English 11: 1st 9 Weeks Study Guide
1. What is the general purpose of the Student Guide to Academic Success (p.FM39-FM69)?
Provide two examples from the text of how this guide achieves its purpose.
2. Describe the difference between persuasion and argument that is a new emphasis with
Common Core. (FM 41 & 55)
3. Explain how standard W1d applied as the standard and expectation for your letters to the
School Board. (FM 55, 43, & 41) (p. 14-17)
4. We have explained that a writer usually writes for one or more purposes: to inform or
explain, to tell a real or imagined story, or to develop an argument and support a claim.
Provide an example of a document that fulfills each of these purposes along with a brief
explanation of how. (FM 50-53...the entire book)
5. Explain the process and benefits of “close-reading” using “critical lenses” to explore a
text. Provide examples of the kinds of questions one might ask using at least two types of
lenses. (p. 6-8)
6. Share with me 3 types of critical-lens questions used on the Great Gatsby excerpt.
Answer one of those questions. (p. 7-8)
7. A--What are the 3 critical considerations that must be identified before starting a writing
exploration? B—Briefly describe the stages of the writing process as taught and
discussed in class. (p.14-17)
8. Briefly discuss the role each of the following groups played in the creation of “an entirely
new country and unique way of life”: the explorers, settlers, colonists, and
revolutionaries. (p. 22-25)
9. A--Why did many Puritans leave England and come to America? B--What are three
characteristics associated with the Puritans that we associate with being “American”
today? (p. 24-25, 34)
10. Explain what role Enlightenment thinking played in the shaping of the political and
religious ideology of the American colonists. (p. 25)
11. A--From the perspective of the Native American holy woman, how is oral tradition more
meaningful than the written word? B--Why is preservation through oral tradition more
vulnerable to loss than preservation through written works? (p. 26-27)
12. Coyote and the Buffalo is a type of folk literature known as a Trickster Tale. A--What
are the characteristics of this type of tale? B--Provide three examples from this story that
demo this. (p. 47-53)
13. A--Define archetypal character. B--What kind of archetypal character is the Coyote? C-What are two pieces of evidence from the story that demonstrate this? (p. 47-53)
14. In his memoir The Way to Rainy Mountain, N. Scott Momaday utilizes structure to help
the audience see how the three strands of landscape, the Kiowa people, and his
Grandmother are interrelated. A--How are they related? B--Cite evidence from the story
to support what you believe his purpose to be. C--What is the effect of this structure and
purpose on you the reader? (p. 54-63)
15. A--What are the characteristics of a Slave Narrative? B--Discuss at least three examples
of the use of “sensory details” the author uses to persuade you of the evil and inhumane
practice of the slave trade, and what was their overall effect on you the reader. (p. 82-89)