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Robyn Kozierok mentioned in passing :
Do any standardized tests test anything at all about literature? Not necessarily specific works, but even topics like themes, symbolism, etc? I would not be surprised to see references in testing like SAT's and similar types of tests, where the reader might be expected to have been exposed to Romeo & Juliette, for example. And, if you want to prevail on Jeopardy, you'd best know quite a bit of "trivia" about various classics! Do you want to be the next Ken of Jeopardy???? -Aula -- Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched. - Guy de Maupassant --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.783 / Virus Database: 529 - Release Date: 10/25/04 |
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Do any standardized tests test anything at all about literature? Not
necessarily specific works, but even topics like themes, symbolism, etc? IIRC the ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) gets into themes and meaning some, but of course in 3rd and 4th grade they didn't test on symbolism. I haven't seen any evidence of those issues in Texas yet. My child is certainly left behind in that regard... -Dawn Mom to Henry, 12 |
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"just me" wrote:
Robyn Kozierok mentioned in passing : Do any standardized tests test anything at all about literature? Not necessarily specific works, but even topics like themes, symbolism, etc? I would not be surprised to see references in testing like SAT's and similar types of tests, where the reader might be expected to have been exposed to Romeo & Juliette, for example. And, if you want to prevail on Jeopardy, you'd best know quite a bit of "trivia" about various classics! Do you want to be the next Ken of Jeopardy???? I was on Jeopardy in 1971 when I was pg with #4 (and I didn't know it and thought I was coming down with the flu). I won two days and then the third day did really badly because of morning sickness. That was back in the days of Art Fleming. I don't even watch it with Alec Trebek because I don't like what he's done with it. The worst thing is not letting people ring in until he's finished reading it. Makes it less skill of reading and more guessing how soon you can ring in, so more luck. Also I hate that only the winner gets money. Anyway, I did OK (won enough to put the down payment on a special order crew cab pick-up truck). You can know trivia without having actually read everything. grandma Rosalie |
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Robyn Kozierok wrote in :
[snip] Do any standardized tests test anything at all about literature? Not necessarily specific works, but even topics like themes, symbolism, etc? In the UK, most children sit exams (called GCSEs) when they are 15 or 16yo. The marks are from a combination of coursework and externally marked exam papers. All children have to study English up until they are 16yo. I'm not quite sure how it differs from when I was at school: here is a randomly chosen school website on their English syllabus: http://www.friends.org.uk/moreinfo/d...nglishgcse.htm When I was at school, we did slightly different exams, known as 'O' levels. (Probably the equivalent of a high school graduation was getting 5 O levels/GCSEs including English language and maths). At my school, everyone did English language, which included a comprehension paper, and writing an essay or story, We also all did English literature, which included A Merchant of Venice, To Kill a Mocking Bird and the poems of ST Colerige (ie Kubla Khan and the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner). I don't remember explicitly studying themes or symbolism. -- Penny Gaines UK mum to three |
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