1. AP Language and Composition December 14, 2012 Mr. Houghteling “It’s a Frenetic Friday, and because it’s Friday, you know what that means…”

2. “It’s great to be alive!” …with only seven more shopping days before winter break to get your favorite teacher a lovely fruit basket!

3. AGENDA JFK Take home test—Results. Step-by-Step ACT English Passage – Timed Reading – Argument and Main Idea – Underlined portion – Underlined with answer choices

4. JFK Test Grade Totals GradeNumber of Students A2 B7 C6 D or F5 Test Average / 76.3%

5. JFK Test Grade Percentage

6. ACT English – Step by Step Read the entire passage at a brisk but comfortable reading speed. When you are down, write down the number that appears on the screen. THIS IS IMPORTANT!

7. .5

8. .75

9. 1

10. 1.25

11. 1.5

12. 1.75

13. 2

14. 2.25

15. 2.5

16. 2.75

17. 3

18. Compute your reading rate. Take the number of words read = 305 Then, divide 305 by how many minutes you read (did you write down your number?) Example = 305 1.75 = @174 words per minute.

19. Argument / Main Idea / Tone Re-read the passage, one paragraph at a time ONLY. Answer the questions (per paragraph) on the appropriate lines.

20. Reading Underlined portion Turn the sheet over. DO NOT, for any reason, TURN THE SHEET BACK TO THE FRONT SIDE. Annotate any underlined portion that you think looks wrong, weird, or out-of-place.

21. ACT English— “A Reflection on Bubbles” Re-read the text quickly. Answer questions 31-45, directly on the handout. Look for and cross out the letters of incorrect answers first.  On the left side of the questions, WRITE the letter of the correct response. – Do this for every question.

22. ANSWER KEY QuestionCorrectRuleQuestionCorrectRule 31 Thumb Rule 39 Look Left! 32 STOP/GO 40 Exaggerate the Pause / STOP-GO 33 Transitions 41 Parallelism 34 RS /POE 42 Go Short! 35 RS / RTFQ 43 Go Short! 36 RS / RTFQ 44 Look Left! 37 Look Left! 45 Transitions— Finger Rule 38 It’s /Its / Its’