English I AAC Spring 2026 Final Exam Study Guide

Exam Date: The final exam is scheduled for Friday, May 15th.
Weighting and Grading:
- The overall exam grade is divided into two primary sections.
- Essay Portion: This section accounts for $20\%$ of the total exam grade.
- Zipgrade Portion: This section accounts for $80\%$ of the total exam grade.
Essay Duration: Students will be granted the entire class period to formulate their response to the provided prompt.

Total Questions: This section contains 30 items.
Format and Sections:
- Words in Context: Students must choose the single word that best fits within each respective blank within a provided paragraph.
- Contextual Answers: Students must select the choice that best completes a given sentence.
- Roots: This is a matching section where students must align the linguistic root with its specific meaning.
Review Requirements:
- Use the Quizlet specifically designed for word definitions.
- Use the Quizlet specifically designed for sentences associated with each word.
- Systematically review all vocabulary notes recorded for each unit.

Total Questions: This section contains 15 items.
Passage-Based Analysis: The exam will present two specific passages from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Skills and Concepts Tested:
- Fine-grained close analysis of literary devices.
- Determination of the meaning of specific lines within the text.
- Forming logical inferences based on textual evidence.
- Evaluating and identifying other authorial choices made by Harper Lee.
Review Requirements:
- Read a comprehensive plot summary and analysis of the novel on academic sites such as LitCharts.
- Review all close reading activities previously completed on the Formative platform.

Total Questions: This section contains 20 items.
Assessment Focus: The questions will focus on close reading techniques and the identification/application of literary devices.
Review Requirements:
- Read a comprehensive plot summary and analysis of the novel on academic sites such as LitCharts.
- Review the Great Expectations (GE) Literary Terms handout.
- Review all close reading activities previously completed on the Formative platform.

Total Questions: This section contains 20 items.
Core Competencies:
- Rhetorical Appeals: Ability to identify and analyze Ethos, Logos, and Pathos within written text and advertisements.
- Argumentative Analysis: Ability to identify the strongest evidence to support a specific claim.
Review Resources:
- Review rhetorical appeals by playing the Factile game at the following URL: https://www.playfactile.com/rhetoricalappealsbpcs.

Total Questions: This section contains 15 items.
Core Identification Tasks:
- Identifying Sentence Fragments.
- Identifying Run-on Sentences.
- Identifying Complete Sentences.
Application Tasks:
- Correctly combining grammatical elements to form syntactically correct sentences.
Review Requirements:
- Complete the Spring Final Exam Review module available on Quill.