Regents Exam Question for Task I

Look at Part 1 and follow along while I read the Overview and The Situation.

For this part of the test, you will listen to a speech about an author’s memories of how she and her friends fought for their human rights , take control of their destiny, and fulfilled their dreams. Answer some multiple-choice question, and write a response based on the situation described below. You will hear the speech twice. You may take notes anytime you wish during the readings.

Your English class is learning about people who take control of their destiny and make their dreams come true. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay about Charlyne Hunter and how her determination and her dreams motivate her to overcome the destiny- like obstacles and fulfilled her dreams. In preparation for writing your essay, listen to the Prologue by Charlyne Hunter about her memories of how she and her friends fought for their human rights , take control of their destiny, and fulfilled their dreams. Then use relevant information from the speech to write your essay.

Now I will read the passage aloud to you for the first time.(Click here for the Listening Passage)

Now read the passage aloud with appropriate expression, but without added comment.

Regents Exam Question for Task I

For this part of the test, you will listen to an excerpt from a book about
a woman who overcame incredible odds. You will answer some multiple choice
questions, and write a response based on the situation described below.
You will hear the speech twice. You may take notes any time you wish
during the readings.

The Situation

Your English class has been reading a lot of literature about fate and
destiny this semester. Now, your teacher wants you to write an essay which
takes the opposite view: that people can defy what they think they fates
are and achieve great things. The example your teacher gives you is the
prologue to In My Place, a book written by about one of the first
African-Americans to attend the University of Georgia. You will listen to
this excerpt from In My Place in preparation for your essay. Then, use
relevant information from the excerpt to write your essay.

Overview: For this part of the test, you will listen to a speech about an author’s memories of how she and her friends fought for their human rights, took control of their destiny, overcame incredible odds, and fulfilled their dreams. Answer some multiple-choice question, and write a response based on to situation described below. You will hear the speech twice. You may take notes anytime you wish during the reading.

The situation: Your English class has been reading works of literature about fate and self will. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay about Charlayne Hunter and how her determination and her will motivate her to defy her unfavorable fate and fulfill her dreams. In preparation for writing your essay, listen to the Prologue by Charlayne Hunter-Gault from her biography In My Place about her memories of how she and her friends fought for their human rights, took control of their destiny, and fulfilled their dreams. Then use relevant information from the speech to write your essay.

Your task: write an essay for your English class showing how her determination and her dreams motivate her to overcome the destiny- like obstacles and fulfilled her dreams.

• Tell your audience what they need to know to help them understand how her determination and her dreams motivate her to overcome the destiny-like obstacles and fulfill her dreams.
• Use specific, accurate, and relevant information from the speech to support your discussion
• Use a tone and level of language appropriate for an essay for English class
• Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
• Be sure to indicate any words taken directly from the speech by using quotation marks or referring to the speaker
• Follow the conventions of standard written English

  Directions: Use your notes to answer the following questions about the passage read to you. The questions may help you think about ideas and information you might use in your writing. You may return to these questions anytime you wish.

 Questions on Prologue to In My Place

1. The writer uses which literary device to bring across her experience?
a) metaphor
b) irony
c) simile
d) allusion

2. The writer assumes the reader has a basic knowledge of what historic
event?
a) the Vietnam War
b) the Kennedy Assassination
c) the Great Society
d) the Civil Rights Movement

3. All of the following supported the author in their endeavor EXCEPT
a) family
b) friends
c) the law
d) legal assistants

4. How did the author feel when they embarked on their experience?
a) proud
b) stubborn
c) uncertain
d) foolish

5. According to the author, she was going to set out on her mission
a) quickly
b) quietly
c) cautiously
d) suspiciously

6. When the author's actions caused mob violence, the local law
enforcement officials
a) did all they could
b) did a lot
c) did as little as possible
d) ignored it

7. Because of her experiences, the author became
a) discouraged
b) motivated
c) disillusioned
d) obsessed

8. The book this excerpt is a prologue to is supposed to be about all the
following
EXCEPT.
a) revenge
b) determination
c) the future
d) the past