Unit 1 Narrative study guide

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Unit 1
Narrative
study guide
English I
100 points x2
• 20 questions (multi/match)/ 3 points each
• 4 short answer/ 10 points each
works--honors
•
plot stages
types of conflict
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“Sound of Thunder”—foreshadowing
sequence
imagery
*vocab
“The Most Dangerous Game”—conflict
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“The Gift of the Magi”—irony
characterization
conflict
Seabiscuit: An American Legend (+4 texts)—synthesize
author’s purpose
“The Raven” & “Incident in a Rose Garden”—narrative poetry elements
+ simile, metaphor, personification,
irony, mood, theme, allusion
short answers--honors
• Explain what connection you can make between “A Sound of
Thunder” & “The Most Dangerous Game.”
• “The Raven” & “Incident in a Rose Garden” share a subject of death.
What does each poem reveal to us about death? How?
• Using only 3 words, how would you characterize (describe) Della in
“The Gift of the Magi”? Support your response with evidence from
the story.
• How do each of the 3 additional pieces (article excerpt, timeline,
radio transcript) enhance your understanding of Seabiscuit: An
American Legend?
• Describe Rainsford’s internal conflict that develops in “The Most
Dangerous Game” & explain its importance.
100 x2
• 20 questions (multi/match)/ 2 points each
• 6 short answer/ 10 points each
works—advanced honors
•
plot stages
types of conflict
•
“Sound of Thunder”—foreshadowing
sequence
imagery
*vocab
“The Most Dangerous Game”—conflict
•
•
•
•
“The Gift of the Magi”—irony
characterization
conflict
Seabiscuit: An American Legend (+4 texts)—synthesize
author’s purpose
“The Raven” & “Incident in a Rose Garden”—narrative poetry elements
+ simile, metaphor, personification,
irony, mood, theme,
allusion
short answer—advanced honors
•
Explain what connection you can make between “A Sound of Thunder” & “The Most
Dangerous Game.”
•
“The Raven” & “Incident in a Rose Garden” share a subject of death. What does
each poem reveal to us about death? How?
•
Using only 3 words, how would you characterize (describe) Della in “The Gift of the
Magi”? Support your response with evidence from the story.
•
Describe Rainsford’s internal conflict that develops in “The Most Dangerous Game” &
explain its importance.
•
What is the climax of “The Most Dangerous Game”? Explain why that is the climax.
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Compare and contrast the narrator’s changing reaction to the raven in “The Raven.”
Explain how the speaker feels and why his feelings change.
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Explain the paradox that Jim and Della from “The Gift of the Magi” were both rich and
poor. Use evidence to support the claims.
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