
Tone	78	(1)
A Glossary of Literary Terms and Techniques	79	(8)
CHAPTER 4 READING POETRY	87	(22)
Introduction	87	(2)
Structure and Language in Poetry	89	(5)
Theme in Poetry	94	(2)
Tone	96	(1)
Writing about Poetry/Explication	96	(1)
Poetry on Examinations	97	(1)
A Handful of Poems for Further Reading	97	(6)
A Glossary of Poetic Terms and Techniques	103	(6)
CHAPTER 5 WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE: A GENERAL REVIEW	109	(8)
Topics for Literary Essays	109	(1)
Topic and Focus	110	(1)
Selection of Significant Details	110	(1)
Developing the Topic	110	(2)
Comparison/Contrast	110	(1)
Analysis	111	(1)
Classification	111	(1)
Cause and Effect	111	(1)
Exemplification	112	(1)
Looking at Key Terms in Literature Questions	112	(1)
Using Fluent and Precise Language	112	(1)
Choosing Your Own Topic: Representative Literary Subjects and Themes	113	(3)
Topics That Focus on Character	114	(1)
Topics That Focus on Literary Elements and Techniques	115	(1)
Audience and Literature Essays	116	(1)
A Note on Conclusions	116	(1)
CHAPTER 6 WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE ON THE REGENTS EXAM	117	(26)
Session Two, Part A: Reading and Writing for Literary Response	117	(16)
Sample Texts, Task, Questions, and Essay	118	(15)
Session Two, Part B: Reading and Writing for Critical Analysis and Evaluation	133	(10)
What Is a Critical Lens?	133	(1)
Sample Tasks	134	(9)
CHAPTER 7 WRITING ON EXAMINATIONS	143	(12)
Writing from a Prompt	143	(3)
Evaluating Composition	146	(1)
Preparing for Essay Exams	146	(1)
Writing on Timed Examinations	147	(2)
Using Synonymies to Enhance Your Writing	149	(3)
A Glossary of Terms for Writing	152	(3)
CHAPTER 8 GRAMMAR AND USAGE FOR THE CAREFUL WRITER: A GUIDE TO STANDARD WRITTEN ENGLISH	155	(22)
Reviewing the Fundamentals	155	(4)
The Parts of Speech	155	(2)
Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences	157	(2)
Avoiding Common Errors in Writing	159	(9)
Agreement of Subject and Verb	160	(2)
Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent	162	(1)
Form of Pronouns	163	(1)
Parallelism	164	(1)
Verbs: Using the Correct Tense	165	(1)
Logical Comparisons	166	(1)
Clear and Logical Modification	167	(1)
Expressions Often Confused, Misused, and Overused	168	(9)
CHAPTER 9 PUNCTUATION: GUIDELINES AND REMINDERS	177	(14)
End Punctuation	177	(4)
The Period	177	(1)
The Exclamation Mark	178	(1)
The Question Mark	178	(3)
Internal Punctuation	181	(9)
The Comma	181	(5)
The Semicolon	186	(1)
The Colon	187	(1)
The Dash	187	(1)
The Ellipsis	187	(1)
The Bracket	188	(1)
The Apostrophe	188	(2)
Titles of Works of Literature	190	(1)
A Final Note on Punctuation	190	(1)
CHAPTER 10 VOCABULARY	191	(30)
Studying New Words	191	(1)
Learning in Context	191	(1)
Roots and Prefixes from Latin and Greek	192	(7)
Preparing Note Cards	199	(1)
A Note on Synonyms and Using a Thesaurus	200	(1)
Organizing Vocabulary Study	201	(6)
Vocabulary for Study	207	(14)
Vocabulary from Regents Exams	207	(4)
Vocabulary from Op-Ed Pages	211	(5)
Vocabulary from Book Reviews	216	(5)
CHAPTER 11 SPELLING	221	(22)
Spelling on the Regents Exam	221	(1)
An Exercise for Review and Practice	221	(2)
Spelling Rules and Patterns	223	(8)
Words That End in Silent e	224	(1)
Words That End in y	225	(1)
Double Letters	226	(2)
Adding Prefixes and Suffixes	228	(1)
Words That Include ie or ei	228	(1)
Noun Plurals	229	(1)
Homophones	230	(1)
Words Commonly Confused	231	(1)
Words Commonly Misspelled	232	(11)
RECOMMENDED READING	243	(8)
Novels	243	(2)
Autobiography, Essays, and Other Nonfiction	245	(1)
Poetry	246	(1)
Short Stories	247	(1)
Plays	248	(3)
APPENDIX A: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW YORK STATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS LEARNING STANDARDS	251	(1)
APPENDIX B: A GLOSSARY OF TERMS	252	(2)
APPENDIX C: THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS LEARNING STANDARDS	254	(2)
APPENDIX D: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	256	(3)
APPENDIX E: A MAP TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	259	(1)
APPENDIX F: SCORING RUBRICS	260	(5)
REGENTS EXAMINATIONS	265	(55)
INDEX	320