English Language study guides

A complete overview of analyzing argument and author's craft on the NC English II EOC: delineating an argument and its claims, evaluating reasoning and evidence, rhetorical appeals and techniques, analyzing the author's craft, and bias and counterclaims. How the five higher-order skills connect and how to study them.

A complete overview of constructed-response writing on the NC English II EOC: understanding the constructed response, answering with text evidence, the two-point scoring rubric, writing a clear paragraph answer, and common constructed-response tasks. The only writing on the test, worth 2 points each, and how to study it.

A complete overview of exam strategy for the NC English II EOC: the test format and blueprint, the multiple-choice and technology-enhanced item types, pacing the NCTest session, the five achievement levels and how the test counts toward the grade, and reading strategies for unseen texts. How to navigate the test and where the marks are.

A complete overview of the Language strand on the NC English II EOC: vocabulary in context, word parts (roots and affixes), denotation and connotation and nuance, figurative and connotative meaning, and standard English conventions. How the five skills connect and how to study them, all tested in the context of reading.

A complete overview of reading informational texts on the NC English II EOC: central ideas, text structure, author's purpose and perspective, text evidence and inference, comparing paired texts, and analyzing graphics and text features. The largest category on the test, and how to study its six skills.

A complete overview of reading literary texts on the NC English II EOC: theme and central idea, plot and conflict and structure, character and point of view, figurative language and devices, word choice and tone, and reading poetry and drama. How the six skills connect and how to study them for unseen passages.