ENGL 2212 Troy University Definition of Realism and Artistic Works Questions I am needing a good study guide for my Exam 1 & 2 in English 2212! I will have

ENGL 2212 Troy University Definition of Realism and Artistic Works Questions I am needing a good study guide for my Exam 1 & 2 in English 2212! I will have everything attached!Thanks HOW TO STUDY FOR DR. CURNUTT’s AM LIT EXAMS
All of our exams this term consist of two parts:
1) A 15-question multiple choice that addresses issues on the lectures
2) A 20-question multiple choice that asks you plot and character questions from works
on the syllabus (what happens, who do things happen to) PLEASE NOTE: This is a
change from previous terms, when I’ve asked students to ID passages from works.
I’ve decided to change things up in 2019, in part because I was getting student evals
questioning whether IDing passages was really a useful learning exercise. So what
exactly are you being tested on in Parts 1 and 2? Reading comprehension: you’re
ability to read and understand the text in front of you.
THE BAD NEWS: None of the exams are open-book tests. So you definitely need to study
the week before each exam.
For part one:
The first multiple choice test addresses information on the lectures for each lesson you’re
downloading. On Exams 1 and 3, you have 15 minutes to do the test. Bc Exam 2 is proctored,
you have 20 minutes. The questions here ask you to recognize the main characteristics of each
era we study, identify traits of each genre, to pick the correct definition of certain definitions, and
to choose T or F to statements about the historical periods our lessons address. The best way to
study is to:
1) Download each lesson and read it thoroughly
2) For each historical era listing the content, style, function, and context, I’ve found a good
practice is to write out a paragraph in which you define the era’s characteristics in your
own words. This way, you’re not just looking at my words on a page but are forcing
yourself to think about them in your own.
3) Make a list of any terminology, genres, or characteristics of specific types of literature we
deal with.
4) Read the introduction to each period we study in the Norton Anthology and the intro to
each author. Although I don’t ask specific questions from these sources, the background
info will reinforce the info I gave you in the lectures.
For part two:
1) Obviously, the first thing you want to do is make sure you’ve read each work and feel
reasonably confident you understand it. If there’s a word or idea in it you don’t
recognize, look it up at www.dictionary.com.
2) Go down the syllabus and for each work we’ve read ask yourself: can I summarize the
plot of each work? Can I name the major characters? I promise I’m not going for
anything obscure here—I’m asking you about major issues in the story that connect to the
overall theme. For example, in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” I might ask what frozen
animal lies atop the mountain that comes to symbolize the failure of Harry’s own career.
Or for a question on “The Revolt of ‘Mother’” I might ask what structure the father
builds that the wife takes command of. Nothing hard, but details folks who’ve actually
read the works will recognize immediately.
I’ll say this: usually when people study for the exams, they can notch 8-10 on Exam 1 and 14-15
on Exam 2. Those who only study a little generally get 5-6 on Exam 1 and maybe 11 on Exam 2.
Those who don’t study at all rarely get higher than 3 on Exam 1 and maybe 5-6 on Exam 2.
The important thing to remember: we only have three exams (counting parts 1 and 2 of each
together), so if you punt on one, you’ve hurt your final grade. Every term I have great students
who should get As or Bs but end up with Cs because they do poorly on just one test. Since we’re
on a 100 point scale, realize that if you get 10 out of 25 on any exam, you’ve lost 15 points right
off the bat. That’s a situation that’s easily avoided!
Good luck on the tests! You can do well with a little studying! ☺

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