American Lit/CVHS/Choi
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Fall Semester Final Exam Review Outline
A. Vocab Weeks 1-16
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Review flashcards/study sheets
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Then use crossword puzzles to test yourself!
B. Language/grammar (DOL)
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Mechanics (punctuation, capitalization)
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Subject/predicate (identifying, agreement;
helping/main, active vs. linking)
Prepositions & modifiers (adjectives,
adverbs, adjective phrases, adverb phrases)
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Active vs. passive voice
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Quotations & citations
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Objects (direct, indirect, objects of
prepositions)
C. Literature: Review literary time periods & author bios from your notes!!
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Colonial and Puritan writers (Bradford,
Smith, Bradstreet, Edwards)
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The Scarlet Letter(Hawthorne)
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The Crucible (Miller)
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Transcendentalism (Emerson & Thoreau)
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American Renaissance & Romanticism
(including Melville)
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Figurative language (allusions,
metaphors—direct/implied/extended,
similes, figures of speech, idioms,
personification)
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Tone
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Themes
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Symbolism
D. Literary Elements
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Time & Sequence (including setting,
author, and historical context)
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Plot & characters (including quote
identification)
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Conflicts (internal and external)
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Imagery (sensory language, mood, images)
E. Writing *AM LIT ONLY
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Quote responses (various authors)—identify author, work, lit period, and significance
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Body paragraph response to Moby Dick
What to bring to the final:
o Pencils AND pens
o 3-4 sheets of LOOSE-LEAF notebook
paper
o Vocab review crossword puzzles
o Bathroom/locker passes
What NOT to bring to the final:
o Electronic devices
*Your cell phone may NOT be on your person during
the final, and it may NOT be on (not even on silent or
vibrate modes) during the final exam. Violation of
this policy will result in a CHEATING REFERRAL
and a negative final exam score.