1 Name____________________ Eng. IV Chak Study Guide for Midterm Unit I From Legend to History ●Snapshot of the Period -#2-3 ●Historical Background-#4-5 ●The Old English and Medieval Periods- #6-8 ● How Does Literature Shape or Reflect Society? - #9-16 The Literature: The Seafarer / The Wanderer / The Wife’s Lament ● The Exeter Book-Telling the Story / An Early Anthology / Guests Who Came to Stay / A Growing Culture / ● Genre: Laments-What is a Lament? ● Vocabulary on #18 ● Assonance / Alliteration Beowulf ●Defining the Epic- Elements of the Epic: Epic Hero / Quest / Valorous Deeds / Divine Intervention / Great Events ● Folk Epics / Literary Epics / Epic Conventions ● Legendary Tale, Larger than Life / A Grand Beginning / The Passage of Time / The Spirit of Beowulf / Legendary Hero / Forging an Epic / A Guide to Life / Beowulf and Popular Culture / Pagan to Christian ● Vocabulary and Word Study on #38 The Canterbury Tales… ●Author- Chaucer-Bio-The Poet’s Beginning/ The Poet Matures / The Canterbury Tales / The Father of English Poetry / Chaucer’s Sharp Eye for Dress / ● The Journey Begins / Snapshots of an Era / Literary Tour / The Endless Road ● Direct Characterization / Indirect Characterization / Social Commentary / Allegories / Archetypal Narrative Elements / Frame Stories / Setting / Context Clues ●Vocabulary and word study on #95 and #123 and #137 ● Author’s Purpose 2 The Decameron ● Author-Giovanni Boccacio-Bio –A Wider World View / Scholarship and Authorship ● Author-Maya Angelou ● Vocabulary and Word Study on #156 ● Author’s Perspective ● Making Predictions Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Morte d’Arthur ● Author of Morte d’Arthur-Sir Thomas Malory-Bio- Malory the Prisoner / A Book Behind Bars / A Legend Reborn / ● Medieval Romances / Legends / Knights of Legend / A Society of Promises / The Code of Chivalry / King Arthur and his Knights / Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Interior Monologue ● Vocabulary and word study on #168 TWA Corbies / Lord Randall / Get Up and Bar the Door / Barbara Allan ● Genre: Ballads / Purpose / Modern Day Ballads / Distinguishing Elements of a Ballad Unit II Celebrating Humanity ●Snapshot of the Period -#236-237 ● Historical Background #238-239 ● The English Renaissance Period-#240-241 ● How Does Literature Shape or Reflect society – 250 The Literature: Spenser / Sidney / Shakespeare / ● Petrarchan Sonnet / Spenserian Sonnet / Sonnet Sequence / Sonnet Structure / Shakespearean Sonnet Structure ● Authors- Spenser / Sidney and Shakespeare-Bios ● Vocabulary #252 and #272 ● Courtly Love / Main Idea, Central Message The Passionate Shepherd to His Love / The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd ● Author- Christopher Marlowe –Bio ●Sir Walter Raleigh ● Vocabulary-#264 ● Universal Themes / Poetic Conventions The Story Behind the Documents / Speech Before Her Troops / ● Rhetorical Techniques regarding Persuasion / Written Analysis 3 The King James Bible / Psalm 23 / Psalm 137 / Sermon on the Mount / Parable of the Prodigal Son ● Psalms / Sermons / Parables / Metaphors / Analogies / Narratives / Literary Definitions ●You should be familiar with literary definitions in the back of your book. We will go over these in class. ●You should be familiar with literary definitions from previous years. ●You should be familiar with literary definitions referred to throughout the required reading. Writing Genres: ● Autobiographical Essay Writing for the Exam ● Use Complete Sentences ● You must be able to demonstrate your knowledge in written responses, of proper use of grammar and syntax. ● Demonstrate the ability to construct a close analysis of the text. ● Demonstrate Reading and Comprehension Skills. ● Demonstrate the ability to synthesis information. Tutoring Hours: Mon-Fri 3:30-4:00 PM