Standards
and General Information on the English II Gateway Exam:
Questions
and Answers about Gateway Testing: http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cigateendofcourse/cigatewqa.htm
National
Standards: http://www.ncte.org/standards/standards.shtml
English
II Gateway Indicators: http://170.143.36.85/gate/
Understanding
English II Gateway Standards: http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/tpd/gwenglish.htm
Sample
Gateway Questions (Download PDF): http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/pdf/testingservices/tslasamf02tng.pdf
Sample
Gateway Reading Test (Download PDF): http://www.northshore.edu/services/support/study_sk/reading_packet.pdf
Teacher
Internet Resources:
The
following websites are meant to prepare students for the Gateway English
II examination. Each of these websites
practice
the Gateway indicator skills and provide online practice and handouts that
may be used as in-class reinforcement.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/gateway_english.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html
http://www.utexas.edu/student/esl/esl2/engprac/
http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
http://www.engl.niu.edu/dhardy/grammarbook/title.html
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/READING/READ.HTM
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/reading1.htm
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ACAD/osa/satpprac.html
http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm
http://www.hio.ft.hanze.nl/thar/reading.htm
http://www.englishgrammarconnection.com/
http://www.east-muskingum.k12.oh.us/Reading/ReadComp.htm
http://emints.more.net/ethemes/resources/S00000737.html
http://www.bettergrammar.org/toc.html
http://www.rickwalton.com/curricul/drawasup.htm
Student
Internet Resources
Gateway
Review Sheet for Students
This page lists web sites for independent student practice, helpful page numbers from the Elements of Literature textbook, and various terms listed that the students should be familiar with for the Gateway English II Exam.
The following sites will help the students practice grammar and reading skills.
1.
The Gateway Practice Test - this is a test that the students
can complete and check
their answers. http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/pdf/testingservices/tslasamf02tng.pdf
2. Guide to Grammar and Writing - http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
3. Grammar Slammer - English Grammar Resources - http://englishplus.com/grammar/
4. OWL: Handouts: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar
5. Grammar Zone at English - Zone.com - http://www.english-zone.com/grammar
6. Online Exercises - Grammar - http://www.smic.be/smic5022/exercisesgrammar.htm
7. Activities for ESL/EFL students - Self-study Homonym Quizzes - http://a4esl.org
8.
Fundamentals of English Grammar: Description and Use - http://www.engl.niu.edu/dhardy/grammarbook/title.html
*This is a very challenging site.* The students will need to know
grammar rules and terms.
9. Reading Comprehension Skills - http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm
10. Test taking tips for Reading Comprehension tests - http://www.east-muskingum.k12.oh.us/Reading/ReadComp.htm
Textbook
Resources - Elements of Literature
In
the back of the literature book, there is a Language Handbook that provides
a quick review of grammar rules and very short practice exercises.
Language Handbook (pages 1021-1063)
Writing Effective Sentences (pages 1042-1046)
Punctuation (pages 1050-1055)
LITERARY TERMS FOR REVIEW. Please see pages 995-1006 in literature book for some of the definitions and examples. Some of these terms MUST BE reviewed with the students by the teacher before the administration of the Gateway English II Test.
Alliteration
Allusion
Analogy
Character
- (know the different types of characters but focus on the aspects
of the main character - how is he or she revealed?)
Conflicts
- indirect - man vs. man
direct - man vs. man, nature, environment, society, machine, and supernatural
Metaphor,
Onomatopoeia, Personification, Refrain, and Simile
Parallelism
Plot
(know structure of the plot)
Point
of View - different types and how to tell the difference
Implied
and Main Idea of a Reading Passage
Drawing
Inferences
Protagonist/Antagonist
Sequencing
Irony
(Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic)
Fact/Opinion
- Subjective and Objective
Thesis
Title
Cause
and Effect Relationships
Context
Clues
Theme
Symbolism
Know
the different organizational patterns for paragraph (strongest to
weakest, time order, cause and effect, compare and contrast)
Writer’s
Purpose - different types of essay (descriptive, narrative, persuasive,
expository)
Review
Persuasive techniques for writing
