English 10 Final Review

The Final Exam consists of 2 parts.

Part 1: Literary Terms - Matching

Part 2: ACT Style Persuasive Essay on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

For Part 1, you are to test yourself at Quizlet (click on "Literary Terms" in the top right of this page) until you achieve 100% success.

For Part 2, you are to Create new blog post in which you answer the following question:

Many people have compared the creative abilities of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Some readers agree with Huck’s belief that he doesn’t know how to “throw in the fancy touches” to his schemes the way Tom Sawyer does. They believe this because Huck doesn’t know how to incorporate outrageous scenes from fictional novels, like Tom does, to add to his pranks. Other readers believe that Huck sometimes surpasses Tom in his creativity because of his ability to come up with interesting ideas of his own without relying on books. In your opinion, does Huck know how to “throw in the fancy touches” to his plans the way his friend Tom does?

In your essay, take a position on this question. You may write about either one of the two points of view given, or you may present a different point of view on this question. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

The essay should be organized as follows:

Intro
Body Paragraph 1 - Reason 1
Body Paragraph 2 - Reason 2
Body Paragraph 3 - Reason 3
Conclusion

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