If you click on the button above, it will tell you everything you need to know for the Literature Keystone. You can retake the test a few times, but if you fail it a certain amount of times you will have to do a project. The project is NOT easy and it is time consuming. You would be doing this project as well as your senior project - a LOT of work. So make sure you study and do well the first time so you don't have to take it again. This site should help you a lot.
What to Study
When you study for the keystone you need to keep in mind that you are going to be timed during the test. The button below has a link to a study guide that will give you everything you need to know with some extra help. It tells you the important words you need to know and it has practice questions with the answers from both non fiction and fiction sections. It will also tell you what a good written answer looks like.
For the test you need to know what the passage is saying and how to analyze and interpret it. The videos below will help you with tips to understanding the passage and analyzing it.
Stamina is something that a lot of students struggle with when taking the keystone. Stamina is the ability to sustain physical or mental effort in a long period of time. There are many ways you can improve your stamina. One thing that will help you is to visualize your goal. Try not to get distracted by the things around you or the things in your head. Another thing you can do is break your problem into pieces. Focus on doing the most important parts first. You should work on building your focus. Gradually work on building your brain. If you study for something for 5 minutes one day, then the next day work on it for 10 minutes. Something that will help you is if you eliminate distractions. Clear your schedule so you have nothing to look forward to and think about when you get home. Finally if you need, take short breaks. Give your mind a rest and then when you come back to work it should be easier to focus. Working on improving your stamina will really help you when it is time for your keystone.
Key Words to Study
Trace - List in steps
Analyze - Break apart
Infer - Read between the lines.
Evaluate - To judge.
Formulate - Create or build.
Describe - Tell all about it.
Support - Back up with details.
Explain - Tell how
Summarize - Give me the short version.
Compare - Give all the ways they are alike.
Contrast - Give all the ways they are different.
Predict - What will happen next.
Analyze - Break apart
Infer - Read between the lines.
Evaluate - To judge.
Formulate - Create or build.
Describe - Tell all about it.
Support - Back up with details.
Explain - Tell how
Summarize - Give me the short version.
Compare - Give all the ways they are alike.
Contrast - Give all the ways they are different.
Predict - What will happen next.
Practice Tests
Below are two links to some practice tests. The first one is similar to the test with the material one it. On page 14, it begins to have help with remembering the vocabulary. If you are having trouble with the vocab, this would be a good place to look. The second one is almost exactly like the test, but it gives you the answers and their explanations. If you practice these and do well, you should do well on the test.
If you need extra help on the Literature keystone go to Mrs. Borig for help or email her at [email protected]
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