English 30, Part B: Reading. Readings Booklet [and] Questions Booklet. Grade 12 Diploma Examination, June 1997.

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Publication Date: 1997-Jun

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English 30, Part B: Reading. Readings Booklet [and] Questions Booklet. Grade 12 Diploma Examination, June 1997.

Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch.

These booklets are intended for students in Alberta, Canada, taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 30. The readings booklet presents 7 reading selections from fiction and nonfiction literature. After instructions for students, the booklet presents: (1) Lance Morrow's essay "Metaphors of the World, Unite!"; (2) Carl Sandburg's poem "What Is a Judge?"; (3) an excerpt from William Butler Yeats' play "Cathleen Ni Houlihan"; (4) an excerpt from Fredelle Bruser Maynard's essay "One of Us"; (5) Eamon Grennan's poem "Wing Road"; (6) an excerpt from William Shakespeare's "King Richard II"; and (7) an excerpt from Rudy Wiebe's novel "The Scorched-Wood People." The questions booklet presents 70 questions based on the reading passages. (RS)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Drama, English Instruction, Grade 12, High Schools, Literary Genres, Poetry, Reader Response, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Materials, Reading Skills

Publication Type: Tests/Questionnaires

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch.

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Alberta Grade Twelve Diploma Examinations

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