Revised Regents Comprehensive Examination in English Template for Part III

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Directions:

Read the passages on the following pages ( ). Answer the multiple-choice questions on the answer sheet provided for you. Then write the essay in your essay booklet as described in Your Task. You may use the margins to take notes as you need and the page provided to plan your response.

Your Task:

After you have read the passages and answered the multiple-choice questions, write a unified essay about __________________________________, as revealed in the passages. In your essay, use ideas from both passages to establish a controlling idea about ___________________________. Using evidence from each passage, develop your controlling idea and show how the author uses specific literary elements or techniques to convey ideas.

Guidelines:

• Use ideas from both passages to develop a controlling idea about _____________________________ as revealed in the passages
• Use specific and relevant evidence from each passage to develop your controlling idea
• Show how each author uses specific literary elements (for example: theme, characterization, structure, point of view) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony, figurative language) to convey ideas
• Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
• Use language that communicates ideas effectively
• Follow the conventions of standard written English