Honors Sophomore Study Guide
Common Assessment: 1st Semester
Grammar
Students must be able to identify:
Parts of a sentence (subjects, predicates, objects)
5 Phrases Identification (prepositional, appositive, infinitive, gerund, participle)
Comma Usage (phrases)
Literature
Students must be able to identify and analyze (contextual use):
 Synthesis
 Tone
 Voice
 Memoir
 Syntax
 Persona
 Conflict (Internal/External)
 Direct Characterization
 Theme
 Indirect Characterization
 Allusion
 Perspective
 Symbol
 Argument
 Imagery
 Stereotype
 Figurative Language-Simile
 Artifact
 Figurative Language Fallacy
Metaphor
 Evidence
 Figurative LanguagePersonification
Reading Skills
 Identifying main idea
 Summarizing
 Clarifying causes and effects
 Analyzing author’s purpose and tone
Literature: Julius Caesar
 Students will know major elements of Shakespearean/ Elizabethan drama
 Students will know the basic plot of play, as well as its themes
 Students will know the main characters’ flaws, strengths, and motivations
 Students will know the major themes of play
 Students will know be able to identify and analyze literary devices used in the
play (simile, metaphor, personification, irony)
Writing: Argumentative Synthesis
Students must be able to identify parts of an Argumentative/Synthesis essay and the
purpose/format of these parts:
Introduction Paragraph (grabber, transition/background, position)
Body Paragraphs (topic sentence/claim , evidence, commentary, concluding sentence)
Quote Incorporation (lead-ins, citation)
Transitions
Honors Sophomore Study Guide
Common Assessment: 1st Semester
Grammar
Students must be able to identify:
Parts of a sentence (subjects, predicates, objects)
5 Phrases Identification (prepositional, appositive, infinitive, gerund, participle)
Comma Usage (phrases)
Literature
Students must be able to identify and analyze (contextual use):
 Synthesis
 Tone
 Voice
 Memoir
 Syntax
 Persona
 Conflict (Internal/External)
 Direct Characterization
 Theme
 Indirect Characterization
 Allusion
 Perspective
 Symbol
 Argument
 Imagery
 Stereotype
 Figurative Language-Simile
 Artifact
 Figurative Language Fallacy
Metaphor
 Evidence
 Figurative LanguagePersonification
Reading Skills
 Identifying main idea
 Summarizing
 Clarifying causes and effects
 Analyzing author’s purpose and tone
Literature: Julius Caesar
 Students will know major elements of Shakespearean/ Elizabethan drama
 Students will know the basic plot of play, as well as its themes
 Students will know the main characters’ flaws, strengths, and motivations
 Students will know the major themes of play
 Students will know be able to identify and analyze literary devices used in the
play (simile, metaphor, personification, irony)
Writing: Argumentative Synthesis
Students must be able to identify parts of an Argumentative/Synthesis essay and the
purpose/format of these parts:
Introduction Paragraph (grabber, transition/background, position)
Body Paragraphs (topic sentence/claim , evidence, commentary, concluding sentence)
Quote Incorporation (lead-ins, citation)
Transitions