<p>Alright, so my English finals are coming up in about 3 weeks and I have no idea what I should do to start preparing effectively. </p>
<p>Basically, we are going to be tested on about 100 vocabulary words, the books that we've read for the semester, and the textbook reading assignments. </p>
<p>The questions will probably be multiple choice in be in "English format" (i.e. using literary terms; for example, this is an example of a metaphor ___ )</p>
<p>How would you guys start breaking things down to study? I also have to read 2 more books (1 of which will not be on the final) by the end of winter break. </p>
<p>I just don't know how I should prepare so that I will retain the information in my long-term memory to ensure minimal studying during finals week (since, hopefully, the information will be in my head). Thanks and have a great break everyone!</p>
<p>The best strategy against english finals is getting a high enough grade during the semester so you won't have to worry about the final when it comes!</p>
<p>I suggest starting with the vocab and making flashcards for all of them. Sort them into categories (nouns, verbs, adjectives, or maybe by book if they all come from books you've read in class) and memorize a couple everyday.</p>
<p>As for literary devices, you're probably really familiar with those. You could look online for exercises, but I doubt you'll need them. Just go over the literary devices you covered in class. These terms are taught year after year, so by now, you're probably more comfortable with them than you think.</p>
<p>Go over your notes on each book. Make a list of major themes, quotations, events, etc. Just make sure you know what the Big Idea is for each book. If the final involves identifying passages, then definitely skim over the ones you discussed in class.</p>
<p>I don't know what your textbook reading assignments are like (never had to use a textbook for English ever), so I can't help you with those. But again, knowing the main ideas is key.</p>
<p>In high school, English finals mostly consisted of critical essays, so I never worried too much about them because you couldn't really study.</p>
<p>I wish my English final was critical essays.... Mine wasn't quite set up like yours is AlwaysTired, but it was awful. I had it first, ended up with a C on it. But it only dropped me down to an A- so :S</p>
<p>my english finals usually consist of one section on vocabulary, one section on critical reading with mc and short answer questions, and one critical essay using two of the books we've read. So all you could realyl study was the vocab and make sure you know the major pnts of the books.</p>
<p>im taking regular english! hahaha! my final had 12 vocab words! i just wrote them down on my desk right before the final! LMAO! although ill have to endure 2 years of english in college :( but hey english is my worst subject so it would probably kill my gpa and i wouldnt even get into college. im taking 6 other AP's this year tho so im still busy.</p>
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<p>Lmao, I thought I was the only one that wrote stuff on my desk right before a test. </p>
<p>On vocab tests though, I just stick the handout with all the vocab under the test paper and just sneak a few peeks at it every once in a while when the teacher isn't looking. </p>
<p>Why stress over learning words that will make you look like a complete douchebag when used in everyday conversation?</p>